{"id":4482,"date":"2013-07-05T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2013-07-04T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T01:36:41","slug":"this-and-that-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=4482","title":{"rendered":"This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4481\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=4481\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4481\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4481\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4481 \" title=\"Walking with Cake: Crape Myrtle Tree\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Crape Myrtle Tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Crape-Myrtle-Tree.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Crape-Myrtle-Tree.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Crape-Myrtle-Tree-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(The Crape Myrtle blooming in our front yard.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week was a short one, and we celebrated the Fourth of July quietly at home.\u00a0 Tonight is brew night, and we&#8217;re gearing up for a fun weekend celebrating Rhys&#8217; third birthday!\u00a0 Here are a few things that caught my eye this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/01\/health\/american-way-of-birth-costliest-in-the-world.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;smid=tw-nytimes&amp;_r=0\">Giving birth in the United States<\/a> is one of the most expensive things a woman will ever do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/03\/getting-insurance-to-pay-for-midwives\/?smid=tw-nytimes\">Insurance should cover midwifery care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2013\/jul\/03\/rob-delaney-access-safe-legal-abortion\">One father&#8217;s perspective<\/a> on the abortion issue.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/gma.yahoo.com\/photos\/barbie-recreated-as-19-year-old-real-woman-slideshow\/barbie-recreated-as-19-year-old-real-woman-photo-1372871062980.html\">Barbie<\/a> that looks like the average 19-year-old girl.\u00a0 A real one.<\/p>\n<p>A new exhibit of <a href=\"http:\/\/gma.yahoo.com\/photos\/royal-dresses-go-on-display-1372860803-slideshow\/fashion-rules-exhibition-preview-kensington-20130703-105038-286.html\">royal dresses<\/a> at Kensington Palace.<\/p>\n<p>And the Battle of Gettysburg re-enacted, with just a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/gallery\/2013\/jul\/02\/gettysburg-reenactments-modern-civil-war-pictures#\/?picture=411947214&amp;index=0\">few modern conveniences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=4482\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1395755;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was a short one, and we celebrated the Fourth of July quietly at home.\u00a0 Tonight is brew night, and we&#8217;re gearing up for a fun weekend celebrating Rhys&#8217; 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