Good Things Friday (234) and Link Love
August 18, 2023
1. I made a good decision to not stress myself out trying to do ALL THE THINGS one day this week and it worked out really well. I didn’t end the day hating everything.
2. Past Me froze an apple pie and Present Me got to eat it. Excellent decisions!
Helping folks:My friend Quiara lives on a low fixed income and recently got the bad news that not only won’t SSA cover her insurance premium this year, they’re making this decision retroactively. I don’t know where they think she’s going to conjure that money from but if you can, Help Q survive the year?
We Regret to Inform You That The Pellet Jar is Empty. While I’m not an author, Delilah Dawson’s post resonated deeply: Today I was caught in a maelstrom of Imposter Syndrome, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, Do My Friends Hate Me Or Am I Just Hormonal, and Oh God, Oh God, Is Publishing Dead, and it turns out I’m not alone.
Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too. (Gift article) I’ve said this a hundred times since COVID started. Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME has made me measure my life in ounces of energy. Many of her symptoms are my symptoms that I’ve been living with for years. I refuse to entertain the notion of “relaxing” and risking more narrowing of my life that’s already so diminished.
From Apparition LitMag: “A delightful study on identity and being human, the essay HOW TO BECOME A CREATURE, by noted expert @premeemohamed.com, is free to read online.”
These opportunists and scammers are absolutely disgusting: Maui residents targeted in scams to grab land after tragedy, officials say
