{"id":3491,"date":"2012-02-07T09:37:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T16:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2017-06-28T23:13:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T06:13:08","slug":"3491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=3491","title":{"rendered":"Verve.  (And Pizazz.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argh, my posting has been sparse.\u00a0 That irritates me&#8230; I must improve.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll start by telling you how I spent my weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/?attachment_id=3493\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3493\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Durer_Four_Riders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Durer_Four_Riders.jpg 321w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Durer_Four_Riders-128x180.jpg 128w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Durer_Four_Riders-285x400.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this Albrecht D\u00fcrer woodcut, I am, sadly, one of those pitiable souls on the ground, about to be trampled by one of <em>The Four Riders of 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