{"id":1134,"date":"2008-10-31T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T17:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2008-10-31T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2008-10-31T17:46:15","slug":"my-dc-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"my d.c.: halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year at this time of the year, a graveyard appears in our neighborhood. Sometimes the gravestones return, but mostly new epitaphs appear. Here are this year&#8217;s grave markers:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2988012331\/\" title=\"Frightening Front Yard by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3179\/2988012331_a7baf71e91.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Frightening Front Yard\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2988871234\/\" title=\"Deadly Commentary by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3250\/2988871234_815a323f1c.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Deadly Commentary\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2988870928\/\" title=\"Alaska by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3230\/2988870928_a9f06383ea_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Alaska\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And for Halloween, some appropriate music:<\/p>\n<p>Rockapella (scroll to 3:19 to avoid the South American geography game)<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/enGtknDLQcE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/enGtknDLQcE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Horrible<\/em> meets &#8220;Skullcrusher Mountain&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Z50WFp4Np-A&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Z50WFp4Np-A&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Coulton&#8217;s performance of &#8220;Re: Your Brains&#8221;<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AjcH2UmK1uo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AjcH2UmK1uo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetpeasgarden.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/31\/my-dc-happy-halloween\/\">Sarah&#8217;s<\/a> My D.C. post is devoted to Halloween-loving folks on her side of town. <a href=\"http:\/\/knitting4shirley.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/my-dc-week-36.html\">Hillary&#8217;s<\/a> looks at Lafayette Park statuary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year at this time of the year, a graveyard appears in our neighborhood. 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