{"id":14918,"date":"2020-08-16T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14918"},"modified":"2020-08-16T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:07:13","slug":"a-silver-lining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14918","title":{"rendered":"A Silver Lining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1123\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"14919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=14919\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=1123%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1123,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597173623&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=700%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=640%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?w=1123&amp;ssl=1 1123w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=1024%2C638&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CFCB5822-E3A2-464D-B1C5-FB4DD05CD1C2_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Every cloud has a silver lining. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten Positive things about the COVID Pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plexiglass is fashionable again.<\/li><li>People are decluttering and giving the postcards to me.<\/li><li>The pandemic news takes your mind off President Trump&#8217;s latest.<\/li><li>We are all learning a lot more about statistics and probability.<\/li><li>I&#8217;m learning how to cook again.<\/li><li>&#8220;The Virus&#8221; is a universal excuse for not getting things done.<\/li><li>Being anti-social is not anti-social.<\/li><li>Your Doctor will talk to you on the phone.<\/li><li>There are no tour buses or cruise ships clogging up the tourist sites.<\/li><li>There is lots of time to send and decipher postcards.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally I have a new name: &#8220;Simon Silver Lining&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten Positive things about the COVID Pandemic: Plexiglass is fashionable again. 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