Too many tears to make sense. Diagnosed, today, with lymphoma. She may last months…or weeks.
it ain’t easy.
…Been a couple years and Aurora’s still doing well, thriving more than we could have ever hoped for. We are incredibly grateful to the folks at the animal shelter for their unwavering understanding and assistance throughout her journey. Their support and dedication have played a crucial role in her well-being, allowing us to provide her with the loving home she deserves. Aurora has become not just a pet, but a cherished member of our family, filling our lives with joy and affection.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness an epidemic, ringing the alarm that social isolation was causing mental and physical harm. Teenagers were reporting record levels of sadness. Suicide rates were at a record high. While Covid kept people from their friends, families and peers, there were other factors at play, which Dr. Murthy described in his May 2023 report—namely the advent of smartphone technology and the rise of social media. Once heralded as innovations, these creations of private industry were suddenly the problem…
Investor money is fueling…startups that aim to strengthen friendships and provide community. The founders of SoulCycle received $7.2 million in funding from Maveron, the venture-capital firm…for its new wellness center Peoplehood, which runs guided group conversations aimed at improving relationships. Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg has raised $4.9 million from investors…to make Meeno, an AI chatbot that helps people practice difficult conversations.
Miki Agrawal says Belong Center has secured about $750,000 of committed funding from donors including Sam Ben-Avraham, co-founder of sneaker store Kith, celebrity mycologist Paul Stamets and Monty Moran, a former Chipotle executive. Its board members include the physician and social-media personality Mark Hyman; former CEO of period-underwear company Thinx…software entrepreneur Ping Fu, who is also on the board of Burning Man; and the chef and philanthropist (and Elon’s brother) Kimbal Musk.
It’s the American Way, folks. If you’re confronting a social issue…never been “aware” of it in your lifetime…it’s automagically more ghastly than anything humanity has ever faced. We invent a congregation to encourage more folks to join us. And, yes, some folks will step aside and founder in unhappiness, self-pity.
But, it really doesn’t require “big thoughts”. Just backbone and concern for the rest of the folks in the same boat.
There are few things as revealing as a person’s search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information. But a recently unsealed court document found that investigators can request such data in reverse order by asking Google to disclose everyone who searched a keyword rather than for information on a known suspect.
In August, police arrested Michael Williams, an associate of singer and accused sex offender R. Kelly, for allegedly setting fire to a witness’ car in Florida. Investigators linked Williams to the arson, as well as witness tampering, after sending a search warrant to Google that requested information on “users who had searched the address of the residence close in time to the arson.”
The July court filing was unsealed on Tuesday. Detroit News reporter Robert Snell tweeted about the filing after it was unsealed.
One of the best dance scenes in film…regardless of who actually performed the piece. There were questions asked, unanswered, at the time, as to who actually provided the performance.
I’ll go with the last, final admission, of the French dancer…Marine Jahan.
Eideard 
