982nd Friday Blog Roundup

Beorn didn’t like anything about the eclipse. He didn’t even get that excited when I bought him blueberries and told him they were eclipse berries (because they look like the moon in front of the sun), and he usually loves blueberries. I brought his playpen outside so he could enjoy the event, but he decided that he wanted to go back inside after about five minutes, and I didn’t let him see the sun because he was not going to keep those glasses on his little piggie face.

It’s hard to be a little guinea pig during a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Josh and I gave the eclipse two thumbs up. 5 stars. We only had 87% coverage, but it was still very cool.

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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:

• “Separate Waiting Rooms” (Stirrup Queens) – thank you, Jess!
• “Knowing I Won’t Have Kids” (Infertile Phoenix)

Okay, now my choices this week.

Finding a Different Path writes about her total eclipse of the clouds. She explains: “It was really cool, but it was also an exercise in practicing being appreciative in the face of disappointments (which so many of us are REALLY good at, unfortunately).” I think that is a very profound lesson from the eclipse, especially because the event comes with a lot of anticipation AND many things (e.g., weather) outside a person’s control. And it still sounds like a cool experience in the totality zone, clouds and all.

Lastly, Infertile Phoenix writes about what it means to now have the knowledge that she will not have children. I especially love these lines: “Knowing I am not going to have children is easier than trying to get pregnant. Living my life knowing that I won’t have kids is easier than coping with the initial years after the realization.” It’s a wonderful post about life after knowing.

The roundup to the Roundup: Beorn’s not-so-loving-the-eclipse Eclipse. 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 April 5 – 12) 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.