{"id":6584,"date":"2024-02-21T02:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2024-02-29T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:00:20","slug":"pure-and-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/pure-and-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure and Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still remember you. A phrase from a song by the Who floats through my head:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">There once was a note<br>Pure and easy<br>Playin&#8217; so free, like a breath rippling by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember your passion for that one pure and clear note. It showed in the things you like to do. I loved how you were always wanting to learn more and went about ways to achieve it. 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A phrase from a song by the Who floats through my head: There once was a notePure and easyPlayin&#8217; so free, like a breath rippling by I remember your passion for that one pure and clear note. It showed in the things you like to do. 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