{"id":959,"date":"2008-06-28T20:44:18","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T04:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=959"},"modified":"2008-06-28T20:44:18","modified_gmt":"2008-06-29T04:44:18","slug":"play-doh-and-miracles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/play-doh-and-miracles\/","title":{"rendered":"Play-Doh and Miracles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I haven’t bought any Play-Doh in years, but I’m very excited about this 50th Anniversary pack<\/a>, with 50 different colors. Remember how hard it could be to get just the right color?<\/p>\n

Actually, I used to be pretty good with Play-doh. \u00a0 I have told this story before but it’s worth telling again because of the Miracle:<\/p>\n

When my son was around two years old, I had to watch the O.J. Simpson trial every day, just like everyone else who had a TV. \u00a0 While it was on, my son and I worked with Play-Doh on the tray of his high-chair. I remember making a little Marcia Clark figure and a little O.J. too. One day I was just absent-mindedly squishing some Play-Doh when I looked down and to my surprise, this is what I had made:<\/p>\n

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As you can see, it’s a familiar image! I had to think for a moment to place it, but I know that you will recognize it at once as a portion of The Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This is known as The Play-Doh Miracle, and it will be on file at the Vatican when I am formally declared a Saint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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