{"id":789,"date":"2009-01-17T05:08:40","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=789"},"modified":"2009-01-18T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T19:45:45","slug":"a-commercial-moment-for-girlscout-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2009\/01\/17\/a-commercial-moment-for-girlscout-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"A Commercial Moment For Girl Scout Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well it\u2019s that time of year again; Girl Scouts are out and about selling their cookies. I have personal experience with this because my sisters are in the Girl Scouts and they have a goal.<\/p>\n<p>They each want to sell something like 120 boxes of cookies and we only have so many neighbors. I think it\u2019s silly to try to win a prize like what they want. They have both selected\u00a0a junky little bag with some brushes and a stuffed elephant! 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