{"id":3932,"date":"2010-01-07T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=3932"},"modified":"2010-01-07T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T14:59:41","slug":"trip-to-wart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to W%#@art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Funny thing happens in some small towns I know.\u00c2\u00a0 These big stores comes in selling all kinds of goods, and other pharmacies, clothing stores, hardware stores start to close.\u00c2\u00a0 Then even the people that owned the stores that closed start shopping at the new store.\u00c2\u00a0 Thing is&#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 No one really know &#8220;who&#8221; owns this new store, and they don&#8217;t sit on community boards, or show up to high school basketball games to cheer on their kids, or sponsor local fishing tournaments.\u00c2\u00a0 In the end things seems like they work out, and I try to make a conscious choice to just shop somewhere else which is easy for me because we usually bring everything we need.\u00c2\u00a0 Then somehow we end up there anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 Drawn in.\u00c2\u00a0 Like South Park characters.\u00c2\u00a0 (see also &#8220;<a  href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/16\/meh\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meh<\/a>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3933\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4307\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4307\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4307.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4307.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4307.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3933\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4307.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Fake) Flower Aisle.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3934\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4314\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4314\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4314.jpg?fit=500%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4314.jpg?fit=500%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4314.jpg?fit=500%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3934\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4314.jpg?resize=500%2C401\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noah picked out a .10\u00c2\u00a2 pumpkin.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3935\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4318\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4318\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4318.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4318.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4318.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3935\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4318.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The toys in pink boxes aisle.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3936\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4320\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4320\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4320.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4320.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4320.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3936\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4320.jpg?resize=400%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3937\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4321\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4321\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4321.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4321.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4321.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3937\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4321.jpg?resize=400%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3938\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4323\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4323\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4323.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4323.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4323.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3938\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4323.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before we had Noah I never noticed all these &#8220;Family restrooms&#8221;, nice invention.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3939\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4325\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4325\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4325.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4325.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4325.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3939\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4325.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next was lunch at The Dairy Bar, with Sarah and Oliver.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3940\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4330\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4330\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4330.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4330.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4330.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3940\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4330.jpg?resize=400%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazing onion rings.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3944\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4341\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4341\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4341.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4341.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4341.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3944\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4341.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazing haddock sandwich.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3943\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4339\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4339\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4339.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4339.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4339.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3943\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4339.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3945\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4342\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4342\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4342.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4342.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4342.jpg?fit=401%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3945\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4342.jpg?resize=401%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Home to Nana and Grampa&#8217;s for a nap.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3946\" href=\"http:\/\/noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4345\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/trip-to-wart\/091228_4345\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/091228_4345.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" 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