{"id":294,"date":"2026-01-31T22:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:33:59","slug":"knock-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/31\/knock-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Knock Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The snow storm did some damage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"577\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_9754.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Garbage truck without a plow drives past broken Citi bike on snow pile\" class=\"wp-image-293\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slightly askew phone pic because it was too cold to take longer than 10 seconds to shoot this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First I noticed the bike. 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