{"id":345,"date":"2025-03-14T18:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?page_id=345"},"modified":"2025-05-07T20:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:21:39","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?page_id=345","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0d80ef2 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"0d80ef2\"><style>.stk-0d80ef2 {background-color:#b22424 !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waves-background.svg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-position:bottom center !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:90vw !important;padding-top:100px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:211px !important;overflow:visible !important;}.stk-0d80ef2:before{background-color:#b22424 !important;opacity:0.8 !important;}.stk-0d80ef2 .stk-container{overflow:visible !important;}.stk-0d80ef2-column{--stk-column-gap:20px !important;row-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-0d80ef2 {margin-bottom:100px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-0d80ef2 {background-size:1px !important;padding-bottom:100px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0d80ef2-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3914acd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3914acd\"><style>.stk-3914acd-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-3914acd-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-3914acd {padding-bottom:100px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-3914acd {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-3914acd {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-3914acd {padding-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3914acd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3914acd-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f8422b8\" id=\"blog-posts\" data-block-id=\"f8422b8\"><style>.stk-f8422b8 {margin-bottom:20px !important;}.stk-f8422b8 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:100px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff) !important;line-height:0.9em !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-f8422b8 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:70px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">BLOG POSTS<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-81b2a48\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"81b2a48\"><style>.stk-81b2a48-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-81b2a48 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-81b2a48 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-81b2a48-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-81b2a48-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-0e46f5b stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"0e46f5b\"><style>.stk-0e46f5b {background-color:#000000 !important;border-top-left-radius:1000px !important;border-top-right-radius:1000px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:1000px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:1000px !important;overflow:hidden !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-bottom:-200px !important;}.stk-0e46f5b:before{background-color:#000000 !important;}.stk-0e46f5b .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:550px !important;}.stk-0e46f5b .stk-img-wrapper img{object-position:50% 0% !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-0e46f5b {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704.jpg\" width=\"1284\" height=\"1884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2704-1047x1536.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-posts stk-block-posts stk-block stk-c9852b9 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"c9852b9\"><style>.stk-c9852b9 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks stk-content-align stk-c9852b9-column\"><div class=\"stk-block-posts__items\"><div class=\"stk-block-posts__item\"><div class=\"stk-container stk-c9852b9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><article><h3 class=\"stk-block-posts__title\"><a href='https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?p=420'>The Importance of Day 2 Friends<\/a><\/h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?p=420\" class=\"stk-block-posts__image-link\"><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-135747.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-135747.png 793w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-135747-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-135747-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><aside class=\"stk-block-posts__meta stk-subtitle\"><span>admin<\/span><span class=\"stk-block-posts__meta-sep\">\u00b7<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T19:33:09+00:00\">May 6, 2025<\/time><span class=\"stk-block-posts__meta-sep\">\u00b7<\/span><span>0 comments<\/span><\/aside><div class=\"stk-block-posts__category stk-subtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div><div class=\"stk-block-posts__excerpt\"><p>There\u2019s something special about Day 1 friends. They\u2019re the people you grew up with\u2014your neighbors, your classmates, your teammates. They\u2019re woven into the backdrop of your earliest memories, and they help define your roots. But as foundational as Day 1 friends are, it\u2019s the Day 2 friends\u2014the ones you meet after leaving home\u2014that often shape&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"stk-block-posts__readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/?p=420\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"stk-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLOG POSTS The Importance of Day 2 Friends admin\u00b7May 6, 2025\u00b70 comments Uncategorized There\u2019s something special about Day 1 friends. They\u2019re the people you grew up with\u2014your neighbors, your classmates, your teammates. They\u2019re woven into the backdrop of your earliest memories, and they help define your roots. But as foundational as Day 1 friends are, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":465,"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345\/revisions\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacemcgowan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}