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372termites as the devil himself. It did not go over the way he'd 373hoped. Here's Cam.</span></em></div> 374<div> </div> 375<div><span data-teams="true">------</span></div> 376</div> 377</div> 378</div> 379</div> 380<p>It was a thoughtful meeting. Pensive. Cerebral. 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This week, with 384his youngest twins dropped off at college, he finally gets to find 385out.</em></p> 386<p class="MsoNormal">-----</p> 387<p class="MsoNormal"> 388 For several years 389now Iâve thought about my last children leaving home and wondering 390how my wife and I would fare in our...</p> 391</p></p><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 text-right show_more"><a data-iframe-id="embed_42573330" class="read_more" href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/a-quiet-morning">Read More</a></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row libsyn-item libsyn libsyn-item-free libsyn-item-42501200" data-id="42501200"><div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 left-side libsyn-item-42501200"><h2 class="section-heading"><a data-iframe-id="embed_42501200" class="read_more" href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged">Lining Up to be Judged</a></h2><iframe id="embed_42501200" title="Lining Up to be Judged" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42501200/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/tdest_id/1508060/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><div class="row"><div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 download-div"><a href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged#comments" class="facebook-comments-count" data-uri="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged"></a></div></div></div><div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 right-side"><p class="date">Aug 21, 2026</p><p class="lead"><p><em>This weekend Cam Marston watched 130 girls squeal with joy 392on Auburn's quad. 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"/category/"+category_filter : ""); 742 } 743 744 requestUrl += "/render-type/json"; 745 746 $.ajax({ 747 type: 'GET', 748 url: requestUrl, 749 async: false, 750 success:function(json){ 751 var items = JSON.parse(json); 752 if(items.length > 0){ 753 for(var i = 0; i < items.length; i++){ 754 var item = new Array(); 755 item = items[i]; 756 757 var isTextOnly = typeof item.primary_content == 'undefined'; 758 var isVideo; 759 760 if(isTextOnly){ 761 isVideo = false; 762 } else { 763 isVideo = item.primary_content.file_class == "video"; 764 } 765 766 //create action buttons 767 var actionButtonsRow = '<div class="row">'; 768 if(isTextOnly){ 769 var escapedItemTitle = escapeHtml(item.item_title); 770 actionButtonsRow += '<div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 share-div">'; 771 actionButtonsRow += '<a class="share-link" href="" data-image-url="'+ item.image_url +'" data-item-url="'+ item.full_item_url +'" data-item-title="'+ escapedItemTitle +'" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#shareModal">'; 772 actionButtonsRow += '<i class="fa fa-share-alt" title="Share This Episode"></i> Share</a></div>'; 773 } 774 775 776 if(item.display_download_link == true){ 777 if(isTextOnly){ 778 actionButtonsRow += '<div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 download-div"><a href="' + item.primary_content.url_secure +'" download><i class="fa fa-download" title="Download This Episode"></i> Download</a></div>'; 779 } 780 } 781 782 if(item.extra_content.length > 0){ 783 for (var x = 0; x < item.extra_content.length; x++) { 784 if(item.extra_content[x].file_class == "pdf"){ 785 var extraContentLabel = item.extra_content[x].content_title !== "" ? item.extra_content[x].content_title : item.extra_content[x].content_type; 786 actionButtonsRow += '<div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 download-div"><a href="' + item.extra_content[x].url +'" download><i class="fa fa-download" title="Bonus content"></i> ' + extraContentLabel + '</a></div>'; 787 } else { 788 if(enablePremiumDownload == true){ 789 var extraContentLabel = item.extra_content[x].content_title !== "" ? item.extra_content[x].content_title : item.extra_content[x].content_type; 790 actionButtonsRow += '<div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 download-div"><a href="' + item.extra_content[x].url +'" download><i class="fa fa-download" title="Bonus content"></i> ' + extraContentLabel + '</a></div>'; 791 } 792 } 793 794 } 795 } 796 actionButtonsRow += "</div>"; 797 798 799 //begin row 800 html = '<div class="row libsyn-item libsyn' + (isVideo == true ? 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857 } else { 858 lockScroll = true; 859 } 860 }, 861 error:function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown){ 862 console.log(errorThrown); 863 } 864 }); 865 } 866 } 867 }); 868 869 870 $("#btn-send-contact").click(function(event){ 871 event.preventDefault(); 872 873 var error = ""; 874 //validate 875 var valid = true; 876 $('#podcast-page-contact-form').find(':input:not(button)').each(function(){ 877 var name = $(this).attr("name"); 878 var value = $(this).val(); 879 if (typeof name != 'undefined' && value == ""){ 880 valid = false; 881 return false; 882 } 883 }); 884 885 if(valid){ 886 //submit form 887 var datastring = $("#podcast-page-contact-form").serialize(); 888 $.ajax({ 889 type: "POST", 890 url: "https://web-support.libsyn.com/contact/submit", 891 data: datastring, 892 dataType: "json", 893 success: function(data) { 894 if(data == false){ 895 error = "<strong>Error</strong> Your message could not be sent at this time. Please try again later."; 896 $("#podcast-page-contact-form-error").html(error).fadeIn().delay(5000).fadeOut(); 897 } else { 898 $('#podcast-page-contact-form').find(":input").val("").hide(); 899 $('#podcast-page-contact-form').fadeOut(); 900 $("#podcast-page-contact-form-success").show(); 901 } 902 }, 903 error: function() { 904 error = "<strong>Error</strong> Your message could not be sent at this time. Please try again later."; 905 $("#podcast-page-contact-form-error").html(error).fadeIn().delay(5000).fadeOut(); 906 } 907 }); 908 909 } else { 910 error = "<strong>Error</strong> Please fill out all fields and submit again."; 911 $("#podcast-page-contact-form-error").html(error).fadeIn().delay(5000).fadeOut(); 912 return false; 913 } 914 915 }); 916 917 918 919 var playerStatusRequestSent = false; 920 var href = null; 921 /* $(document).on('click', ".read_more", function (e){ 922 var iframeId = $(this).data("iframe-id"); 923 if (document.getElementById(iframeId).contentWindow) { 924 e.preventDefault(); 925 href = $(this).attr("href"); 926 927 var addColon = $("#"+iframeId).attr("src").indexOf(":") == -1 ? ':' : ''; 928 929 var iframeHref = 0 + $("#"+iframeId).attr("src"); 930 var receiver = document.getElementById(iframeId).contentWindow; 931 window.addEventListener('message', receiveMessage); 932 receiver.postMessage('player_status_request', iframeHref); 933 playerStatusRequestSent = true; 934 } 935 }); */ 936 937 function receiveMessage(e) { 938 939 if(playerStatusRequestSent){ 940 try { 941 var playerData = JSON.parse(e.data); 942 if(typeof(playerData.elapsed) != "undefined" && playerData.elapsed != "00:00:00"){ 943 localStorage.setItem(href, JSON.stringify(playerData)); 944 } 945 if(href !== null){ 946 window.location = href; 947 } 948 } catch (e) { 949 return false; 950 } 951 } 952 } 953 954 955 956 </script>
956 957 958</body> 959 960</html> 961
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