{"id":1,"date":"2013-09-29T06:33:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T06:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2013-09-29T07:26:11","modified_gmt":"2013-09-29T07:26:11","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Who Am I?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AtExplorationPlace-111310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AtExplorationPlace-111310-300x200.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AtExplorationPlace-111310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AtExplorationPlace-111310-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AtExplorationPlace-111310-588x393.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>A deceptively simple question, with a simple answer. \u00a0And of course, with potential depths so unfathomable as to be rooted in the core considerations that drive every significant question of existence. \u00a0Historically, entire civilizations have lived and died in pursuit of a sense of identity. \u00a0It may not seem as relevant in an age of cynicism and agency, but it still happens today. \u00a0And it starts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; with Me.<\/p>\n<p>Or some other guy. \u00a0Probably the other guy, actually, but the fundamental message is the same. \u00a0We judge ourselves and others based on criteria that gives the judgment meaning. \u00a0We adhere to ideals and conscriptions of moral codes out of a need for functionality. \u00a0Does this devalue our beliefs in any way? \u00a0Of course not. \u00a0A capacity for judgement &#8211; regardless of the application &#8211; may very well be the only tool we truly possess to provide an answer to that deceptively simple question.<\/p>\n<p>I am. \u00a0I live, and love, and believe. \u00a0I define myself through a cavalcade of complex ideas with simple keywords&#8230; father, husband, writer, gamer, artist, musician, performer, philosopher&#8230; \u00a0The list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>By the way&#8230; if you don&#8217;t like ellipses, this really isn&#8217;t the blog for you. \u00a0Just sayin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>I am here to collect my thoughts. \u00a0My goal is to reflect on the day as it comes to a close &#8211; often in wee hours of the morning &#8211; in prose, stream of consciousness, actualization, or whatever seems appropriate. \u00a0Typically, I&#8217;ll try to keep it short. \u00a0If you would like to comment&#8230; please do.<\/p>\n<p>After all&#8230; we&#8217;re in this together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deceptively simple question, with a simple answer. \u00a0And of course, with potential depths so unfathomable as to be rooted in the core considerations that drive every significant question of existence. \u00a0Historically, entire civilizations have lived and died in pursuit of a sense of identity. \u00a0It may not seem as relevant in an age of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/?p=1\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Who Am I?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3XDKu-1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoftheday.prismatictsunami.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}