{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paul T. Cottey&#039;s Latest Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021","title":"Hope springs eternal - Paul T. Cottey&#039;s Latest Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"li5PjpgmsC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/2025\/02\/13\/hope-springs-eternal\/\">Hope springs eternal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/2025\/02\/13\/hope-springs-eternal\/embed\/#?secret=li5PjpgmsC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hope springs eternal&#8221; &#8212; Paul T. Cottey&#039;s Latest Blog\" data-secret=\"li5PjpgmsC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Waitlist.png","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":48,"description":"I think I have found the true definition of &#8220;hope springs eternal&#8221;: You can see at the top that there are zero seats available for upgrades on this plane. (There are 24 total first class seats on the plane.) But there are 35 people waiting for those zero seats! So, if none of the original&hellip; Continue reading Untitled"}