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I received quite a few nice gifts this Christmas, but none as worthy of being photographed and shared on this blog as one I got from my sister: <\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m particularly honored that she thought I deserved the rank of captain. Seriously, I would have been content with one of those red shirts with a bullseye on the back!<\/p>\n

What did you get for Christmas?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"