1038th Friday Blog Roundup

I just spent the last 10 minutes writing a long story and then decided not to post it. Backspaced the whole thing away. On one hand, what an enormous waste of time. On the other hand, I saved you from a boring addition to the story about the shark. So you’re welcome because I assume you would thank me for not having to read 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.

And now the blogs…

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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:

• “I Forgot How Childlessness Felt When I was Young” (Childless by Marriage)

Okay, now my choices this week.

The Road Less Travelled takes a quick peek at a book cover and ends up seeing something very different from its title. I do this all the time. Infertility and loss on the brain.

Lastly, I may be overly emotional since losing Beorn, but Finding a Different Path’s post about Lucky dying moved me to tears. Animals, like Lucky, have personalities. They bring joy. They leave behind stories we retell for years and years. She writes: “I had to take a break from writing this post because it made me so sad. But also, it makes me happy to remember him. Lucky was a hugely special part of our life.” Sending a lot of love.

The roundup to the Roundup: Saving you from boring stories. 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 23 – May 30) and not the blog’s main URL. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week. Read the or