922nd Friday Blog Roundup

We’ll watch some of Harry and Meghan’s documentary this weekend. Part of me feels dirty watching it — like reading a tabloid or listening to someone I don’t know well complain about their family (which, I guess, is exactly what this is). The other part of me feels like it’s a counterbalance to hear their voices when you can’t help but pick up on the media’s hot take while scrolling past headlines.

In any case, a decision was made. We’re watching.

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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.

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And now the blogs…

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:

• “Community and Support Groups” (No Kidding in NZ)

Okay, now my choices this week.

PocoBrat has a post about donations and giving people what they need. It’s a good reminder about food banks: “Giving to food banks is not supposed to be about how it makes me feel. So I’ve been good about cash contributions.” But I think it’s a good reminder about giving in general. When we give, the point is to give the other person what they need or want, not what we want to give. And the best times are when those two impulses line up.

Lastly, Slaying, Blogging, Whatever… has a post about thankfulness. I felt the same way about returning to the theater: “Something about LIVE performances, and being THERE with them as both the audience and the actors/crew putting on the show are in the moment and ENJOYING being there and in the moment. It was like coming home.” Perfectly said.

The roundup to the Roundup: We’re watching Harry and Meghan. 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 November 27 – December 9) 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.