{"id":476,"date":"2008-03-07T23:20:16","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T23:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2008\/03\/the-circle-of-life.html"},"modified":"2008-03-07T23:20:16","modified_gmt":"2008-03-07T23:20:16","slug":"the-circle-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/03\/the-circle-of-life.html","title":{"rendered":"The circle of life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up in Rosemont, Illinois &#8211; (is there really a Rosemont? Or is it &#8220;Rosemont, Suburb of Chicago, Illinois?) &#8211; anyway up in Rosemont, next to what used to be the Rosemont Arena or something but is now, of course, named after a corporation (Allstate), there&#8217;s a Target.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m familiar with this Target, because it seems as if every time in the past we&#8217;ve stayed at the Residence Inn next to the Target, we&#8217;ve needed to walk to the Target to get some essential that was forgotten. One year, I remember, it was a pair of jeans for me. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d actually forgotton my pants. Perhaps I&#8217;d arrived in shorts or capris and the weather proved cooler than expected. I have no idea.<br \/>\nDo you know from where I just returned?<br \/>\nFrom the Target next to the Rosemont&#8230;er Allstate Center.<br \/>\nGetting essentials right before it closed.<br \/>\nWhich just tells you that life is just a great big beautiful circle and it&#8217;s great to be in Chicago.<br \/>\nOf course I&#8217;m supposed to be in NASHVILLE RIGHT NOW SO THANKS A LOT AMERICAN AIRLINES AND O&#8217;HARE\u00a0 AIRPORT.<br \/>\nYeah. I left the house at 5 and now five hours later, I&#8217;m in&#8230;Chicago.<br \/>\nSee y&#8217;all on the other side.<br \/>\nMost of all, I hope I&#8217;ll see y&#8217;all in Nashville tomorrow&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up in Rosemont, Illinois &#8211; (is there really a Rosemont? 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