{"id":465,"date":"2026-05-05T02:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/?p=465"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:48:42","slug":"a-shoe-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/05\/a-shoe-in\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shoe-In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had to take a picture when I saw this. 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