{"id":581,"date":"2021-02-18T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alliterationanonymous.com\/?page_id=581"},"modified":"2025-02-20T18:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:17:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alliterationanonymous.com\/?page_id=581","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"581\" class=\"elementor elementor-581\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ade6df elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4ade6df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5fd240\" data-id=\"c5fd240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2aad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2aad2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b148a\" data-id=\"b5b148a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91233fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"91233fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff1e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ff1e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alliterationanonymous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliterationanonymous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alliterationanonymous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Michael-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9149314\" data-id=\"9149314\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fe714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57fe714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3142ad elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3142ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Independent  Academician and Author<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044403a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"044403a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michael F. Sparks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213ed43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213ed43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a bare minimum of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that kick-starting my own website is not an exercise in self-delusion or vanity. Given what has passed lately for expertise in the national media and academia, I do so with some justification. Perhaps I may have something of interest and significance to offer others who may be seeking out informed commentary upon the social, cultural, political condition of the American experiment.<\/p><p>Aspiring artists are welcome to contact me about gallery space for their work.\u00a0 I only ask a 1% gratuity for any work sold through the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Academician and Author Michael F. Sparks After a bare minimum of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that kick-starting my own website is not an exercise in self-delusion or vanity. Given what has passed lately for expertise in the national media and academia, I do so with some justification. 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