I need to get to CVS this weekend to get that done. Earlier in the month, I got an MMR booster because I'm of that age where sometimes you only got one MMR as a kid. Measles titer blood test showed either none or very little, so my PCP recommended I do it. I got the pneumonia vax while I was at it.

Recent favorite is Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children" trilogy (especially since a 4th has just been announced). Past that... I guess Hitchhiker's Guide? That qualifies, right?

I don't have stuff of my own to promote, but I would direct folks to the lovely handmade jewelry/objets d'art that my pal @lionesselise.bsky.social creates. Her wares can be found at www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...

We're getting the kids applications in next Monday because we NEED TO, but also the other reason too.

Same. We're going the "nice family vacation" route. (Two days layover in Iceland, 12 days in France.) I figure introducing the kids to Europe can only help if we eventually need to bail. My company is HQed in Germany, so that's always an option.