{"id":143,"date":"2008-02-08T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-08T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2008-02-08T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-08T12:37:00","slug":"an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"An Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>From time to time, we may feature an interview for your entertainment and edification. This week, we bring you that famous picker-upper of <a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/it-was-not-chipmunk.html\">rats<\/a>:<br \/>Riley Q. Dog:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6t7s4cFF7I\/AAAAAAAAAwI\/Z5O0BuK4lzw\/s1600-h\/handsome.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164357408705025970\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6t7s4cFF7I\/AAAAAAAAAwI\/Z5O0BuK4lzw\/s400\/handsome.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> Intrepid Interviewer: Hello &#8211; may I just call you Riley?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Yes, of course and I am real pleased to be here. You don&#8217;t have any cookies do you?<\/font><br \/>II: Maybe later. How did you end up being interviewed here today?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Well actually, Mom got a 50mm lens for her camera this week, so she has a boatload of indoor pictures of me and nothing else to write about this morning. How much later on those cookies?<\/font><br \/>II: Pretty soon. So, how do you feel about having your picture taken all the time?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Whoa! Did you hear that?<\/font><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uSe4cFF8I\/AAAAAAAAAwQ\/u6THkizXgzw\/s1600-h\/look_left.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164382456954296258\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uSe4cFF8I\/AAAAAAAAAwQ\/u6THkizXgzw\/s400\/look_left.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> II: No, I didn&#8217;t hear anything.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I thought I heard something. <\/font><br \/>II: Nothing. Now where were we?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: You were about to give me a cookie I think.<\/font><br \/>II: Maybe later.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Whoa! You heard that, right?<\/font><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uT_ocFF9I\/AAAAAAAAAwY\/WJz8TaGnhkU\/s1600-h\/look_right.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164384119106639826\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uT_ocFF9I\/AAAAAAAAAwY\/WJz8TaGnhkU\/s400\/look_right.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> II: There is nothing.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I thought for sure I heard something. How are we coming with the cookies?<\/font><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uwM4cFF-I\/AAAAAAAAAwg\/Yh9iXuUoAXA\/s1600-h\/can_we_talk2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164415133065484258\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uwM4cFF-I\/AAAAAAAAAwg\/Yh9iXuUoAXA\/s400\/can_we_talk2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> II: Pretty soon. Do you have any hobbies?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I like to take these string thingies off all my toys. The string thingies must die. Usually I get cookies for doing this.<\/font> <a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uwmYcFF_I\/AAAAAAAAAwo\/4eytTM7N6Ps\/s1600-h\/pull_string.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164415571152148466\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uwmYcFF_I\/AAAAAAAAAwo\/4eytTM7N6Ps\/s400\/pull_string.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>II: I don&#8217;t think so.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I am getting tired of this interview.<\/font><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uxZIcFGAI\/AAAAAAAAAww\/mili5kHM4qk\/s1600-h\/thinking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164416443030509570\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uxZIcFGAI\/AAAAAAAAAww\/mili5kHM4qk\/s400\/thinking.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> II: It has only been going on for a few minutes.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: It seems like a lot longer. <\/font><br \/>II: I do <strong><em>have<\/em><\/strong> some cookies.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I like cookies!<\/font> <a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uza4cFGBI\/AAAAAAAAAw4\/YEmLgk2QVqc\/s1600-h\/can_we_talk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164418672118536210\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6uza4cFGBI\/AAAAAAAAAw4\/YEmLgk2QVqc\/s400\/can_we_talk.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>II: Just a few more questions first?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: And then there will be cookies?<\/font><br \/>II: Yes &#8211; then there will be cookies.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Wait &#8211; did you hear that?<\/font> <a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6u8QocFGCI\/AAAAAAAAAxA\/Kv0tT9ragXU\/s1600-h\/hear_that.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164428391629527074\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6u8QocFGCI\/AAAAAAAAAxA\/Kv0tT9ragXU\/s400\/hear_that.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>II: No, I didn&#8217;t hear anything. Nothing. There IS nothing.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: It sounded like one of satan&#8217;s chief minions to me.<\/font><br \/>II: You hear one of satan&#8217;s chief minions right now?<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Yes, it&#8217;s the one who drives that big brown truck.<\/font><br \/>II: That is not one of satan&#8217;s chief minions! It&#8217;s the UPS man! And he won&#8217;t be by for hours!<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: I thought I heard him.<\/font><br \/>II: No, you didn&#8217;t. Time for another question &#8211; how does it feel to live with a world famous blogger? <a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6u-ZIcFGDI\/AAAAAAAAAxI\/88_iq6Oyeew\/s1600-h\/laugh.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164430736681670706\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6u-ZIcFGDI\/AAAAAAAAAxI\/88_iq6Oyeew\/s400\/laugh.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh that was a good one! World famous &#8212;&#8211; Hahahahahahahahahahahahah! I am sure this interview will help though. Still waiting on those cookies you know!<\/font><br \/>II: Okay &#8211; you have earned cookies. Just one last question &#8211; how do you explain your great popularity? <a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6vB04cFGEI\/AAAAAAAAAxQ\/M6tqpFt39QA\/s1600-h\/also_handsome.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164434511957923906\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6vB04cFGEI\/AAAAAAAAAxQ\/M6tqpFt39QA\/s400\/also_handsome.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Look at this face &#8211; what do you think?<\/font><br \/>II: Point taken. Thanks for your time and enjoy your cookies.<br \/><font color=\"#ff6600\">Riley: Whoa! Did you hear that?<\/font><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6vCR4cFGFI\/AAAAAAAAAxY\/h-EkIMH1jLU\/s1600-h\/have_to_go.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164435010174130258\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_8YuevXJXjqg\/R6vCR4cFGFI\/AAAAAAAAAxY\/h-EkIMH1jLU\/s400\/have_to_go.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, we may feature an interview for your entertainment and edification. This week, we bring you that famous picker-upper of rats:Riley Q. Dog: Intrepid Interviewer: Hello &#8211; may I just call you Riley?Riley: Yes, of course and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=143\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,6],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}