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Nov 10th 2021

Well, work was interesting yesterday. I did not get out in time to go to my workout class and I blew off the gym as a result. 🙃

Woke up at 5:30 instead of 5 like I wanted, but I needed the sleep. Squeezed in some programming.

Today I'm going to go running after work. Shooting for 4 miles today.

I'm hoping to also do an hour of programming when I get home tonight.

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Nov 9th 2021

Today I woke up at 5 to do a little self learning. I'm going to try and learn and build a web app using Nodejs by the end of the year. It has come to my attention that I set all of these goals for programming and software development but I never finish these projects. I'm going to try and change that to start the new year right. For the rest of the day my plan is:

Go to work Walk during lunch

Gym after work

Head home, eat dinner

read and do a little more programming

Bed! 😴😴

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So a while back I won a cheap eBay auction listing for a collection of love letters from the first world war.

They arrived today, and...the listing was WAY more than I expected for the price I won it for. There's over 100, and they're not just from WWI, but from 1906 (earliest I've found so far) through to 1915.

Charlie writes to his girlfriend, Gertrude. This is the most beautiful, lovesick stuff I've ever read. He sends her so many letters, sometimes twice a day, and lots of poems. He seems to have been an artist, as he talks a lot about small exhibitions of his stuff, and included a flyer for one. He also talks about how her parents don't approve of them and how he's desperately awaiting the day they'll be married.

I haven't found the latest of the letters, but the fact it's up until 1915 and then stops...doesn't give me hope for a happy ending.

This man continuously refers to his precious beloved Gertie as his queen and goddess, and whilst most of it is sickly sweet, there's some raunchy stuff too, with him talking about how he can't wait until they have a little house together and can 'please each other all day'...

There's. So many.

I'm going to put them in order by date, read them through, and then maybe even transcribe them so we can find out a bit about Charlie and Gertie's love story.

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THE PLEASURE OF LOVE IN IRAN ‘Plaisir d'amour en Iran’ (1976) dir. Agnès Varda

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I haven't seen a lot of people talking about Texas' new abortion laws so I am going to go ahead and bring it up.

Texas has introduced a new bill that would basically incentivize suing doctors who practice abortions, and anyone else who may have helped someone get an abortion after six weeks. It includes first-of-its-kind language that allows anyone, even someone outside Texas, to sue an abortion provider or anyone else who helped someone get an abortion after the six-week limit for at least $10,000 per defendant.

Many are calling it "bounty hunting", as the bill "doesn't outright criminalize abortions after six weeks, but rather encourages civil lawsuits at the municipal, county and state level targeting the process by which a woman might seek abortion care".

Not to mention, the law is designed to disadvantage defendants. "All damages would go right into the plaintiff’s pocket. If a defendant wins, they still must pay their own legal fees, but if a plaintiff bringing a suit wins, the defendant must pay both sides’ legal fees. Individuals who are thought to be helping a woman obtain abortion care can be sued multiple times by different people and parties".

This article goes more into depth-

Texas has already banned abortions as early as six weeks, one of the most restrictive measures in the US already... and now they are putting bounties on women seeking abortions and the doctors that help them. Mind you, there are NO EXCEPTIONS for rape or incest in Texas' abortion ban.

This article specifically talks about how the law allows citizens to enforce the already restrictive abortion ban, and what exactly that entails. For instance, the article explains that "If the barista at Starbucks overhears you talking about your abortion, and it was performed after six weeks, that barista is authorized to sue the clinic where you obtained the abortion and to sue any other person who helped you, like the Uber driver who took you there".

Apparently, even religious leaders who provide emotional and spiritual counseling to patients considering abortion could be liable under the law.

This is a horrifying step backwards in the fight for reproductive justice. The law, which is set to go into effect September 1st, doesn't just target pregnant women, but those that help them seek an abortion, making it harder to find resources, or even leave the state to get an abortion.

This is not just a threat to womens lives and safety, but also the rights of every individual by setting a precadent for private enforcement of laws.

"It would also encourage other states to follow Texas’ lead on abortion, as well as on every other contested question of social policy.

California could shift to private enforcement of its gun control regulations, never mind the Second Amendment implications of such restrictions. Vermont could shift to private enforcement of its environmental regulations, never mind the federal pre-emption implications. And the list goes on"

Please, if you live in Texas, its important now more than ever to stand up for abortion rights. We cannot let this stand.

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slieve league cliffs, ireland

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Aid for German Flood Victims

Parts of Western Germany have been hit with a historical flood that has caused widespread destruction and as of now (Thursday, July 15 2021) has cost 58 lives. (source, source, source)

Here’s a couple links to places where you can donate. These will be in German, so make sure you have a translating tool at hand.

Diakonie Wuppertal (social welfare, victim aid)

Gemeinschaftsstiftung Wuppertal (social welfare, victim aid)

Deutsche Lebensrettergesellschaft (German Lifeguard Society, buy equipment for helpers)

Heimatcrowd Iserlohn-Lasbeck und Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde (community mutual aid)

Technisches Hilfwerk (Federal Agency for Technical Relief, a disaster relief organisation; donations here go to them at large, not only flood victims)

Aktion Deutschland hilft (mutual aid, helpers and victims)

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross; not the same as the US Red Cross and considerably less shitty; donations for helpers)

I pulled all of these from official news websites, so they should be legit. I will add to this post if I come across more resources.

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Charles-Amable Lenoir Stickers

This French academic artist was known for his depictions of beautiful women inspired by mythology and ancient Greek. His artworks are so delicate and intriguing. 🌸🤍

Buy on Etsy

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Natural History Museum.