{"id":193,"date":"2012-08-07T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jerrybegly.com\/superunleashedblog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2012-08-04T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T04:13:32","slug":"what-it-takes-to-be-a-cave-tour-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jerrybegly.com\/superunleashedblog\/2012\/08\/what-it-takes-to-be-a-cave-tour-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Takes to be a Cave Tour Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, not everybody can be a cave tour guide. It takes a special sort of person, and I\u2019m sort of extra special. Don\u2019t try this at home:<\/p>\n<p>Last week, I showed up for work with no lunch, no lunch money, and no breakfast. Don\u2019t feel sorry for me, though. I have resources, and like the Jews in the wilderness, my manna comes daily. It just looks a little crazier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jerrybegly.com\/superunleashedblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSCN0540.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"DSCN0540\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSCN0540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jerrybegly.com\/superunleashedblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSCN0540_thumb.jpg?resize=244%2C184\" width=\"244\" height=\"184\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got to work a half hour early. For breakfast, I had a bag of microwave popcorn, a boatload of baked beans (left over from \u2018the big private party at the caverns the night before), and several glasses of free Coca Cola. Now THAT\u2019S a breakfast! <\/p>\n<p>And you wonder why your cave tour guide is smiling when he shows up. He\u2019s just eaten 15 ounces of baked beans, and he\u2019s going to walk through the cave ahead of you.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, being a cave tour guide is not for wussies. <\/p>\n<p>I just wish this passageway was not so small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were wondering, not everybody can be a cave tour guide. It takes a special sort of person, and I\u2019m sort of extra special. 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