Since somebody else asked....

[captainsblog]

Sometime in the past day or so, I got a PM here from a longtime reader who simply asked:

> Hey there, hoping everything is okay with you and yours, just checking
> in.

This was my reply:

Kind of you to ask. Yeah, we're fine. Busier than in a long time. It goes without saying (and has, since the 9th of February) that all the Breaking Shit and Being Evil from DC has been heavy on our souls, and we're only just coming up with ways to resist.

I've also been discouraged by the falloff in interaction on what I do write here. Many of the regulars- a few going back to LJ days, some more recent connections- have either slowed or stopped posting. Gone are the days of building those connections through commenting, which I know I've never given as good as I expect to get. I sometimes track who's reading my page here, and when it's just one Russian bot after another and nobody else, it gets discouraging.

As for many, Facebook has taken much of my quick-hitters. I am proud to have been banned from Musk's Shitter, and do have a Bluesky that I've sheeped on a couple of times. If you don't know who I am there, PM me and I'll send the link.

That pretty much makes a post, so I think I'll repost this as one, but again. Thanks for checking in. We all need to do that.

I may add pictures of some concerts, some stories of clinical trials and murdering gastroenterologists, some thoughts on disappearing law firms and dark democracies, but until then: hoping everything is okay with you and yours, just checking in.

Leave a comment or drop a word some other way.

Comments

[thanatos_kalos]

<3 I'm on bluesky, though I'm currently on a social media break for my mental health thanks to *gestures vaguely at everything *. I check a couple times a day and post occasionally. https://bsky.app/profile/thanatos-kalos.bsky.social . I don't really look at FB much at all but post occasionally there.

[sturgeonslawyer]

One possible topic for posts -- unless you feel it's dangerous -- ways and means of resisting if you've come up with any that might be worth sharing.

[weofodthignen]

I was wondering, waiting for your next post ... glad to hear from you, keep on truckin'.

Hey, babe

[dauntless_heart]

We are finally in the Spring Break "rush" here. We're busier, but less than expected--go figure. Stopped watching news before bed--having nightmares. :: sigh ::

Glad to see you're still out there. (hugs)