Interesting Links for 14-06-2022

[andrewducker]

1. What things tend to lead to happiness?

(tags:happiness psychology )

2. 1 in 5 US adults have Long Covid

(tags:pandemic health usa )

3. Why can't we remember being born or our first words?

(tags:language memory babies children )

4. Majority Of Northern Ireland Politicians Reject UK's Protocol Plan "In Strongest Possible Terms"

(tags:UK NorthernIreland trade Europe politics )

5. Whole bunch of homophobia in the adoption system

(tags:LGBT adoption children UK OhForFucksSake gay )

6. Europe's Plan to Quit Russian Fuel Plunges Pakistan Into Darkness

(tags:Europe Russia fuel oil Doom Pakistan Ukraine war viaDanielDWilliam )

7. Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, exceeding 40C in the core

(tags:brain temperature )

8. Europe is prepping for a trade war with the UK that no-one wants

(tags:europe uk trade doom NorthernIreland )

9. Neil Patrick Harris Boards Doctor Who

(tags:drwho )

10. BA.4, BA.5 rise in Europe; officials sound alarm of COVID-19 surge to come

(tags:pandemic doom )

Comments

[channelpenguin]

There's plenty of "powers" stronger than me - all the physical laws, all the emergent systems... weather, time, age. But not one of them is, or could be, looking out for me or looking after me (or anyone or anything).

Since you mention AA... oddly, I gave up alcohol absolutely on my own, from a date I decided. No groups. No lapses. No more thought ever given to it. I lived in England and still kept going to all the same pubs and social occasions and still do. I just don't drink. Since 2004.

I personally find AA a very strange concept. It's like a bunch of folks getting together every month (is it?) to endlessly discuss the same abusive ex. It doesn't seem like a way to get over anything and get on with your life.

[mountainkiss]

I would guess that everyone is different and there is no right way. I think your achievement is impressive. But I would be dead without AA and I know many others of whom the same is true.

[channelpenguin]

Mountainkiss - yes indeed. So glad you aren't dead!

[mountainkiss]

Thank you. I am too 😉