I’ve been excited to get some snow here in Victoria, and we finally have it! In fact, for the first time in a very long time, there is a snow day for the kids due to another storm expected to hit this afternoon. Too bad I have to work today.

It is really annoying to call what you think is a business phone, and the person answers with a simple ‘hello’. Do I have the wrong number? Did I call their personal cell phone?

Simplifying my digital life has meant unfollowing and unsubscribing from many feeds. FOMO is strong with me and it feels odd at first, but I forget about it quite quickly. Later on it feels liberating. I feel lighter.

I took the plunge and changed my micro.blog to be the full feed from my site. This is my attempt at [POSSE](https://indieweb.org/POSSE). I don’t think I’m ready to give up Instagram yet, but Twitter and Facebook I never post to, save for a couple exceptions.

There should never be an instance of the bridge being raised during the morning or evening commute. I don’t think that shipment of gravel was critical enough to inconvenience such a large number of people. #yyj #bridge