Good Things Friday (147) and Link Love
December 17, 2021
1. After much vaccine appointment stalking, we got lucky and found a site doing mass vaccines. And boy howdy do I mean mass. There were hundreds of people there. It was all outdoors, mostly masked except for Mr line cutter, and generally congenial. Minus that white woman (notable considering we were a sea of brown and black people of all ages who weren’t having hissy fits) who showed up and loudly decried having to wait in line. 🙄 The actual children didn’t act so childishly. After a long wait, we got our boosters, JB got their second vax, the admin and vax administrators were all very kind and patient in the face of the seemingly unrelenting hordes. Even the lady who was checking us in and confessed she had come several hours earlier to help with something else entirely and was pulled into this was patient even when I politely asked to switch manufacturers when I found out they had everything available. Even Smol, up for much longer than they were accustomed to, hung out with us amidst all the strangeness and was patient. This ate up half our day but was worth the peace of mind and I’m so grateful for so many parts that went smoothly: no traffic jams, we lucked into great parking at an immensely crowded site, my body was able to cope with the long wait, my just in case jacket for JB was gratefully received because of course they’d thought they didn’t need a jacket.
Challenges this week: Still fighting this dang cold.
SUCCESSION DOESN’T HAVE A DIVERSITY PROBLEM; IT’S TRUE TO LIFE: “The series has shown us what representation for marginalized characters would look like already, so I ask: Why would you want to see yourself represented in a show like Succession?” Let’s talk about representation in media and the importance of context!
There’s more than one way to give!
How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities
The Obamacare Tick-Tock. It’s helpful to see how already retired people are making healthcare work, especially when they have similar demographics (2 adults, 2 kids, and actually intend to provide medical care for the kids if need arises.) Healthcare is such a complicated beast and I hate that so much of it is tied to employment. Aside from needing to hit a specific minimum amount invested to feel reasonably secure for any earlyish retirement, there’s the headache of ensuring we have affordable healthcare coverage.
I aspire to either living a life worthy of or actually writing an obituary as rollicking as this one for Renay Mandel Corren. Probably write because there’s no way I’m ever going to be THIS interesting. Except maybe one of my friends can reveal I’ve lived a secret life online forever.
