<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ben&#039;s Bitter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://bensbitterblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[bensbitterblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://bensbitterblog.com/author/bensbitterblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Cancellation Bitter Friday&nbsp;Giftures]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Baseball is kind of a weird sport. The majors actually start in late March, which is technically spring, in some places, but in places like Chicago, and Minnesota and Milwaukee (which all have major league teams) not so much every year. Baseball depends on not having weather issues. Well, in the little leagues, where my son plays, there have been weather issues for a month now. Spring hasn&#8217;t really sprung, so there is a lot of games and practices that keep getting canceled. That would be fine if he was an indoor kid, but he is best when he is outside and active. There are a lot of things that I would have rather canceled lately, but that is a rant for another bitter day. What hasn&#8217;t been canceled and never will be is the Bitter Friday Giftures.</p>
<p><strong>What do you think about that&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/ttt7XyHxEbY5i/giphy.gif" alt="" width="300" height="178" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;Mary Poppins?</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>I wish Loki&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 330px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3ePb1CHEjfSRhn6r3c/giphy.gif" alt="" width="320" height="320" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;I wish.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>On the other hand&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 330px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/Z4Sgl64p7duHS/giphy.gif" alt="" width="320" height="180" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;when someone cancels plans&#8230;</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>No one is ever mad at me&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 508px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/zIKUorrtd8xq/giphy.gif" alt="" width="498" height="206" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;just disappointed.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>I can&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/58FXJVs00HiKJhux9j/giphy.gif" alt="" width="540" height="284" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;barely handle this.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Who knew&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 330px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/SQ01ZC48rPgru/giphy.gif" alt="" width="320" height="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;that you needed to water your dog every day?</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Eating things&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 479px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/oBoD3QLPhnKeI/giphy.gif" alt="" width="469" height="348" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;is kind of difficult.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>This was not so much of a&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 274px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/5JvS7hh3T80H6/giphy.gif" alt="" width="264" height="480" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;magic carpet ride.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>This guy was riding&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 260px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/79EPDen9gM5by/giphy-downsized-large.gif" alt="" width="250" height="444" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;a double-decker boat.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>This is me&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/QBGnbrujkJQMo/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="358" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;all the time.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>My esteem&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 570px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/NUwluejA96ftu/giphy.gif" alt="" width="560" height="386" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;is in the toilet.</strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Self-sabotage&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/JfA3imfLJ5wJi/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;is what I excel at.</strong></p></div>
<p>Now that the weekend is upon us, it is a good time to find a way to cancel things. Plans are meant to be broken. Follow your dreams of sitting on the couch. Get out there and stay in.</p>
<p>ARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Bitter Cancellation Ben</p>
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