986th Friday Blog Roundup

A few weeks ago, we were at the Brambles, and we saw two geese on the opposite bank staring us down. Really, one goose was staring us down, and the other goose was trying to get her gosling to join its siblings underneath it. The gosling was exploring the river bank and kept coming close to the larger goose, who would rise a bit to encourage the gosling to enter their cover. It took a few minutes for the gosling to finally disappear under the goose, and we told the couple that there was no possible way for us to mess with them. As I said, we were on the opposite bank and not about to swim across.

The moment we walked away, the goose released all of the goslings beneath them.

I feel a little like that goose right now, wishing both kids were home.

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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:

• None… sniff.

Okay, now my choices this week.

No Kidding in NZ is featured in a new book, but the post is also about the importance of sharing your story. As she’s reading the other essays in the book, she comments: “She mentioned an experience I thought I alone had had. But of course, I wasn’t the only one. And although I felt alone, I was not.” Stories reduce loneliness and isolation.

Lastly, The Road Less Travelled has gripes and pleasures. I don’t know why the bear question is having a renaissance now vs. all of the other times over the years that I’ve heard it. Or why men are just hearing it (seemingly?) for the first time. Though I’m all for men understanding what additional factors balance into decisions. And totally agree on the price of books. And I’ll add to the list — movies.

The roundup to the Roundup: Feeling like a goose. 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 May 3 – May 10) 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.