On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

I've been reminded over on TrekBBS that there's ongoing medical fundraisers for two writers whose work on comic books and on Star Trek I've enjoyed reading and re-reading over the decades.

Mike W. Barr

Peter A. David

I got the first dose on my shingles vaccinations yesterday.

Aside from the hopes of averting that disease itself, apparently there's some small degree of benevolent knock-on effect against dementia too.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/shingles-vaccination-dementia.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/shingles-vaccine-dementia-wales-1.7500368

You'll certainly want to do some additional digging into this on your own to be more certain.

I am going to do the right things as best I can whenever I can, in terms of ecological sustainability. I will fail at this from time to time, being human. I will still do the work to whatever degree I can.

I'm seeing this from multiple credible sources in science fiction and fantasy fandoms.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/harris-de-lint-recovery-fund

A Trumpist Representative has offered asylum to the Convoy Crowd, comparing Canada to Venezuela.

https://twitter.com/EvanLSolomon/status/1495168035925237761

The encampment at the baseball stadium has self-dismantled.

https://twitter.com/judyatrinh/status/1495138661888929796

Stuff that got left behind in the retreat:

https://twitter.com/melmarquis/status/1495381187963101188

As for where they've retreated to:

https://twitter.com/MonicaCYOW/status/1495397749818331138

(Yeah, Arnprior and Embrum need help now instead of Centretown and Lowertown.)

One small part of Cindy Blackstock's reaction in the moment:

https://twitter.com/cblackst/status/1495392214041743364

This is definitely an incomplete listing.

Someone's willing to pay attention to this, and a good thing, too. I've been getting some kind of mental-health support for over five years through one of the local community health centres, whether I was employed or not. The mental-health supports weren't sought specifically because of the job search, but so what?

https://thewalrus.ca/fifty-cover-letters-three-interviews-zero-offers-finding-a-job-still-isnt-easy/

Meanwhile, I'm working on designing a birthday card for one of my nephews. In additional to helping with family solidarity in its way, it's skills-training with graphic design 'ware. I can count it as a "job search activity", right?

Today is World Mental Health Day, for whatever it's worth to any of us. We're mostly trying to watch out for each other here in this corner of Dreamwidth. This is a good thing. I'd like it to continue.

I've applied for three jobs so far this weekend. I'm not sure that I'm sufficiently qualified for any of them, but the people I've sent the applications to will make that decision.

It's raining here in Ottawa-Gatineau. Environment Canada has - as of my original posting of this commentary - forecast an end to that rainfall at some point early this afternoon local time. That would be good.

Laundry is being done here. Vacuuming in the basement has been done anew (finally).

We have what appears to be one-inch-tall (above the ground-line) pine tree of some sort growing amid the stones between our house and one of our next-door neighbours. We're working out how to move, preserve, and grow it so that we can transplant it to a safer-to-housing-foundations location later.

More as it develops...

Taking a break from Pirate Day stuff because one of my friendlisters needs help covering their eye care.

Douglas gridlore Berry has some post-cataract surgery complications that surprised his finances, and so there's a GoFundMe now active to cover those extra costs. Details here. If you can donate, please do. If not, please spread the word as best you can!

I see you.

I hear you.

I recognize you.

The bird-feeder hanging in the back yard is getting business. Squirrels are running this way and that, up and down tree branches and across the yards, front and back. At least one cat per month on average is getting the attention that requires "Missing" posters being taped onto community mailboxes. I've got a follow-up dental appointment tomorrow, and probably one more day of data entry work to finish after that's done. Also, I need to talk with my CPAP machine supplier about paperwork I believe I should have signed by now. The job search continues. This afternoon, ByMUG has a Zoom meeting for me to be part of.

Meantime, I have compression socks to take out of the wash to air-dry.