1047th Friday Blog Roundup

Disney+ uploaded several first-person Disneyland ride videos to their site. I love these types of videos and often watch them on YouTube, but they’re even better on Disney+ because they filmed them when the park was empty and used optimal lighting (vs. ride lighting) for inside portions. It feels like you’re there.

Two of my favourite rides are on the list: Soarin’ and Haunted Mansion. There are also a few parades on the list. No one else in the house is as enamoured as I am with the videos, so I’m watching them slowly.

It was a fun, unexpected addition to my week.

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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:

• “Monarchs & Infertility” (LindsayMader)

Okay, now my choices this week.

The Next 15,000 Days has a post about an overheard conversation and what the woman could have said instead. It comes down to acknowledging someone else’s words instead of launching into advice. Not every statement needs to be followed up with action items; especially action items that may not actually bring relief.

Lastly, No Kidding in NZ also tackles what is and what is not helpful when you want to support someone going through something difficult. I like this opening: “I learned what worked for me, and that is always helpful. And I learned how to support others as a result. But I’m definitely still learning, and have been far from ideal over the years, I am sure.” Again, asking the other person what would be helpful to them goes a long way. This list is a great place to start.

The roundup to the Roundup: First-person POV Disneyland rides. 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 July 25 – August 1) 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.