The Feral Irishman

Sunday, January 18, 2026

You Know The Media Would Be Tripping Over Their Dicks For Interviews

Good point:

Weird how all the parents who’ve suddenly lost their childcare in Minnesota aren’t speaking out.
— Steve Robinson (@SteveRob) January 18, 2026

If You Can’t Beat ‘em Join ‘em

I decided to become a Somali pirate, maybe clean up a bit, then open a daycare in some large democratic strong hold.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

65 Million Years Ago... This Is An Interesting Video Model Of The Chixulub Asteroid (est 6mi dia) Impact and Tsunami....

Just something interesting I happened to watch during the week.

There is no sound track on this.

The Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth. Prior to 2013, it was commonly cited as having happened about 65 million years ago, but Renne and colleagues (2013) gave an updated value of 66 million years.^[1] Evidence indicates that the asteroid fell in the Yucatán Peninsula, at Chicxulub, Mexico. The hypothesis is named after the father-and-son team of scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez, who first suggested it in 1980. Shortly afterwards, and independently, the same was suggested by Dutch paleontologist Jan Smit.^[2]

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^{Below is a model of what 'possibly' happened........}

Then, 1947. Now, 2025....

This image came up on my FB feed earlier. " Toll Booths Hampton NH Turnpike 1947"

and street view from 2025.

79 years later.

Blogger Edit To Show More Sites In Blog Roll....

Currently, the allowable setting from the dashboard is 1-10 for the number of site links

on the blogroll side bar. I remember when you could set it for a lot more.

Earlier today I was talking to Phil, head cook and bottle washer, at Bustednuckles.

He remembered when we were trying to get the new interface to show more than the 10.

I had tried but it messed the blog up.

This was a few years ago if my memory serves me well.

Anyway, I told him I would try it again, but you have to edit the HTML.

Instructions below, seemed to have worked for me. Currently I can show 25 sites on the sidebar

in each of the Blogroll Widgets.

Here is what I searched on the web: how to edit blogger html to show more links in blogroll

This was the AI Overview that came up on the web search ( Instructions below ).

I followed these directions and so far it seemed to work. ( Maybe is was fixed with some update)

YMMV.

BACK UP your theme before messing with the HTML.

I will not be held accountable.

Good luck.

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To show more links in your Blogger blogroll, you need to edit the HTML code for the specific widget to change the default number of items to display

Step-by-Step Instructions

Back Up Your Theme: Before making any HTML edits, it is highly recommended to back up your theme. Go to Theme on the left menu, click the down arrow next to "Customize", and select Backup to download a copy of your current template.

Access the HTML Editor:

On the left menu, click Theme.

Next to the "Customize" button, click the small down arrow and select Edit HTML.

Locate the BlogList Widget:

In the HTML editor, click the "Jump to widget" icon (often the first icon above the editor).

From the dropdown list, select your blogroll gadget, which is typically named BlogList (e.g., BlogList1). The editor will jump to that section of the code.

Edit numItemsToShow:

Inside the <b:widget ...> or relevant section for your BlogList, look for the attribute numItemsToShow.

It will likely have a default value like numItemsToShow='10'. Change this number to your desired amount (e.g., numItemsToShow='50' or any other reasonable number).

Save Changes:

Click the Save icon (which often looks like a floppy disk) in the top right of the HTML editor.

Verify:

Go to your blog and refresh the page to see the updated blogroll with more links.

If you are using a classic theme, the layout and editing process may be different, and you might need to update to a newer generation theme to access the layout editor features easily. To show more links in your Blogger blogroll, you need to edit the HTML code for the specific widget to change the default number of items to display

Step-by-Step Instructions

Back Up Your Theme: Before making any HTML edits, it is highly recommended to back up your theme. Go to Theme on the left menu, click the down arrow next to "Customize", and select Backup to download a copy of your current template.
Access the HTML Editor:

Sign in to your Blogger dashboard and select the target blog.
On the left menu, click Theme.
Next to the "Customize" button, click the small down arrow and select Edit HTML.

Locate the BlogList Widget:

In the HTML editor, click the "Jump to widget" icon (often the first icon above the editor).
From the dropdown list, select your blogroll gadget, which is typically named BlogList (e.g., BlogList1). The editor will jump to that section of the code.

Edit numItemsToShow:

Inside the <b:widget ...> or relevant section for your BlogList, look for the attribute numItemsToShow.
It will likely have a default value like numItemsToShow='10'. Change this number to your desired amount (e.g., numItemsToShow='50' or any other reasonable number).

Save Changes:

Click the Save icon (which often looks like a floppy disk) in the top right of the HTML editor.

Verify:

Go to your blog and refresh the page to see the updated blogroll with more links.

If you are using a classic theme, the layout and editing process may be different, and you might need to update to a newer generation theme to access the layout editor features easily.