{"id":533,"date":"2015-06-21T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=533"},"modified":"2015-06-21T09:08:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T16:08:41","slug":"happy-fathers-day-june-21-the-summer-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Happy Father’s Day – June 21, the Summer Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy it with your Perfect Martini, whatever that may be, or another favorite Cocktail.<\/p>\n

For all the non-fathers out there looking for a good excuse to celebrate, June 21 is also the Summer Solstice! \u00a0 The longest day of the year, in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy it with your Perfect Martini, whatever that may be, or another favorite Cocktail. For all the non-fathers out there looking for a good excuse to celebrate, June … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[26,10],"tags":[25,3,4,52,9,53],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1519,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1519","url_meta":{"origin":533,"position":0},"title":"Happy National Martini Day!","author":"wlmoon58","date":"June 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, June 19th, is National Martini Day! 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