{"id":1311,"date":"2002-01-28T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2002-01-28T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2002-01-28T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2002-01-28T20:00:29","slug":"now_this_is_wha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/01\/28\/now_this_is_wha.html","title":{"rendered":"Now <i>this<\/i> is what the Net is for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themeparkbrochures.com\/\">collections<\/a> of old theme park brochures and maps.  Cool!<\/p>\n<p>And, with a slightly darker perspective, some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/trash\/themepark.html\">thoughts<\/a> and still more links on theme parks and their design.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billbarol.com\/blog\/000118.html#000118\">Blather<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s for collections of old theme park brochures and maps. Cool! 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