#WhatcanIdo Wednesdays
|January 7, 2025|
In an attempt to compromise between saying nothing and saying everything (with fury and outrage), I’m going to post once a week: a series of citizen responses on Facebook and Instagram, Wednesdays. Some live videos, some recorded, others graphics, individual or with others. Because this is a community, and in 2025, we need to be responsible members.
I hope you are far away from the wildfires
Hundreds of miles, yes. And since we’ve had rain here on the Central Coast, we’re not terribly vulnerable at the moment.
Thanks for your concern,
Laurie
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Hundreds of miles, yes. And since we’ve had rain here on the Central Coast, we’re not terribly vulnerable at the moment.
Thanks for your concern,
Laurie
I would love to read your take on some of the current (gah!) events, but all your links require me to sign in first. I don’t have any accounts in those social media and don’t intend to, so I’m finding a workaround.
Hmm, I thought one could look at Facebook without being a member, they must have changed that. Sorry!
Laurie
For anyone in a similar situation (same here, btw, no cause could ever get me to sign up with any of those big-tech “social” media sites): get yourself the browser extension called “Behind the overlay.” (There are probably others, but this one works well.) When you scroll on Facebook or Instagram and then suddenly there’s a window popping up that asks you to create an account, just click on that extension’s icon and that darn window vanishes.
Just to be clear: it’ll only allow you to see everything, not post.
Met you on Facebook after the National Airport tragedy 1/29/2025. Appreciate your voice. Let’s build community.
Let’s!
Laurie
Love your books, and I am glad to reenter the world of Mary Russell after a long absence. Sometimes technology is so cool. Love that you live in Watsonville where I was born. So happy there is a new book, Knave of Diamonds. This is my new goal book. Hope you will do the other suits as well. Thank you for everything. Sincerely Hidden
Hah–that would be a funny addition to the series, with 52 possible titles!
Laurie
I just discovered your books in my local library and finished reading The Beekeepers Apprentice. Excellent work. I very much enjoyed reading it. Thank you.