Movember 2023 Wrap-up: Thanks, Caritas, and Encouragement

In which I thank all the 2023 Movember donors, and I encourage spreading the love.Episode linksMovember 2023Here are the places you can donate to the Movember Foundation, which supports men’s health, specifically focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s mental health:* Mary Pat Campbell’s MoSpace – a place to donate at Movember itself* My Movember Facebook fundraiser – my officially linked fundraiser, if this works better for youAnd here’s a QR code if that works better for you:Literary ReferencesDante: Building a Modern Hell - something I wrote in 1995, re: Niven & Pournelle’s Inferno vs. Dante’sMrs. Jellyby - Mrs. Jellyby and the Domination of Causes, essay by Jim ForestWhile few in the peace movement so radically neglect those in their care, unfortunately I cannot think of Mrs. Jellyby merely as a gross caricature. When my wife and I talked about her recently, we could think of several people, of both sexes, resembling her in many details: people with a certain legitimate concerns and noble goals who engage themselves so fully that their fixation wrecks havoc in the lives of those around them, driving many people they intended to influence, even their own sons and daughters, in the opposite direction.Milton, On His BlindnessWhen I consider how my light is spent,   Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,   And that one Talent which is death to hide   Lodged with me useless, though my Soul more bentTo serve therewith my Maker, and present   My true account, lest he returning chide;   “Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?”   I fondly ask. But patience, to preventThat murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need   Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best   Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His stateIs Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed   And post o’er Land and Ocean without rest:   They also serve who only stand and wait.”Works of MercyCorporal Works of Mercy - examples from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops* Feed the hungry* Give drink to the thirsty* Shelter the homeless* Visit the sick* Visit prisoners and ransom the hostage* Bury the dead* Give alms to the poorSpiritual Works of Mercy* Instructing the ignorant* Counseling the doubtful* Admonishing the sinner* Comforting the sorrowful* Forgiving injuries* Bearing wrongs patiently* Praying for the living and the deadEducational charities I supportBEAM — Bridge to Enter Advanced MathMy post on BEAM: Donors Choose: I often find small projects in local communities to support hereOnce I bought ALL of the Dr. Seuss books for kids to populate a classroom. I often pick special needs classrooms in New York.Learning Ally: I used to record math and computer science textbooks for them when I worked in NYC.STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more at marypatcampbell.substack.com/subscribe