{"id":235,"date":"2020-01-14T14:13:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T22:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/?p=235"},"modified":"2020-01-14T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T22:13:53","slug":"requiem-for-mr-ham-and-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/2020\/01\/14\/requiem-for-mr-ham-and-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Requiem for Mr. Ham and Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sandwich-3-1569725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sandwich-3-1569725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sandwich-3-1569725-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sandwich-3-1569725-768x717.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sandwich-3-1569725-100x93.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by <a href=\"\/photographer\/iboff-29910\">ibon san martin<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/freeimages.com\/\">FreeImages<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Write a eulogy for a sandwich, to be delivered while eating it.  <\/strong>10 minute free write<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend Hammy is cursed with a relatively short life but blessed with the gift of nourishment.\u00a0 Born on the counter of a kitchen table minutes ago, birthed on a bamboo cutting board from the womb of the Maytag fridge in the corner, he saw little of the world. Hammy, is a friend who, despite his assured demise, continues to give joy until the end.\u00a0 His whole grain bread clings to the roof of my mouth in a lump of soft goodness.\u00a0 His cheddar is of the American variety \u2013 thin processed slices that mimic his bread in its attempts to stick to the roof of my mouth. He was a trendsetter, with his old-fashioned whole seed dijon. And his ham, this ham, the deliciously rich and savory slices sending shivers of pleasure down my spine, this ham indicated a life blessed by the flavor gods.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the last bits disappear down my throat, I applaud you,\nHammy, for a life well lived. Giving, giving, giving until the last, I remain\nyour satiated friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write a eulogy for a sandwich, to be delivered while eating it. 10 minute free write My friend Hammy is cursed with a relatively short life but blessed with the gift of nourishment.\u00a0 Born on the counter of a kitchen table minutes ago, birthed on a bamboo cutting board from the womb of the Maytag fridge in the corner, he &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/2020\/01\/14\/requiem-for-mr-ham-and-cheese\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[46,28,47],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shorts","tag-eulogy","tag-free-write","tag-ham-and-cheese","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabetholdham.com\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}