I’m trying again to figure out how to actually embed a video in Joomla.  Actually, I’m contemplating a redesign of my website — it’s been a number of years with it looking exactly the same, and changing back to WordPress which I found easier than Joomla, but I need time to think about a new design.  Actually, I would love to hear from any readers about what they think would be a cool design that honors the sense of adventure and science fiction and rationality, plus be an easily navigated site.

But right now I’m going to try to drop in this hilarious Eddie Izzard video that Walter had linked on his blog.  I don’t do karate any longer.  A kick from a white belt who was also a full back on the Rio Rancho high school football team sidelined me for months with separated ribs.  I saw the kick coming.  I blocked it perfectly, but body mass and inertia beats perfect form and training every time.  It was as if my arm wasn’t even there.  He ended up catching me right under my ribs, lifting me into the air, and crashing me against the wall.  He then stood, shocked and stared at me as I hunched over my aching chest so I kicked him in the cup.  Then I fell down in a heap.

But I digress.  Let’s see if this works, and you can enjoy the incomparable Eddie.  (I’m trying this again using an Apple command that I hadn’t really paid attention to before.)

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