{"id":2067,"date":"2017-02-14T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.wordpress.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2017-04-04T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T20:36:10","slug":"philip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=2067","title":{"rendered":"Philip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Philip was born five and a half years after me, and I was completely thrilled at having a little brother, even if he wasn\u2019t named Jehu as we speculated. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a kid, he could quote rhymes and stories and songs like nobody else, possibly as a result of having six doting older siblings to read to him. His great memory hasn\u2019t failed with his old age, and he still can quote verbatim more\u00a0than pretty much anyone I know.\u00a0He’s quirky, he’s hilarious, he’s rawther good looking, he can work like a horse, and he’s quite creative. And if you need someone to move a couch for you, Philip is just the person. (Sorry, Pip, I couldn’t resist.)<\/p>\n

Somewhere, in the last five minutes or so, he turned from a little boy into a man, and is now living in Honduras for two years, pretending he\u2019s an adult and running a bookstore. I miss his face dreadfully, but can\u2019t help but be proud of him for his love of adventure and love of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philip was born five and a half years after me, and I was completely thrilled at having a little brother, even if he wasn\u2019t named Jehu as we speculated. As a kid, he could quote rhymes and stories and songs like nobody else, possibly as a result of having six doting older siblings to read to him. His great memory hasn\u2019t failed with his old age, and he still can quote verbatim more\u00a0than pretty much anyone I know.\u00a0He’s quirky, he’s…<\/p>\n

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