{"id":1089,"date":"2012-03-07T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2012-03-07T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T21:00:54","slug":"tripad-makes-your-tripod-do-double-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/tripad-makes-your-tripod-do-double-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripad makes your tripod do double duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2012\/03\/07\/tripad-makes-your-tripod-do-double-duty\/tripad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1090\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1090 alignright\" title=\"Tripad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Tripad-195x300.jpg?resize=195%2C300\" alt=\"Tripad\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" 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