Bent Corner — Page 2 — Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand

Not to brag, but I have COVID-19

It was my hope that I could go through the entire stupid pandemic without getting infected with the SAR-CoV-2 virus, but alas, it was not to be. I woke up yesterday morning and took a COVID-19 test. It showed I was positive. I was the last one in our home to contract it. My wife […]

Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, died today. She was 96. Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years. She’s the only monarch most Britons have ever known. Replacing her on the throne will be her oldest son, Prince Charles. He will become king. As if the people of the United Kingdom don’t already have enough […]

Show the current date in WordPress without a plugin

I wanted a way of displaying the current date in WordPress. Ideally, I wanted to use a shortcode that would display it. After I checked out the built-in shortcodes native to WordPress, and verified there was not a shortcode for displaying the current date, I looked for a plugin that did it. I found quite a few […]

Maybe I don’t know as much about anabolic steroids as I thought I did

Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. tested positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Major League Baseball suspended him for 80 games. Tatis hasn’t played at the major league level all season. He broke his wrist, and it took a while to heal. The Padres organization expected him to rejoin the team in a few days. That […]

FBI searches Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

FBI agents executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, yesterday. The raid was related to an investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents. This raid by the FBI is a huge deal. Presidents have very much been above the law. We do not hold presidents accountable for […]

Crunchyroll acquires Right Stuf

Crunchyroll, the subscription-based anime streaming service, announced on Thursday that they bought online anime retailer Right Stuf. From Crunchyroll: The news is out! We’re delighted to announce that Right Stuf, one of the world’s leading online anime superstores, has officially joined the Crunchyroll family. Expanding Crunchyroll’s eCommerce offerings, the acquisition aims to serve anime fans […]