Next, if you're looking for a nice respite from news of political appointees in the coming year and so on there's uplifting news from the queer world--20 trans and non-binary election night winners say or forever stamps featuring gay icons Keith Haring and Betty White--you can find some nice tidbits in the LGBTQ Newsletter.
We think our freedoms are about to be curtailed. But it could be so much worse. A former student from Russia, who took a women and gender studies course a year ago, asked for a recommendation letter. They have decided to focus on gender and linguistics for their grad studies but say they cannot "conduct any research" on the topics of their interest as "they are currently against the law" and that all of their "professors here in Russia refused to write or sign any documents" for their applications as they are "prohibited." I told them things are about to get tougher here in the U.S. too, but that academia will probably put up a good fight for a few years yet, so to "come on over and help."
Nu is not yet free of fever and still registering a temperature of 102, but their oxygenation is at 99% so Big A isn't too worried; if the fever persists tomorrow, Urgent Care it is. At is sick also but at their own place, and didn't want me to show up with soup or anything, and I know fewer details (so that's extra, extra worrisome). Grandbaby is better! Just jaundice monitoring now, and that feels fairly standard. The upshot of all this illness in the kids is that my reading has come to a screeching halt. I was reading Lincoln in the Bardo, which starts with the death of Lincoln's son, Willie, from a fever--and I... can't.
Pic: A grumpy gyrfalcon (I think?!) I spied while out on my walk today.
8 comments:
Oh boy, I sure hope the kids are better soon!
Lots of good news in here - also a good reminder about other countries and their policies.
Free books are nice.
Beth and I were talking last night about how you know, in an increasingly authoritarian country, when it's time to flee. I don't think we'll have to, but how do you know before it's too late? She suggested I get my passport renewed, just in case.
Get well soon
Sick kids is the worst. Hope everyone is better soon. Appreciate the book recs, and you're so right that it's even worse in other places.
That Pride newsletter really did cheer me up too, Nicole!
We have wondered that too, Steph--will we not know until it's too late? Also, flee where?
Thank you, Gillian!
Thanks, Allison!
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