{"id":1125,"date":"2011-03-20T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2011-03-20T14:00:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T20:00:43","slug":"standing-up-just-a-little-straighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/2011\/03\/20\/standing-up-just-a-little-straighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Up Just a Little Straighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Metaphor for life? I have no idea.<br \/>\nKind of cool picture? I think so.<\/p>\n<p>Taken on Astotin Lake in Elk Island National Park.<br \/>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metaphor for life? I have no idea. Kind of cool picture? I think so. 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