{"product_id":"the-outback-diaries-9798224000241","title":"The Outback Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Outback Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the efforts Randy took for his mother Barb in the last year of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started with a road trip from apartment H in Colorado Springs, to a house in the suburbs of San Antonio, and then to room 209 at Los Prados Verdes Center for Nursing \u0026amp; Rehabilitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy and Barb encountered the unimaginable all along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was the free range solar panel farm somewhere on Interstate 25. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was brunch with Thumper at a cantina in Dallas served up by a brown-eyed girl wearing blue contact lenses who smelled like rainbows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was a rebellion brewing among the residents at the nursing home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was a hideous dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were repeated references to the songs and movies of Randy's youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould Randy get Barb to Texas in time to meet her new great grandson?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould they avoid the rebellion before being conscripted right into the middle of it by the likes of the President of the Residents and Mr. OK?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow many times would the word \"irregardlessly\" be used before being called out as simply poor grammar?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers to those questions and more are in \u003cem\u003eThe Outback Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Randy Tharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50490676674834,"sku":"9798224000241","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ffaa58c-22d0-4817-a9e1-0e4f6cb85e59.jpg?v=1730522380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-outback-diaries-9798224000241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}