{"id":20,"date":"2026-01-23T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobnegryn.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:15:56","slug":"the-random-view","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bobnegryn.com\/index.php\/the-high-view\/the-random-view\/","title":{"rendered":"The Random View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Projects&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#eff4fc&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;fe800fdc-38de-442a-8280-43a67d427e06&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>The Random View<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>2010 &#8211; 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pays tribute to the towns of the west of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thirty-five years ago &#8211; a lifetime &#8211; I first came to Ireland. 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