{"id":11570,"date":"2012-02-14T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=11570"},"modified":"2012-02-17T16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T00:08:49","slug":"from-heathers-to-the-tapias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/02\/14\/from-heathers-to-the-tapias\/","title":{"rendered":"From Heather’s To The Tapias"},"content":{"rendered":"

I walked the hills and dales, crosswalks and sidewalks (using the very same legs I was born with, just scaled up a bit and a tad more hairy) from Heather’s house, where I am house\/animal-sitting,\u00a0all the way\u00a0over to Sylvia and Rodrigo’s home. Fortunately for me and my legs both families are located in the same city and within blocks of each other. Picked a picturesque and crisp, sunset-y time of the evening for the walk, with long shadows and striking sun rays over the Pacific. Ahhh, San Diego in February.<\/p>\n

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I walked the hills and dales, crosswalks and sidewalks (using the very same legs I was born with, just scaled up a bit and a tad more hairy) from Heather’s house, where I am house\/animal-sitting,\u00a0all the way\u00a0over to Sylvia and Rodrigo’s home. Fortunately for me and my legs both families are located in the same … <\/p>\n

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