1084th Friday Blog Roundup

Ted Lasso is one of those shows that get better and better with each viewing. There were so many things I noticed the second time I viewed the series, or lines that landed differently the third time through. I’m currently watching the entire series for a fourth time to get ready for Season 4 on August 5.

The world feels really hard. Watching Ted Lasso feels good. They fix their bad choices, apologize for their mistakes, and bring their humanness to every scene.

Will you watch?

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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:

• • None… sniff.

Okay, now my choices this week.

Scientist on the Roof is having major bird drama, and I am here for it. Go pop some popcorn and see who wins. Are you Team Bluebird or Team Chickadee? This made me laugh.

Lastly, it was NIAW, which used to be a huge deal in the ALI blogosphere. Finding a Different Path writes about inclusive infertility awareness. After her former clinic collects thank yous on their post, she writes, “But when I saw comment after comment thanking the clinic for the existence of children, I felt like the narrative was skewed. And of course it is — who is going to thank them for not succeeding?” She did because there is a lot to say about the process itself and your experience on it separate from the outcome. I love this post for everything she points out.

The roundup to the Roundup: New Ted Lasso season in August. 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 April 24 – May 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.