After making a bit of a mess of trying to post this the first time round, here's a second attempt to make this work...

And don't worry kids - the dog was fine. Just a bit surprised, apparently... 

(Yes, I know that this is what happens when you let a munki loose on the controls, but it's working now, so :oP The only problem now is I have to go and write a "how to" guide so everyone can use this new toy - it's no use if it's not easy for everyone to use!)

/al - point 'n click... 

1. Find a video you like on YouTube,
2. Start a new blog entry, and think up an appropriate title (witty and/or attention-grabbing is better),
3. Copy the handy HTML code provided by YouTube and paste it into the HTML editor in your blog,
4. Click the "update" button to return to your blog's WYSIWYG view,
5. Click the "save entry" button,
6. Admire your... Oh bugger, where's my video gone?
7. Click the "edit" link to open your blog entry again,
8. Click the "HTML" button to see what's happened to your HTML,
9. Wonder why your HTML code seems to have turned itself into a random jumble of code that makes no sense to anyone,
10. Repeat steps 3 to 6 at least 5 times,
11. Google for an answer to the problem,
12. Try 15 different permutations of your Google search. Still nothing,
13. Google for a plugin to work around the problem,
14. Find a plugin but not too sure if it'll work, so off we go to take a database back-up before anything else is done...

So, far from being able to upload a video about a floating dog, I'm now looking for a way of putting YouTube videos into blogs without breaking everything.  Oh, happy days...

/al - trying once again not to break anything... 

In the spirit of not taking myself too seriously during the elections campaign, here's something that's haunted me for two years with no signs of giving up just yet... ;o)

I found some aviator sungigs while I was dismantling a car with a friend a couple of years ago, so I popped them on and struck a pose... And my "mate" grabbed his camera and snapped this photo (click any pic to enlarge):

... Git. As if that wasn't bad enough, he posted it on a forum I'm a member of. So, being a lovely bunch of community-minded folks, they did their bit for the community... With Photoshop. Just like Tony Hart, here's some of their best efforts... Gits, the lot of them...

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