{"id":16603,"date":"2010-02-02T19:44:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T03:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=16603"},"modified":"2010-02-02T22:47:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T06:47:28","slug":"i-use-writing-as-a-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=16603","title":{"rendered":"I Use Writing As A Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=16418\">More<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BhTh2PfHaDk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BhTh2PfHaDk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Jim emails: &#8220;Jeez, you&#8217;re pathetic. 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