910th Friday Blog Roundup

Severance on Apple TV is the best thing I’ve seen in a very long time. When I say that to people who have seen it, they respond, “YES! That was brilliant. When is the next season coming out?” And when I say it to people who haven’t seen it, they respond with an “okay.” I was once in the “okay” camp, not realizing that I was bypassing an amazing, twisty, thought-provoking show. Then I saw it, and I moved to the other side, preaching to everyone that it is best 9 or so hours of television I’ve seen since… I don’t know… The Good Place?

I went in knowing almost nothing, and that’s probably the best way to see it.

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Stop procrastinating. Go make your backups. Don’t have regrets.

Seriously. Stop what you’re doing for a moment. It will take you fifteen minutes, tops. But you will have peace of mind for days and days. It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week. To read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

• “Pathways, Not Barriers” (No Kidding in NZ)
• “Full Heart, Empty Arms” (Infertile Phoenix)
• “Summer Highlights by the Numbers” (Finding a Different Path)

Okay, now my choices this week.

It is World Childless Week, and there are many posts up around the web. The Road Less Travelled covers Day One’s theme: Our Stories. She explains: “As usual, I didn’t manage to get my act together to write something new — but I’m always happy to promote WCW — and last year, it occurred to me that I’ve covered many of the topics in my blog over the almost (gulp) 15 years I’ve been writing here.” Blog archives to the rescue! She pulls from past content on the power of stories.

PocoBrat writes about the last time doing something. The example she gives — picking up your child for the last time — is something I think about a lot because I was cognizant of the final time I picked up the Wolvog, though I don’t remember the last time I picked up the ChickieNob. I’m also beyond impressed that she can lift an adult!

Lastly, Family Building with a Twist celebrated a birthday and muses on having a very short beauty routine these days. She writes, “We’ve learned a lot since March of 2020. And if you don’t like my face as it is, minimally made up, then chances are you won’t like what I’m going to express or have opinions on.” Absolute yes.

The roundup to the Roundup: Go watch Severance if you like good tv. Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between September 9 – 16) and not the blog’s main URL. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week? Read the original open thread post here.