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First, a big, recurring Thank You to everyone who has set up a recurring donation\u00a0to the Slacktivist tip jar. You are wonderful and generous and I\u2019m obliged to rise to the trust and grace you\u2019ve shown by not letting Other Things interfere with regular blogging here, as they have this week.<\/p>\n

Second, Other Things have been interfering a bit with regular blogging here this week. And so, if you are able and inclined to do so, this would be an excellent time for non-recurring donations to the Slacktivist tip jar.<\/p>\n

Third, since I don\u2019t want today\u2019s only post to be only a brazen, hat-in-hand money-beg, here is a photo\u00a0of a pretty bug that has taken to visiting our front porch light.<\/p>\n

$\"PrettyBug\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

The yellow-bulb front porch light (meant not to attract bugs \u2014 it does not work that way) doesn\u2019t do justice to how very, very orange this pretty little visitor is. I\u2019m guessing those oh-so-orange things are wings, but it didn\u2019t deign to show those off for me.<\/p>\n

To recap, then: Thank you. Please. Pretty bug.<\/p>\n

Feel free to consider this post an open thread to discuss more important and\/or more interesting matters in comments (which I guess means, really, four things<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"