Good Things Friday (99) and Link Love
January 8, 2021
1. I had splurged on some warm clothes for myself and they finally arrived! Pile lined sweatpants and fuzzy lined sweatshirts, where have you been all my life? This is the first time I’ve been able to walk around the house in a normal number of layers of clothing and not be cold! I’m calling it my bear suit. One might argue comfort and being warm isn’t a splurge, a dear friend made that exact point, but my brain would be confused by that.
2. On a whim, I picked up long beans and garlic black bean sauce at the local grocery store. Together, they made a delicious veggie dish! We finally have a veggie I won’t get sick of after two servings (I hope).
3. At least one of my healthcare professional relatives has been offered and given the vaccine.
Challenges this week: Mild grumble – why is my ortho office constantly marketing to me? I committed to treatment, you don’t need to keep sending me marketing emails! So weird.
I feel like a zombie. Sleep deprivation, OMG.
Moderate grumble: Comcast has been a RIGHT PAIN. I’ve been working “with” them (just holding onto my patience for dear life as I try to get them to help) to get our internet back up and running since before Christmas. They have definitely NOT fixed the problem. One technician did come out and replaced all the bad cabling but there’s still a problem with their network that they have identified but it’s like pulling teeth to get them to get a second tech out for this known problem.
Severe: I continue to work my way through the ups and downs of depression. The weight varies day by day.
The coup attempt at the Capitol Building, aided by the Capitol police WHO LET THEM IN, was another … I don’t even know what to call it. The fact that 45 is still trying to fraudulently negate the election results here in 2021 is infuriating.
:: How was your week?
This is sad: Officials Let Hawaii’s Waterfront Homeowners Damage Public Beaches Again and Again
A lovely way to look at the new year of 2021.
I have loved bucatini for 20 years and it’s always taken a little bit of legwork to find: What the Hole Is Going On? The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020.
Is it Ethical to Talk About Getting Our Kids into Good Schools?
Our attention to their innate value as a human may even teach them about our shared humanity—the most powerful antidote to white supremacy and patriarchy.
The Corgi Express.. pic.twitter.com/9Mt8lAlnGn
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) January 5, 2021
OMG, I am just dumbfounded at what we’ve been seeing out of the capitol. It’s so surreal. The photos on Twitter of the NG sleeping on the floor…
I’m starting to think more about schools and it’s … a can of worms.
Aren’t longbeans the best?!
Surreal – exactly. It just seems like it can’t be real but it very much is.
When do you need to start dealing with schools?
We’re VERY pleased with the discovery that we like long beans!