{"id":21307,"date":"2026-08-19T10:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21307"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:13:59","slug":"well-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21307","title":{"rendered":"Well Done"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"21292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=21292\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?fit=1500%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,844\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1783170643&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0056818181818182&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?resize=700%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21292\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6181.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWell done is better than well said.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benjamin Franklin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently read a biography of Franklin by Walter Isaacson. One of the interesting things he wrote about was how, at times, Franklin has been a central figure in how we think of the revolution and at other times he has been a semi-humorous bit player. It explains why I don&#8217;t like to read current events books written by reporters. The facts aren&#8217;t all out yet and the story and the emphasis will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo is in the back garden of our friends in Poulsbo, WA. 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