COIVD-19 Links and Resources

This is all material related to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus sweeping the world in pandemic. It contains news articles, items to help with preparation and riding out the pandemic, as well as resources for free (gratis) that are being offered to help people stay connected and entertained while they are not at work. It's all behind a cut, with information first, and resources in the back half.

( Here's what I've compiled so far. There's much more out there, of course. )

More Usual Fare - February-March 02020

Greetings! Let's begin with the Gender Census for 2020, asking for people to talk about their identification, pronouns, and such things in relation to not being on the gender binary. There's an FAQ for the Gender census, and we note full-on that it's not a scientific anything, but instead someone with a burning curiosity.

There is also the United States Census going on, which is also something to respond to, although there will be many populations that do not get easily counted in this, because of very real fears that the current administration would use that information to arrest, deport, or harass them. (It's not supposed to happen. It's prohibited by law. I'm not going to begrudge anyone thinking that this administration might decide that law doesn't apply to them, like they have for so many other laws.)

We must wonder about the end of the chess game he played with Death, for Max von Sydow has gone beyond the rim at 90 years of age.

Collections of objects personally significant to people who have transitioned, tagged with stories written by their donators about why the object is that important to them. Which I'll put next to stories of people who are genderfluid or nonbinary and the navigation they have to do because not everyone has to transition.

( And more things to discover inside )

Last for tonight, a performance of the Mistake Waltz, where there's always someone who isn't quite in sync with everyone else. (But the performers help each other out where they can.) And an accessible performance of the Hallelujiah Chorus.

And also what it might sound like when a woman can speak her mind and not be afraid of whatever comes from it. Which we could use a lot more of - especially the reminder that there are a lot of soul-less men out there who should be dismissed as "trivial". I'm going to slot this next to a review of Her Body Can, a body-positive children's book, because these are the kinds of opinions we want to see more of in the world.

A video about how taking care of something, even if it it's not human, can sometimes help us through the worst of our situations.

And finally, getting enough rest is something that we should do, even if the society around us tells us that we don't need rest, only sleep. (If they say anything about the sleep in the first place.)

And then read The Cold Crowdfunding Campaign, about a ship captain who tries to raise enough money to refuel his vehicle so he doesn't have to space a stowaway. (And all the people that comment on such a thing, one way or another.)