All I wanted to do was add a single line – a link to another website. At the exact moment I pressed save, the technicians at the hosting server pulled some plug or threw a switch. Bang! Part of my change took, the rest blasted into the internet stratosphere (also known as a black hole, a bottomless pit, the void, or the great abyss). As a result, I couldn’t even log onto the site again to correct the error.
It amounted to me having to open the computer-server hood to tinker with the database. Scary hitting the Delete button there. It’s like pulling a wire from the car engine and tossing it away, hoping that will help the thing start. (It did. Probably wouldn’t in the case of a car…)
After frantically updating the page, I’ve closed the hood again and will let the website take the rest of the day off. Open for viewing. Closed to changes. Tomorrow is another day…