blog: Weeknotes for 2024W47

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 title: 2024W47
 date: 2024-11-18
 publishDate: 2024-11-24
-draft: true
 tags:
   - Weeknotes
   - Cooking
   - Recipes
+  - Transgender
+  - LGBTQIA+
+  - Video Games
+  - Tech
+  - Arizona
+  - Daylight Savings
+  - NWSL
+  - Football
+  - Sports
+  - Orlando Pride
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-The last week before Thanksgiving holidays in the United States.
+It was honestly a hell of week, with the combination of news, weather, and work.
 
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@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ here on this site in a more structured way. Maybe one day you'll see a
 
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-Wednesday was [TDoR]({{< ref "blog/2024/tdor" >}}).
+Wednesday was [<abbr title="Transgender Day of Remembrance">TDoR</abbr>][tdor].
 
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@@ -36,8 +45,31 @@ Someone on Mastodon raved about a new city builder that came out over the summer
 2024 called [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic][wnr]. Design and build your
 own Soviet-era city!
 
+---
+
+Republicans in the US House of Representatives [worked themselves into a
+froth][morn] this week over newly elected House Representative Sarah McBride.
+The first in what will undoubtedly be a long string of attacks on the trans
+community from an emboldened right wing congress.
+
+---
+
+One of the best things about  my home state is the fact that it doesn't observe
+Daylight Savings Time. XKCD ran a [good strip](https://xkcd.com/3014/) this week
+about it.
+
+---
+
+Tess and I watched the <abbr title="National Womens' Soccer League">NWSL</abbr>
+final on Saturday night between the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit. The
+Orlando Pride had an incredible season this year, and pulled out a [1-0
+victory][nwsl] against the Spirit.
+
 [c]: {{< ref "blog/2024/cat-in-the-cream-cookies" >}}
 [e]: https://diplograph.net
 [genehack-toot]: https://dementedandsadbut.social/@genehack/113501296814192706
 [recipe-affordances]: https://genehack.blog/2020/04/recipe-affordances/
 [wnr]: https://www.sovietrepublic.net
+[morn]: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/congresswoman-mcbride-announces-she
+[nwsl]: {{< ref "blog/2024/orlando-pride-nwsl-final" >}}
+[tdor]: {{< ref "blog/2024/tdor" >}}