{"id":220,"date":"2008-05-01T19:12:42","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T03:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2008-05-01T19:12:42","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T03:12:42","slug":"old-habits-die-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/archives\/220","title":{"rendered":"Old habits die hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I type this, the family and I are watching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091541\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Money Pit<\/a> on our Playstation 3. I picked up the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.us.playstation.com\/PS3\/Accessories\/SCPH-98046\" target=\"_self\">Playstation Bluetooth Remote<\/a> a bit ago but I keep finding myself pointing it towards the player like it&#8217;s infrared-based. It&#8217;s wireless, I don&#8217;t have to &#8220;point&#8221; it anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Dope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I type this, the family and I are watching The Money Pit on our Playstation 3. 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