{"id":2367,"date":"2011-07-04T13:37:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T18:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawrencem94.sg-host.com\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2012-01-28T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T03:39:00","slug":"2367","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/?p=2367","title":{"rendered":"Oh, I\u2019ve got Spirit\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year around the 4th, I remember the great summer of \u201976, where I collected a <a href=\"http:\/\/lawrencem94.sg-host.com\/?p=1022\">shitton of patriotic decals from Cheerios boxes<\/a> and plastered them all over my lunch box. It\u2019s probably one of the more patriotic memories of myself I\u2019ll ever have.<br \/>\nToday, I pulled together a couple fun things to take out to the pool party\/bbq we\u2019ll be attending out in Napoleon, MO, this afternoon, and I think they\u2019re both pretty damned \u2018Murrican, with my own signature twist on \u2018em. Cherry Jello Shots, and then Chips &amp; Ranch Dip. Except the Ranch dip has a surprise \u2013 I added in wasabi powder, and it not only packs a nice punch, but really takes the dip to a creative level for your tastebuds (and sinus cavities). I like to think of it as a deliciously cool and creamy healing tribute between nations, what with Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. Let the nomming and healing begin!<br \/>\nI think we may have to swing by Gomer\u2019s and get some of that vodka-infused whipped cream to top these jubilant shiny jigglers \u2013 and yes, I realize they\u2019re in Valentine\u2019s day mini-cupcake papers, and it pained me greatly to mix up the holiday theme, but it was that or autumn leaves, and at least the red\/white part works with the day. And they were made with love. And vodka.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"47 cherry jello shots... There were 48 but, well, y'know. by plazajen, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/plazajen\/5901459803\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5151\/5901459803_59f9b258d8.jpg\" alt=\"47 cherry jello shots... There were 48 but, well, y'know.\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in such a heap of relief since my blog was restored, I haven\u2019t dared touch any of my settings, and I still need to upgrade WordPress versions, to boot. Eventually we\u2019ll be rolling right along again, but right now I\u2019m too jumpy \u2013 between random M-80s being set off all around us, Tripper barking at unseen things, including M-80s, and a kitchen that seems to require constant cleaning, well, I\u2019m just staying away from the buttons. Have a safe &amp; happy holiday, and don\u2019t blow your hands off, fool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year around the 4th, I remember the great summer of \u201976, where I collected a shitton of patriotic decals from Cheerios boxes and plastered them all over my lunch box. It\u2019s probably one of the more patriotic memories of myself I\u2019ll ever have. Today, I pulled together a couple fun things to take out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2367"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions\/2370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}