{"id":477,"date":"2010-01-01T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikegreener.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2010-01-01T18:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T18:57:00","slug":"december-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikegreener.com\/2010\/01\/december-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"December in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YNce_EwcbDM\/Sz5r59EKaVI\/AAAAAAAADV8\/Z1a7Md5QyOY\/s1600-h\/healthvigil.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421889644789393746\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YNce_EwcbDM\/Sz5r59EKaVI\/AAAAAAAADV8\/Z1a7Md5QyOY\/s1600\/healthvigil.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YNce_EwcbDM\/Sz5vQTB8S4I\/AAAAAAAADXE\/Q7XQROAlmfU\/s1600-h\/SCCSoccerPlayoff.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421893327177665410\" style=\"display: block; 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