{"id":1438,"date":"2013-01-15T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:40:13","slug":"tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"Troubled Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"67\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?attachment_id=67\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?fit=2458%2C2273&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2458,2273\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Troubled Times\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;152&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?fit=1024%2C946&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?resize=1024%2C946\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?resize=1024%2C946&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_6127.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Troubled Times Oil Painting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Painted June 17, 2006, Size 22 x 24<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troubled Times Oil Painting Painted June 17, 2006, Size 22 x 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