Wednesday!
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
If you'd like to be part of the Itzl Alert Network, please leave a comment asking to join, or send us a message asking to join. We'd love to have you. The bigger our network, the less likely someone will be stranded all alone.
Got a cold front through last night - temperatures are in the teens with wind chills well below that - killing weather in these parts: plants, animals, people...
I went to a triple funeral on Monday of 3 homeless people who died last month from exposure and hunger. They had no families to claim them, so the city did a pauper's burial on them.
May none of us ever be in that position. May we all have someone who cares enough about us to want to know what's up with us and where we are and to reach out a helping hand if we get into any kind of trouble, from being stuck at home sick and bored to more dire circumstances.
We're here for one another.
Let us never forget that.