{"id":1251,"date":"2019-07-05T19:02:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T19:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterschireson.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T17:28:37","slug":"hero-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterschireson.com\/hero-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My big brother Harry was something: Leave the crude undamaged beneath the sea, he said, sold his car, and even refused for a time to ride in cars. (Later, he lived in a car.) Immediately after college, Harry changed his name to Harrison Redwood, moved north, and chained himself to an old growth redwood. There was an article about him in The Seattle Times under the headline \u201cDefender of Trees.\u201d The camera loved him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But none of that actually happened. In reality, Harry never finished high school. 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