{"id":2529,"date":"2021-08-17T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2021-08-17T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:41:01","slug":"protein-hobo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2529","title":{"rendered":"Protein Hobo"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m spending all my coin on protein drinks.<\/div>\n
If you haven’t got your energy, for sure this hard life stinks.<\/div>\n
You gotta get up early and then make your scheduled rounds.<\/div>\n
Feed the cat, walk the dog, toss the coffee grounds.<\/div>\n
Nine gram shots of protein taken three, four times a day<\/div>\n
should give you all the energy you need to work and play.<\/div>\n
But should you\u00a0feel it start to wane before your day is full,<\/div>\n
a supplement should help you: just drink one can of Red Bull.<\/div>\n
At night, you won’t need alcohol to float you off to sleep.<\/div>\n
A day of action acts like traction, pulls you under, deep.<\/div>\n
And in the morning, there’ll await there for you when you wake<\/div>\n
the guiding light of your new life, that eight ounce protein shake.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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