{"id":25135,"date":"2024-07-08T18:10:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=25135"},"modified":"2024-07-08T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T01:10:36","slug":"first-post-monday-july-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Monday, July 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25150\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0238\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460238&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0238\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0238-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0239\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460249&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0239\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0239-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As threatened a couple of months ago on this here Web log, here is Mother Nature making good on showing-out with her annual La-La Land trademark display of <em>Jacaranda mimosifolia<\/em>, mostly known just by the first name: jacaranda! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little later than usual for these 2024 blooms now. But here they are! And now that the holiday is over, here are some floral fireworks for you if you\u2019re in withdrawal, to add a little color, beauty &amp; vibrancy to the otherwise drab &amp; dull whitebread Christofascist existence that Project 2025 is ready to inflict upon U-S-A! U-S-A!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0232\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0232-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460075&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0232\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0232-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0232-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0237\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460211&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0237\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0237-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0246\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460463&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0246\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0246-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"25155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2024\/07\/08\/first-post-monday-july-8-2024\/dscn0247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1720460531&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0247\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSCN0247-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gratuitous Horse Racing Tweet of Your Day<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This doesn&#39;t look very promising for Opening Day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saratoga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saratoga<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G1Handicapping?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G1Handicapping<\/a> I defer to you, is it going to be that bad? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fVTj7cpsXH\">pic.twitter.com\/fVTj7cpsXH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ken Ille (@spafan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spafan1\/status\/1810467915243700635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And so it begins&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not even Day 1 of the 2024 Saratoga meet proper, and the annual near-daily angst over the weather forecast for the southern Adirondacks has gotten underway big-time. On this coast, the Left Coast, Del Mar maybe has zero days (one, tops) of tossup forecasts during the summertime. Lots of angst, lots of agita, lots of Brioschi needed to get through that Swampatoga precip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some post-press-time connections to report from last night\u2019s (<strong>Sunday<\/strong>\u2019s) action: At <strong>New Cumberland, W.Va.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Manchester<\/strong> (.358 Win Prob \/ 1.79-1 Fair Odds \/ 2.35-1 Premium Odds) won <strong>Race 3<\/strong> for New Order, The Smiths &amp; Happy Mondays at <strong>$10.40<\/strong>. At <strong>Pleasanton, NorCal<\/strong>, <strong>#3 Lammas<\/strong> (.272 \/ 2.68 \/ 3.41) won <strong>Race 8<\/strong> for Loaf Mass Day at <strong>$10.40<\/strong>. <strong>Next race<\/strong> there, <strong>#1 Kitten\u2019s Kid<\/strong> (.206 \/ 3.85 \/ 5.80) clawed her way to the <strong>$40.40<\/strong> upset; completing your winning <strong>$165.20 exacta<\/strong> was <strong>#5 Vulin<\/strong> (.223 \/ 3.48 \/ 5.28), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $72.84. As well, your winning <strong>$178.80 daily double<\/strong> had a premium price of $59.97.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for today (<strong>Monday<\/strong>), some of the 66 races (Louisiana canceled its races; Assiniboia runs later) went like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting as we almost never do, outside the U-S-A! U-S-A! for a change, this time in <strong>Fort Erie, Ont.<\/strong>, whose <strong>opener<\/strong> went to <strong>#1 Fajardo<\/strong> (.428 \/ 1.34 \/ 1.80) at <strong>$6.90<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back stateside at <strong>Canandaigua, N.Y.,<\/strong> where <strong>Race 5<\/strong> had <strong>#1 The Delaware Boyz<\/strong> (.345 \/ 1.90 \/ 2.48) won it for male members of the DuPont clan at <strong>$10.20<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Race 5<\/strong> from <strong>Bensalem Twp., Penna.<\/strong>, <strong>#7 Uncle Water Flow<\/strong> (.280 \/ 2.57 \/ 3.29) won it for Wm. Mulholland at <strong>$10.60<\/strong>. <strong>Next race<\/strong> there, <strong>#1 Bartlett<\/strong> (.228 \/ 3.39 \/ 4.26) grew a pear (!) at <strong>$11.20<\/strong>; your winning <strong>$67.20 daily double<\/strong> had a premium price of $45.13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the other end of The Keystone State now for <strong>Race 2<\/strong> out of <strong>Erie<\/strong>, which <strong>#5 Metanoia<\/strong> (.309 \/ 2.24 \/ 2.88) won for Saul \/ St. Paul at <strong>$15.40<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ending as we almost never do, inside The Hawkeye State of <strong>Iowa<\/strong>, in the hick burg of <strong>Altoona<\/strong> (different from the one in Penna.), where <strong>Race 8<\/strong> featured <strong>#7 Gonzaga Bay<\/strong> (.249 \/ 3.02 \/ 3.82) and <strong>#6 Lazarus<\/strong> (.239 \/ 3.18 \/ 4.02) combining on your winning <strong>$77.20 exacta<\/strong> whose premium price was $38.35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?resize=640%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?w=2046&amp;ssl=1 2046w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C997&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD3-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 8Jly24 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?resize=640%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?w=2044&amp;ssl=1 2044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1106&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mon0708AsD5.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BestLine Output: 8Jly24 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