the mellow tigger's musings

I forgot to mention it last week, but we passed Minnesota's annual virtue signaling spectacle again. We call it "Give To The Max" day. I forgot about it entirely until I saw it on the evening news last week. I just hastily copied my donation chart from last year and used the same pattern of giving this year.

I encourage donating time if you can (and money if you can't) to the charities that matter most to you. I expect the needs to increase again, since that trend isn't changing. Locally, there was increased need last year and again this year.

I just got back from my first physical therapy session at the hospital. The therapist was brilliant, showing me the suspected cause of my left leg troubles in a way that was very easy to understand. There's a nerve that wraps around a vein in the back of the leg near the surface. It's at the same spot where I have my troubles.

They gave me some exercises to "floss" that nerve and improve lubrication in that area. I'm supposed to see them for therapy sessions for a few weeks on Thursday afternoons. I easily walked (very slight limp) the 2-3 blocks from my house to the bus stop and back, so this schedule is reasonable.

After Saturday, I start my new work week. My new schedule is Sun-Thu 10am-7pm Eastern. I'll already have to start using sick time on Thursdays in my new schedule, so I can go to physical therapy sessions. Which is fine. I've probably maxed out my accrued time anyway.

Continuing the annual tradition of virtue signaling spectacle, today is Minnesota's famous Give To The Max day for charitable fundraising statewide.

My own money is coming in slower than I'd like, but at least I can increase my donations this year compared to last year. Over the course of decades, I have generally grouped my donations into one of 3 broad categories: help people now (immediate services), help people in the future (education, sociopolitical change), and help the non-humans in the broader web of our environment. This year, however, I'm continuing my more localized version instead. I'm sending $1,000 to these charities, in either $50 or $100 donations:

Please consider getting involved (donating time, money, or other resources) to help in your area of the world.