{"id":67970,"date":"2019-08-15T12:07:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2019\/08\/15\/thursday-night-dads-birthday\/"},"modified":"2019-08-17T21:56:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T01:56:33","slug":"thursday-night-dads-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2019\/08\/15\/thursday-night-dads-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday night &#8211; dad\u2019s birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today would&#8217;ve been my dad&#8217;s 89th birthday\u2026 Happy birthday Pa .. I miss you every day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67956\" width=\"1530\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 1530w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 112w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 224w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 765w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5442.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spent the day in meetings and talks today here in Singapore. It seemed a little cooler\u2026 Perhaps only 89\u00b0 I think that that that may be an honor of my dad. I spent the day really enjoying air-conditioning<\/p>\n<p>I have had it set a really interesting meetings today and gave two talks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67961\" width=\"3088\" height=\"2320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 3088w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5399.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Afterword I met up with my friend Prasad\u2026 Actually had never met before other than through email\u2026 He invited me to his home where he just moved a couple weeks ago from India who is here with his parents and his sister\u2026 Tonight is some sort of Hindu festival we&#8217;re supposed to eat with your parents so it&#8217;s kind of an honor to be there.<\/p>\n<p>We had chapthi and Dahl<\/p>\n<p>And I got to sample some of there wide collection of mango pickle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67982\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5412.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67980\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5413.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67978\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5414.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5417.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67969\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5417.png 750w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5417.png 84w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5417.png 169w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5417.png 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67977\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5418.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67974\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5420.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67979\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5423.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67967\" width=\"3088\" height=\"2320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 3088w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5424.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67968\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5425.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67975\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5428.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67976\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5430.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67966\" width=\"3088\" height=\"2320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 3088w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 150w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 300w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5432.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It turns out that today is also part of the Singaporean &#8220;ghost festival&#8221;\u2026 When Chinese trivet of Singaporeans put out special gifts to keep the ghosts from happening their houses. There were some pretty cool stuff out there<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67985\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5407.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67984\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 3024w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 113w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 225w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 768w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 948w, http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/img_5406.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OK\u2026 Time for bed. I have an early flight tomorrow because my flight was delayed 13 hours today\u2026 Erg<\/p>\n<p>Nite all, nite Sam<\/p>\n<p>-me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today would&#8217;ve been my dad&#8217;s 89th birthday\u2026 Happy birthday Pa .. I miss you every day Spent the day in meetings and talks today here in Singapore. It seemed a little cooler\u2026 Perhaps only 89\u00b0 I think that that that may be an honor of my dad. I spent the day really enjoying air-conditioning I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2019\/08\/15\/thursday-night-dads-birthday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursday night &#8211; dad\u2019s birthday<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67988,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67970\/revisions\/67988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}