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Chad Wilkinson served twenty-one years, completed more than ten deployments, and was awarded the Silver Star. I never knew Chad, never worked with him, and don’t know that we ever met, however, the day he passed is one I can recall with intense clarity. I remember the impact it had on my teammates, their spouses, and the way it felt felt distinct from other losses in the community. For many who enlist in the military, there's an understanding that military service has the potential to expose a person to combat situations, which in turn may expose them to gunfire, IEDs, and various other life-threatening hazards.

I have been working on giving voice to the voiceless and shunned community of detransitioners. Why? Because I see a large part of the loving and tolerant transgender community go after these people like rabid dogs. It is so sick and wrong in my eyes. Especially since transitioning has been such a gift for me. To see the heartbreak, the sadness and the loss these detrans people are dealing with and then to watch the community bash them so hard!

I first saw the words “Transylvania,” and “Louisiana” together in one sentence while reading Andrei Codrescu’s essay collection, New Orleans, Mon Amour. Of course, he wrote about the “real” Transyvania — the one in Romania — where he grew up. I’d wager most of Louisiana’s vampires live in New Orleans. Allegedly, one of the 20th century’s most notorious vampires lived here, and we now harbor a population of the vampire version of vegans, who source peaceful blood (or chi) from donors rather than stalking victims on city streets.

“I had a very famous agent and he said to me, ‘I don’t know why you always take the hard road.’ And my answer was, ‘You think I see two roads.’” — Albert Brooks, Defending My Life I have three pop culture heroes: Martin Scorsese, Neil Young, and Albert Brooks. Of the three, I’ve only met Albert Brooks, but it turned out to be one of the more serendipitous moments of my career.

Welcome back to the Sunday Scroll, a roundup of articles, links, and other thoughts from being on the internet this week. ICYMI, here’s what Embedded published this week: Who is allowed to have an opinion online?kate lindsay· November 13, 2023 Read full storyThe scourge of ‘bland influencer cadence’kate lindsay· November 15, 2023 Read full storyWhat else I’m writing:I profiled Mrs. Dow Jones for Bustle, and mused on the state of Millennial/Gen Z finances!

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Now that we’ve discussed what Type 1 dropsy is and what it looks like, we can move onto what to do about it. The treatment is the same for all stages of pineconing regardless of how advanced it may be. A fish showing pre-dropsy signs will receive the same care as a Stage 4 fish. I have developed these dropsy protocols to be as clear and easy to understand as possible.

The Red Sox learned that the MRI on shortstop Trevor Story revealed he has a subluxation of his left shoulder. Story was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday and will have another doctor’s appointment in Boston on Monday to determine whether he’ll need surgery to address the injury. Story hopes he can play again this coming season, but he also recognizes he just doesn’t know what’s next for him.