{"id":648,"date":"2012-12-24T19:16:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2012-12-25T10:19:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T07:19:42","slug":"the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"The End of the World  &#8211; (as we know it)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I<\/strong>n great anticipation for the end of the world, friends of ours had a \u201cEnd of the World\u201d party on Friday night, the 21<sup>st<\/sup>, on our rooftop terrace.\u00a0 As you may have noticed, the world did not end, but kept on going like it didn\u2019t know anything was out of the ordinary.\u00a0 In reality, nothing was.\u00a0 There were many pictures taken, but I cannot show many of them since they include faces.\u00a0 But I gave the camera to a young girl who took many pictures, but for some reason, either she didn\u2019t know how to look through a viewfinder, or just had a fetish for feet, she took several pictures without the faces. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1965s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-651\" alt=\"IMG_1965s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1965s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1965s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1965s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1968s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-652\" alt=\"IMG_1968s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1968s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1968s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1968s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1964s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-662\" alt=\"IMG_1964s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1964s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1964s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1964s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1974s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-653\" alt=\"IMG_1974s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1974s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1974s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1974s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>And then, there were acrobats!<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2009s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-655\" alt=\"IMG_2009s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2009s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2009s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2009s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1943s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-654\" alt=\"IMG_1981s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1981s.jpg?resize=529%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1981s.jpg?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1981s.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-660\" alt=\"IMG_1943s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1943s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1943s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1943s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>Then it turned out to be a trick!!<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1956s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-661\" alt=\"IMG_1956s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1956s.jpg?resize=529%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1956s.jpg?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1956s.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>And then, last but not least, is the Gardener from next door.\u00a0 Shawn.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2026s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-656\" alt=\"IMG_2026s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2026s.jpg?resize=529%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2026s.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_2026s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, unfortunately, there probably will never be another End of the World party, so it was nice to attend at least one.\u00a0\u00a0 D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In great anticipation for the end of the world, friends of ours had a \u201cEnd of the World\u201d party on &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=648\">Continue reading 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