{"id":29,"date":"2016-05-18T15:29:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billythebrick.com\/?p=29"},"modified":"2016-05-18T15:29:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:29:03","slug":"who-would-i-be-if-you-hadnt-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billythebrick.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/18\/who-would-i-be-if-you-hadnt-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Would I Be, If You Hadn&#8217;t Died?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days ago, I wrote what is probably the most personal article I&#8217;ve written for GeekDad.com. I wanted to share it with anyone who may come by here as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-196205\" src=\"https:\/\/geekdad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/WhoWouldIBe-Featured.jpg\" alt=\"WhoWouldIBe-Featured\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/>On Saturday morning, I woke up, saw nothing of major consequence on my news feed and headed out to my rowing class. When I got home, I popped open my news feed and saw the news of yet another famous, inspiring, and influential person dying thanks to cancer. (Thank you and rest in peace, Mr. Cooke. F#$k you, cancer.) As I hopped into the shower, I started thinking about how much cancer has impacted my own life and the geek, man, and father I am thanks to my dad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geekdad.com\/2016\/05\/if-you-hadnt-died\/\">Visit GeekDad to read the rest.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days ago, I wrote what is probably the most personal article I&#8217;ve written for GeekDad.com. I wanted to share it with anyone who may come by here as well. On Saturday morning, I woke up, saw nothing of major consequence on my news feed and headed out to my rowing class. 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