{"id":140,"date":"2017-12-31T23:07:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T23:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mulbert.com\/?p=140"},"modified":"2018-04-09T19:57:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:57:37","slug":"mad-as-a-box-of-frogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mulbert.com\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Mad As A Box Of Frogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mad As A Box Of Frogs\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PH-IuUD7q8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mulbert.com\/?attachment_id=233\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?fit=2319%2C3495&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2319,3495\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-HX300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1520780472&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MadAsABoxOfFrogs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?fit=474%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs-199x300.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?resize=768%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?resize=679%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mulbert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MadAsABoxOfFrogs.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NEW Mulbert collection &#8211; nearly 200 pages of finely crafted verse for the broad-minded adult. 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