{"id":17,"date":"2026-05-09T04:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singh449.soisweb.uwm.edu\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-05-09T04:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:47:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/singh449.soisweb.uwm.edu\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/singh449.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/coffee2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1177013312244628;width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/singh449.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/coffee2.jpeg 342w, https:\/\/singh449.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/coffee2-300x268.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brewed Thoughts started as a series of late-night text messages between friends arguing about whether a $4 bag of grocery store coffee could ever beat a $20 bag of single-origin beans. 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