{"id":1685,"date":"2011-07-25T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2011-07-27T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T16:47:49","slug":"keep-trying-the-squirrels-are-peddling-as-hard-as-they-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=1685","title":{"rendered":"Keep trying: The squirrels are pedaling as hard as they can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/smoking-server.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1687\" title=\"smoking server\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/smoking-server.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/smoking-server.jpg 250w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/smoking-server-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Because of a <a href=\"http:\/\/pajamasmedia.com\/instapundit\/124970\/\" target=\"_blank\">welcome link from Glenn Reynold&#8217;s Instapundit site<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; followed by links in 826 additional places &#8212;\u00a0traffic to this site has been rather heavy today. 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