977th Friday Blog Roundup

Every year, on March 9, the ALI community comes together to perform random acts of kindness in Thomas’s name. I believe this is the 19th year. The action can be little or big. You can tell the person you did it for Thomas or quietly take action and whisper it to the universe when you’re alone. It’s really up to you.

And it’s incredible to think about how much good a person can still accomplish, even if they’re not here.

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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:

• “Repetition” (No Kidding in NZ)

Okay, now my choices this week.

Dear John approaches the anniversary of her husband’s death with a letter explaining that she still misses him. She writes, “I don’t really know how people move on. I guess they’re more comfortable letting people into their lives, where I am somewhat more reserved.” And I found the Doritos moment touching, for lack of a better word.

Finding a Different Path has a story of technology to the rescue (computer) after technology failed her (car) when she was on her way to a book event. “I was so proud to be a part of it, and so bummed not to be there in person to chat with people after. But also so grateful that they were willing to zoom me in to share my fringe-y perspective on the need for reform in adoption.”

The roundup to the Roundup: Do a random act of kindness. 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 March 1 – 8) 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.