Day 137, part 2 – Youtube plugin test

I’ve been having a few problems with embedding Youtube videos on the blog.

They appear just fine, but when you go back, some weird additional coding has been added to each embed code, and the video no longer shows.

Just a big gap. Embarrassing.

So I’m trying out a plugin to assist me with this problem. Let’s see if it works.

If there is no Hans Zimmer/Alan Walker crossover video above, it hasn’t.
However… well, I guess you can work out the alternative.

That said, this problem never seems to manifest itself immediately. So let me revisit this in a few days time and see what’s going on.

Thanks for reading this far.

Day 136 – Long read takeaway

This is a long read about America.

 

 

I’m not really into long reads or America, but I actually found it rather interesting.
A combination of anthropology (obviously), epidemiology, sociology, history and politics, with some really interesting facts thrown in here and there. I learned stuff.

Since it’s Sunday – the day of rest – you probably have the time (although perhaps not the inclination) to give it a go. Yes, I was being sarcastic about the time thing.

This was one of the paragraphs from early on in the article, highlighting just what we’re up against in getting a vaccine developed and giving us any chance of getting back to a “normal” life.

And that before we’ve even thought about production, rollout and uptake.

Sobering.

Day 135 – Saturday

The weather has gone absolutely nuts ahead of the first of a series of cold fronts expected this week. A warm gale has been blowing since I scraped myself out of bed this morning and it seemed perfect for drying the clothes and the beagle, both of which got thoroughly washed today. However, while the beagle has a low centre of gravity and is sturdy enough to withstand all but the double figures of the Beaufort Scale, the washing led me a merry dance all over the garden before I finally gave in and chucked in the tumble dryer so it could annoy Eskom instead of me.

After the repeated highlights of last weekend, today has all felt a bit deflating, especially given the promise of a damp, grey, school-filled week ahead of us. On the plus side, I’ve finished the GooseChase game ready for tomorrow. It’s been a lot of work, but I’m hopeful that it will be a lot of fun too. And on another positive, it seems like my Garmin Connect is actually working again, meaning that I can get some extra points for all the hard work I’ve been putting in to exercising.

I think I’m going to light the fire, grab a beer and think about Uber Eats for dinner tonight.

Because if one can find enough silver linings, one can surely fill in the whole of the dark clouds, right?

Day 134 – One from last night

Old news here now, but I felt that this one needed to be preserved for posterity.

The official SA Government twitter account shared this amongst other things last night.

(Here it is with the original URL)

I mean, as Freudian slips go…

They (the government) have launched a task team/commission/ministerial committee to root out corruption and looting of Covid-19 relief funds. But then you look at who’s going to be doing the rooting out and you just sigh.
Let’s just say that they might not even have to leave their bedrooms if they have a mirror.

Same old, same old.

Still – love the image above. Some humour in dark times and with sick, sick people.