Cybersalt News

Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

If you are subscribed to the Cybersalt Digest only, you may not realize that Chicken Thursday Cybersalt News updates also go to my PearlyGates list. That list features clean, theologically incorrect jokes. And if you are only subscribed to the PearlyGates list; vice-versa!

All this is to explain this special note to PearlyGates subscribers that there hasn't been a mailing for a couple of weeks because I had to redesign the newsletter template after a major upgrade to my newsletter sending system (the Cybersalt Digest got its new template this past Sunday.)

I am really happy with the results and am enjoying having this overdue upgrade off of my to do list. I spend so much time working on other's people's websites that my own sites are often neglected in the same way a mechanic ends up not working on his own car.

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim

Sunday greetings everyone!

Thank you for your feedback and comments about the new Cybersalt Digest newsletter template! Please keep them coming as you have ideas. You may notice a few changes in today's mailing, which include:

• a darker colour for the titles
• a nicer divider between the content items
• adjusted spacing between the content items

Also of note:

• Today's illustration is being rerun today because I had something set incorrectly and the whole item was not showing.
• The newsletter is not displaying properly in Microsoft Outlook. I am looking for a fix for this.
• YouTube videos are handled differently in this updated system. As you will see below, the image for clicking to view a video is much smaller. I may be able to find a way around this, but that may take a while to figure out.

Today's video share features a 93 year-old who still has a great singing voice. It was originally shared with me on FaceBook, but I tracked it down on YouTube so I could include it here.

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim

Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

Remember me, lol?

Two weeks ago there was no Chicken Thursday mailing because of a DOS attack on the server. Last Chicken Thursday something happened to my newsletter software and the Cybersalt email templates went a little wonky. I could have searched for and fixed the problem, but for a long time now there has been a new version of the program available and I decided it was time to update. This meant that I had to redo the Cybersalt Digest template which was, like me, getting old and tired anyways.

After missing last Sunday's mailing, I am happy to present to you a new, responsive, mobile friendly Cybersalt Digest template. There may be some tweaks left to do over the next few weeks, but I think it's a big improvement.

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim

Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

Yesterday was International Dog Day (for dogs it actually felt like International Dog Week.) To mark the occasion, lots of people were posting pictures of their pooches online. I was tempted to post a picture of our dog, but the back corner of our yard is not that photogenic (Maggie has been enjoying a dirt-sleep since 2008.)

Maggie is actually celebrated online everyday in the Funny Dog Pictures area of the Cybersalt Site. You will find that at:
www.cybersalt.org/entertainment/funny-dog-pictures

She was an inspiration for an article I wrote in 2004. You can read, "My Dog Has Fresh Water" at
www.cybersalt.org/cybersalt-shaker/my-dog-has-fresh-water

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim