{"id":6206,"date":"2002-02-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-02-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sch1auh0s7.site.nfoservers.com\/wp_lew1slau\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2022-05-02T17:04:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:04:53","slug":"a-day-with-the-benkos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewislau.com\/index.php\/2002\/02\/03\/a-day-with-the-benkos\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day With The Benkos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My friends Chris and Heather Benko invited me to their house for a late Sunday lunch&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image003-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6208\"\/><figcaption>Alec and his big puppy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image005-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6207\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image008-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6212\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image010-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6209\"\/><figcaption>Let&#8217;s play football!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6211\"\/><figcaption>Bill training the dog to play soccer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image016-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6210\"\/><figcaption>Kickoff!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image017-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6213\"\/><figcaption>Okay, this is how you should play the goalie..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image019-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6214\"\/><figcaption>Bill trying to steal the ball away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image021-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6216\"\/><figcaption>Chris and Alec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6217\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6217\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6218\"\/><figcaption>Alec threw the football as far as he could.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image029-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6219\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6220\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6220\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6222\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image032-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6222\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image033-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6221\"\/><figcaption>Chris making sure Bill isn&#8217;t going to pull the slide off the tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image039-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6226\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image040-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6227\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image041-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6228\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image042-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6229\"\/><figcaption>I need one for my condo back in Minneapolis! Then I can slide all the way across to the parking lot!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image045-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6230\"\/><figcaption>Alec&#8217;s shoe fell off while he was running<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image046-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6231\"\/><figcaption>Are you done tying my shoelaces yet, Bill?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image047.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6232\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image048-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6234\"\/><figcaption>&#8230; 10 minutes later&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewislau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image049-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6233\"\/><figcaption>Thanks so much Chris for inviting me to the wonderful brunch! See you again the next time I am in town! 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