Beer Thursday at work!<\/p>\n
Then Sammy said “come to Garland!” Big plans to follow, meetups for our favorite shows, and weekly Garland meals.<\/p>\n
Ran into Victor at Buku on the way home. A good start to the Chicago birthday weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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