{"id":2697,"date":"2020-03-02T17:33:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2020-03-02T17:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:33:51","slug":"im-around-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=2697","title":{"rendered":"I’m around for it"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 2 is not a happy anniversary for me.<\/p>\n

It was this day, 14 years ago, that I lost my best friend for all eternity, Joe Sullivan, in an automobile accident.<\/p>\n

He was 23.<\/p>\n

Neil Peart has said that time is a great healer. But you’ve just got to be around to let it happen.<\/p>\n

I’ve been around. I’ve been around for 14 years.<\/p>\n

I’ve never really come to accept Joe’s death or anything like that, but I’ve had some good times in those 14 years.<\/p>\n

Definitely had some good times.<\/p>\n

And most importantly, I’ve been around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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