{"id":344,"date":"2002-09-02T02:06:23","date_gmt":"2002-09-02T07:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/?p=344"},"modified":"2002-09-02T02:06:23","modified_gmt":"2002-09-02T07:06:23","slug":"halfway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"halfway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>48.&nbsp; Denys, the Canadian boi responsible for <a href=\"http:\/\/14thbrother.webmages.com\/\">14thBrother<\/a>; for generously sharing his passions, joys, heartbreaks, hopes, doubts, insecurities, lusts, loves, and in short his whole heart without charging a penny or demanding anything in return, and for underestimating how precious are the things he does, and for improving my world.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>49.&nbsp; Jack, the guy I gave the rope to when I decided I did not want to die; for coming and taking the rope, and for a whole lot more.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>50.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duesberg.com\/\">Dr. Peter Duesberg<\/a> who helped me eliminate a threat different than the rope, but no less lethal; for being a man for all seasons, and for simply doing what is right.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>51.&nbsp; Bernard, the most beautiful black man I will ever know; for letting me touch him&#151;both body and soul.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>52.&nbsp; John, <a href=\"http:\/\/oldgreypoet.com\/\">the old grey poet<\/a>; for being as dependable as the dawn, for being wistful, mirthful, and ever optimistic, and for being as warm and kind as a cup of tea in a cozy bright kitchen when all the world around seems to be having a dreary grey, cold and drizzley day.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>53.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/members.tripod.com\/Tims_World\/id23.htm\">Tim Reed<\/a> (his web-pseudonym), a beacon soul and breathtakingly good person who I would trust with my life; for being a pure heart when I thought none existed, for always having the truest of intentions, and for uplifting others in his every interaction.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>54.&nbsp; Cheryl S., a beautiful mind with a scoop-shaped heart; for scooping me up, and saving me.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>55.&nbsp; Ed R., a counselor where I work who has the courage to put his feelings where it counts; for always being happy to see me, no matter what, and for giving love with the reckless innocence of a child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>48.&nbsp; Denys, the Canadian boi responsible for 14thBrother; for generously sharing his passions, joys, heartbreaks, hopes, doubts, insecurities, lusts, loves, and in short his whole heart without charging a penny or demanding anything in return, and for underestimating how precious &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/?p=344\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[678,36,677,49,679],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-counselor","tag-grey-poet","tag-peter-duesberg","tag-tim-reed","tag-web-pseudonym"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/burgwinkel.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}