{"id":1192,"date":"2026-01-20T10:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:07:34","slug":"a-conversation-with-bob-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/a-conversation-with-bob-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Bob Gonzalez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLwQVGVwkjUecCKsQQ4qps4iW-0tm-pyA-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Let&#8217;s Have a Renaissance<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob Gonzalez is an outdoor enthusiast and indie author. Born in Northwestern Pennsylvania, he now lives in Florida, where he enjoys wearing shorts and sneakers every day and never worrying about the thermostat. 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