{"id":779,"date":"2026-10-01T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:20:43","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-6-2025-09_10_26-PM.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg is-style-nfd-theme-dark wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00bf8cd3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"nfd-text-giga nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading has-text-align-center nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom-short\">Latest News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-md nfd-text-faded has-text-align-center nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom-short nfd-delay-150 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Stay up to date with the latest posts and updates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-md  nfd-wb-blog__blog-5 is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5668e11b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-query-loop-2 wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards category-podcast\">\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#bcb8b0\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1170%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1320%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65c20a04 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"nfd-backdrop-blur-sm nfd-text-base wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff45;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;background-color:#ffffff26;padding-top:4px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/awards\/\" rel=\"tag\">awards<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color nfd-text-xl nfd-text-balance wp-elements-2 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane\/\" target=\"_self\" >Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-7800abb6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-query-loop-2 wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-c97f904c wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville category-joiceville-gazette tag-card-game tag-comic-book-stores tag-free-comic-book-day tag-magic-the-gathering tag-pokemon\">\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-md wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#4d402e\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bbc6f0d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-backdrop-blur-sm nfd-text-base wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff45;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;background-color:#ffffff26;padding-top:4px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville-gazette\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville Gazette<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-link-color nfd-text-md nfd-text-balance wp-elements-4 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" target=\"_self\" >I Was Asked to Leave Free Comic Book Day. I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-md wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#4d402e\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1320%2C1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bbc6f0d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-backdrop-blur-sm nfd-text-base wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff45;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;background-color:#ffffff26;padding-top:4px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-link-color nfd-text-md nfd-text-balance wp-elements-6 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-5-the-record\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 5 &#8211; The Record<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-query-loop-2 wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-80d0b3df wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-821 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dispatch tag-dispatch\">\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"min-height:297px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#3e332f\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bbc6f0d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-backdrop-blur-sm nfd-text-base wp-block-group has-border-color has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff45;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;background-color:#ffffff26;padding-top:4px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/dispatch\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dispatch<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9dac35a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-link-color nfd-text-md nfd-text-balance wp-elements-8 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/october-hawk-juice-at-the-fall-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" >October: Hawk Juice at the Fall Festival<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-my-0 nfd-p-lg wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color nfd-wb-animate nfd-wb-fade-in-bottom nfd-delay-600 wp-elements-9 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c8108a87 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef63bfda wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6b17277d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-ca98de81 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-huge nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Editor&#8217;s Pick<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-ad7c68f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:470px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-balance nfd-text-md has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Dive into our selection of articles, where we explore new ideas and ways to improve your business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 nfd-gap-xl wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-cda6dc4f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville category-joiceville-gazette tag-card-game tag-comic-book-stores tag-free-comic-book-day tag-magic-the-gathering tag-pokemon\">\n<figure style=\"margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"nfd-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"I Was Asked to Leave Free Comic Book Day. I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-subtle nfd-text-xs nfd-rounded-sm wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-81eed0a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville-gazette\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville Gazette<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" target=\"_self\" >I Was Asked to Leave Free Comic Book Day. I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-xs wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-17T08:58:28+00:00\">October 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-821 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dispatch tag-dispatch\">\n<figure style=\"margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"nfd-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/october-hawk-juice-at-the-fall-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"October: Hawk Juice at the Fall Festival\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-subtle nfd-text-xs nfd-rounded-sm wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-81eed0a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/dispatch\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dispatch<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/october-hawk-juice-at-the-fall-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" >October: Hawk Juice at the Fall Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-xs wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09T19:39:58+00:00\">October 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville tag-joiceville-gazette\">\n<figure style=\"margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"nfd-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/spin-me-round-round-baby-round-round-no-more\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-bg-subtle nfd-text-xs nfd-rounded-sm wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-81eed0a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-terms\"><a 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wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards category-podcast\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1170%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=230%2C153&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2025-11_16_29-AM.png?resize=1320%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/awards\/\" rel=\"tag\">awards<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us-acceptance-speech-for-the-2025-podcast-awards-in-memory-of-todd-cochrane\/\" target=\"_self\" >Excuse Us \u2013 Acceptance Speech for the 2025 Podcast Awards (In Memory of Todd Cochrane)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On August 11, 2025, we got an email we never expected: &#8220;Congratulations on Making the 2025 Podcast Awards Slate.&#8221; Excuse&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville category-joiceville-gazette tag-card-game tag-comic-book-stores tag-free-comic-book-day tag-magic-the-gathering tag-pokemon\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"I Was Asked to Leave Free Comic Book Day. I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville-gazette\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville Gazette<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/i-was-asked-to-leave-free-comic-book-day-i-still-dont-know-why\/\" target=\"_self\" >I Was Asked to Leave Free Comic Book Day. I Still Don&#8217;t Know Why.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The moment I stepped into a Magic: The Gathering game on Free Comic Book Day felt like magic\u2014until the game&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-5-the-record\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 5 &#8211; The Record\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d3457c0d3ee0fffa45626bd0fbc30f86-OlfVhN.jpg?resize=1320%2C1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-5-the-record\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 5 &#8211; The Record<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Vera Osskind of the Hopetown Gazette came up Carbowee Mountain to cover an auction. Wealthy eccentrics, a hotel nobody will&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-821 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dispatch tag-dispatch\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/october-hawk-juice-at-the-fall-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"October: Hawk Juice at the Fall Festival\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Season-3-Logo_2.png?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/dispatch\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dispatch<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/october-hawk-juice-at-the-fall-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" >October: Hawk Juice at the Fall Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Hey, Audience. Welcome to the first Monthly Dispatch. Once a month you&#8217;ll get the newest episodes, a clipping from the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hopetown category-journals category-lore category-podcast category-season-3 tag-hopetown-gazette tag-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-invitation\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=848%2C1264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Invitation\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=687%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=768%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=230%2C343&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=350%2C522&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1249.jpeg?resize=480%2C715&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/hopetown\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hopetown<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/journals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journals<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/lore\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lore<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-invitation\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Invitation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Invitation THE HOPETOWN GAZETTE Sunday Edition. June 15, 1987. Forty Years Since the Crown. I Was Invited to the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-4-the-cover-side-a\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 4 &#8211; The Cover &#8211; Side A\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ba9d6d311199dc7745f7be454d979eaf-6MgejU.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-4-the-cover-side-a\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 4 &#8211; The Cover &#8211; Side A<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Cover (Side A)You might have heard eight tapes. You have never heard this reel. In a room with no&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-754 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-3-the-operative\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 3 &#8211; The Operative\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e421f5f7040aa311ccaa0b791bc38327-xYDOBC.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-3-the-operative\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 3 &#8211; The Operative<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Massima Venturelli is very good at her job. Sent by her father to steal the Crown of the Fallen Prince,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-2_the-vizier\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 2_The Vizier\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b6b06a5b366ac696413183e1e47d7140-s6Vdwa.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-2_the-vizier\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 2_The Vizier<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">THE MORS DELECTAMENTI HOTEL \u2014 Episode Two: &#8220;The Vizier&#8221; A man who has spent thirty years deciding which version of&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-743 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3 tag-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/toast-002\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"TOAST &#8211; 002\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?w=1408&amp;ssl=1 1408w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_au1bauau1bauau1b.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/toast-002\/\" target=\"_self\" >TOAST &#8211; 002<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Telemetry Overview and Alignment Synchronization Transcript Classification: Public Interface Tier 2 Distribution Node: Listener Channel <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-682 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3 tag-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-hawk-of-vintenshad-a-special-episode\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"THE HAWK OF VINTENSHAD \u2014 A Special Episode\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08c5452d834ccedde1787cd8cb3a0774-xdjch7.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-hawk-of-vintenshad-a-special-episode\/\" target=\"_self\" >THE HAWK OF VINTENSHAD \u2014 A Special Episode<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">THE HAWK OF VINTENSHAD \u2014 A Special Episode In 1961, a folklorist named Emeric Sallow published the only study ever&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-684 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-3\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-1-the-detective\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 1 &#8211; The Arrival\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aa5e95a41407df805d2895feea8d1649-MxNRtd.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-3\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-1-the-detective\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 1 &#8211; The Arrival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">THE MORS DELECTAMENTI HOTEL \u2014 Episode One: &#8220;The Arrival&#8221;Excuse Us, Season Three Short (Spotify\/Apple): June 15th, 1933. Nadine Luttrell \u2014&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville tag-joiceville-gazette\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/spin-me-round-round-baby-round-round-no-more\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SPIN ME &#8216;ROUND round, baby,&nbsp; round round NO MORE:\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v3u4cmv3u4cmv3u4-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/spin-me-round-round-baby-round-round-no-more\/\" target=\"_self\" >SPIN ME &#8216;ROUND round, baby,&nbsp; round round NO MORE:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8220;All the News That&#8217;s Fit to Print (and Some That Probably Isn&#8217;t)&#8221; OPINION &amp; EDITORIAL \u2014 Proudly&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lore tag-joiceville tag-joiceville-gazette tag-lore\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-legend-of-madame-voss\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=1170%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"THE LEGEND OF MADAME VOSS\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=1000%2C747&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=230%2C172&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=350%2C261&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781381447861.png?resize=480%2C358&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/lore\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lore<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-legend-of-madame-voss\/\" target=\"_self\" >THE LEGEND OF MADAME VOSS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Warning from the Joiceville Historical &amp; Performing Arts Preservation Society (Est. Unclear) It is not advisable to speak her&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-joiceville tag-joiceville tag-joiceville-gazette tag-lore\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-joiceville-gazette-vol-87-no-42\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=1170%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8211; Vol. 87, No. 42\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=1000%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=230%2C125&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=350%2C191&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?resize=480%2C262&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gemini_Generated_Image_qz5uizqz5uizqz5u-scaled.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/joiceville\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joiceville<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/the-joiceville-gazette-vol-87-no-42\/\" target=\"_self\" >THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8211; Vol. 87, No. 42<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">THE JOICEVILLE GAZETTE &#8220;All the News That&#8217;s Fit to Print (and Some That Probably Isn&#8217;t)&#8221; Vol. 87, No. 42 \u2014&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-1 category-season-2\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us_review-s1-and-s2-notebooklm\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Excuse Us_Review S1 and S2 &#8211; NotebookLM\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe54885758a3d7cae6e77cb0973eadbd-yMiaFX.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-1\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 1<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-us_review-s1-and-s2-notebooklm\/\" target=\"_self\" >Excuse Us_Review S1 and S2 &#8211; NotebookLM<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Welcome to Joyceville, North Carolina, where the pancakes are hot and the corporate conspiracies are deadly. Miss Dee (Katherine Lynn&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-688 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-2\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/season-2-episode-8-the-memo-went-out-in-bold-part-1\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Season 2 Episode 8 &#8211; The Memo Went Out in Bold &#8211; Part 1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8ff4c8cdb05757aeefb54b9da0b5d51c-d6rsTX.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/season-2-episode-8-the-memo-went-out-in-bold-part-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >Season 2 Episode 8 &#8211; The Memo Went Out in Bold &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Episode 8: \u201cThe Memo Went Out in Bold\u201dA suspiciously cheerful Blind Corp memo sends Joiceville\u2019s offices into chaos while Susan&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-2\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/season-2-episode-7-the-hawk-and-the-fox\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Season 2 Episode 7 -The Hawk and the Fox\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cf8e21b56b6febfc3f87bd703f0173a0-MFwBqb.jpg?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/season-2-episode-7-the-hawk-and-the-fox\/\" target=\"_self\" >Season 2 Episode 7 -The Hawk and the Fox<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The walls of Joiceville close in as truth unravels. Lynn wakes on the diner floor, staring into the impossible face&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blind-corp tag-blind-corp tag-devices\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/device-that-goes-boom\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Device That Goes Boom\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-07_59_32-PM.png?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/blind-corp\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blind Corp<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/device-that-goes-boom\/\" target=\"_self\" >Device That Goes Boom<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[CLASSIFIED] United States Department of DefenseOffice of Strategic Development and Applied Technologies Document ID: USDOD\/OSDAT\/107-CB-3821-XXDate of Issue: February 13, 2024Classification&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journals tag-thomas-wilson\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/thomas-wilson-email-001\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgptimageapr232C20252C04_35_37am5802578867733931736.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thomas Wilson &#8211; email #001\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgptimageapr232C20252C04_35_37am5802578867733931736.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgptimageapr232C20252C04_35_37am5802578867733931736.jpg?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgptimageapr232C20252C04_35_37am5802578867733931736.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/journals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journals<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/thomas-wilson-email-001\/\" target=\"_self\" >Thomas Wilson &#8211; email #001<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Subject: First Impressions of Joiceville Hey Maja, I\u2019m settling into Joiceville, though I have to admit, I miss you and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-161 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journals tag-susan-dee\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/susan-dees-journal-day-1\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=1170%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Susan Dee&#8217;s Journal \u2013 Day 1:\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Susan-Dee.png?resize=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/journals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journals<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/susan-dees-journal-day-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >Susan Dee&#8217;s Journal \u2013 Day 1:<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Susan Dee&#8217;s Journal \u2013 Day 1: I barely slept last night. The constant buzzing in my head was louder than&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-158 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-super-awesome-diner tag-saanvi-thompson\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/saanvi-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=1170%2C1754&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Saanvi Thompson\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?w=1686&amp;ssl=1 1686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=1366%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=1000%2C1499&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=230%2C345&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=350%2C525&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_w5ooklw5ooklw5oo.png?resize=480%2C720&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/super-awesome-diner\/\" rel=\"tag\">Super Awesome Diner<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/saanvi-thompson\/\" target=\"_self\" >Saanvi Thompson<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Saanvi Thompson Role: Waitress #1 at the Super Awesome DinerBackground: Indian-American, mid-to-late 20s Appearance: Personality: Backstory \/ Lore Clues: Notable&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-155 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blind-corp tag-susan-dee\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/susan-dee\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgpt-image-apr-23-2025-04_06_23-am2574098942277876222.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Susan Dee\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgpt-image-apr-23-2025-04_06_23-am2574098942277876222.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgpt-image-apr-23-2025-04_06_23-am2574098942277876222.jpg?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chatgpt-image-apr-23-2025-04_06_23-am2574098942277876222.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/blind-corp\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blind Corp<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/susan-dee\/\" target=\"_self\" >Susan Dee<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Susan Dee Susan Dee Alias: Poses as her sister, Miss Dee (Catherine Lynn Dee)Role: Blind Corp defector, former scientist, mother&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-152 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blind-corp tag-lore tag-miss-dee tag-season-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/blind-corp-survivor-dossier\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blind Corp Survivor Dossier \u2013 Excuse Us Podcast Character Profile\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=270%2C270&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=192%2C192&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?resize=32%2C32&amp;ssl=1 32w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cropped-IMG_0313.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/blind-corp\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blind Corp<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/blind-corp-survivor-dossier\/\" target=\"_self\" >Blind Corp Survivor Dossier \u2013 Excuse Us Podcast Character Profile<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dive into the Blind Corp Survivor Dossier \u2014 a deep profile of the incident-survivor from the Excuse Us podcast. Discover&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-2 tag-season-2\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/uncovering-the-fog-the-mystery-of-joiceville-begins\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picsart_25-04-19_12-27-15-010.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Season 2 &#8211; Episode 01 &#8211; Uncovering the Fog: The Mystery of Joiceville Begins\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picsart_25-04-19_12-27-15-010.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picsart_25-04-19_12-27-15-010.jpg?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picsart_25-04-19_12-27-15-010.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/uncovering-the-fog-the-mystery-of-joiceville-begins\/\" target=\"_self\" >Season 2 &#8211; Episode 01 &#8211; Uncovering the Fog: The Mystery of Joiceville Begins<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In this gripping first act of The Mysterious Death of Old Man MacDonald, Detective Lake and Detective Pool are called&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-1 tag-episode-3 tag-season-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-3-hidden-depths\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-06_01_34-AM-3.png?resize=1024%2C1536&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 3 &#8211; Hidden Depths\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-06_01_34-AM-3.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-06_01_34-AM-3.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-06_01_34-AM-3.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-1\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-3-hidden-depths\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 3 &#8211; Hidden Depths<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Episode 3 &#8211; Hidden Depths In picturesque Joiceville, North Carolina, secrets simmer beneath the surface. As the town gears up&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-1 tag-episode-2 tag-season-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-2-let-it-sink-in\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-05_28_31-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 2: Let it \u201cSink In\u201d\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-05_28_31-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-05_28_31-AM.png?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-21-2025-05_28_31-AM.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-1\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/episode-2-let-it-sink-in\/\" target=\"_self\" >Episode 2: Let it \u201cSink In\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Episode 2 &#8211; Let it \u201csink in\u201d At 5:17 a.m., Ms. Dee reflects on life&#8217;s unpredictability and her nephew Dylan&#8217;s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast category-season-1 tag-episode-1 tag-season-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/session-1-episode-01-through-the-haze\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Session 1 &#8211; Episode 01 &#8211; Through the Haze\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-14.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/season-1\/\" rel=\"tag\">Season 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/session-1-episode-01-through-the-haze\/\" target=\"_self\" >Session 1 &#8211; Episode 01 &#8211; Through the Haze<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Miss Catherine Lynn Dee finds herself in a stark, sterile room opposite Agent T. Wilson, facing an interrogation that delves&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"nfd-rounded-xl wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-me\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Excuse Me!\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?resize=410%2C410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/323FA61D-303E-45C4-889C-08F0556019FD.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-p-md nfd-rounded-xl nfd-overlap-x-lg is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesigned.net\/excuseus\/excuse-me\/\" target=\"_self\" >Excuse Me!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">*Excuse Us* is a darkly humorous, post-apocalyptic radio play set in the quiet town of Joiceville, where something went wrong&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ffe0ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">The Author<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest News Stay up to date with the latest posts and updates Editor&#8217;s Pick Dive into our selection of articles, where we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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