{"id":580,"date":"2007-03-31T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2007-03-31T08:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=580"},"modified":"2007-04-02T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2007-04-02T17:15:22","slug":"secret-message-12-whats-the-exclamation-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"Secret Message #12: What’s the (Exclamation) Point?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, I decided to pick up where I left off and do these secret messages<\/a> again. Those who were around in my earlier blogging days already know what to look for and where to look, and those who weren’t will have to land on their feet already running. The first to solve the riddle and do the right thing<\/a> gets a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate from me.<\/p>\n

I can’t believe I used to do this every month. Between the full-time day job and the 3-hour commute, I don’t know how I found the time to do all those secret messages and Easter Eggs, giving prizes away every blessed thirty days. And here I am now, with more time to myself than ever, and I struggle just to blog regularly.<\/p>\n

What’s the point? It keeps me from going senile.<\/p>\n

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In other (totally unrelated) news, I have an appointment with my tax guy today (so I may not announce the winner right away). I’m hoping this time the government owes me, since I’m still paying off my Mac Mini<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ETA: Congratulations to Kat Mayo<\/a>! She did the right thing, so Kat? Feel free to read a good book or two. It’s on me. \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\nShare this post:

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Yep, I decided to pick up where I left off and do these secret messages again. Those who were around in my earlier blogging days already know what to look for and where to look, and those who weren’t will have to land on their feet already running. The first to solve the riddle and do the right thing gets a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate from me. I can’t believe I used to do this every month. Between the full-time…<\/p>\n

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