{"id":385,"date":"2020-12-22T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2020-12-23T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:26:10","slug":"homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=385","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px;color:#6c6666\">by Robert Fischer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9269B7A2-4EC5-409D-AA3F-8DD1479A3140.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386\" width=\"611\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9269B7A2-4EC5-409D-AA3F-8DD1479A3140.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9269B7A2-4EC5-409D-AA3F-8DD1479A3140-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon returning to St. Simons I was welcomed back by some \u201clocals\u201d with a tribal rite consisting of a skit and a proclamation. Along with all the hoopla I was presented with the doormat pictured above. It was a spirited celebration; I\u2019m not sure whether to be flattered or go directly to the stocks in the public square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things about this event strike me as true. The first is that the locals here are frequently out of their minds engaging in mischief and mirth. The skit was performed to a doggerel entitled \u201cThe Robert Rap\u201d followed by the solemn reading of the proclamation which, fortunately, I can\u2019t remember, written by a friend. All of this was carried out with much whooping and glee. But you really needed to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second takeaway for me is the old adage that \u201cA picture is worth a thousand words.\u201d Apparently the origin of this frequently quoted saying is somewhat obscure, being attributed to the Chinese, Japanese, and several advertising gurus as well as Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian playwright often referred to as \u201cthe father of realism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gift of the doormat with its timely and possibly prophetic inscription is \u201cworth a thousand words.\u201d It\u2019s frightening to think that this may be the legacy of our last four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon returning to St. Simons I was welcomed back by some \u201clocals\u201d with a tribal rite consisting of a skit and a proclamation. Along with all the hoopla I was presented with the doormat pictured above. 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