Sunday Musings — Another Milestone Reached: Passed 6,000 SP!

Finding a few quiet moments this Sunday afternoon, and hoping this will actually post as our Internet has been a bit dodgy... most likely due to the high winds.

I like living away from the city, but one of the minor annoyances of living in a more rural area is that the lines for most of our services run through forested areas on utility poles and we're "not important enough" that they have put our services underground yet. As a result, every time it gets really windy, there's a good chance a tree or branch will fall on a line somewhere and take out the electricity, the cable service (Internet) or out landline phone.

Yes, we still have a landline because we're too far (and over a ridge, and down the hill) from the nearest cell tower to have reliable mobile service... most of the time, we're connecting with just one or two bars.

Evidently, one of the formal "excuses" is also that we're too close to Canada (I can see Vancouver Island from my back deck) and the signals are weaker here to avoid cross-national service... not sure if I actually buy into that rationale, but sometimes I pick up my phone and get a "Welcome to Canada!" message pop up.

But hey, it's probably better than what many people in the world get!

Another Milestone...

Not a huge deal but I noticed this morning that my stake ticked over to 6,000 Steem Power, just a few days before I reach my 4th anniversary of joining this community.

Part of the funny thing about that is that this is now the third time I am a "dolphin" on Steemit... I have had to power down twice before: Once to buy a new set of tires for our truck, and once to help pay property taxes when we were in danger of losing our home to property tax foreclosure.

The 6,000 SP is still a ways from the highest level I reached which was 7,700-something.

Back to Work!

Anyway, just wanted to "mark" the milestone before I get back to work here... I have eBay stores to load with new listings and product photography to be done.

Yes, I'm working again... our visiting daughter decided to roll back towards Seattle early, to avoid long lines at the ferry terminal.

When you're self-employed, there's no such things as "weekends;" you just work whenever you need to... which is pretty much all the time.

But at least I can roll out of bed at 8:30-9:00 in the morning and go to bed at 1:00am with impunity!

Thanks for reading, and have a great remainder of your weekend!

How about YOU? Any important milestones in your life? Or do you not pay much attention to such things? As always, comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

(All text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is ORIGINAL CONTENT, created expressly for this platform — NOT A CROSSPOST!!!)
Created at 20210124 13:45 PST
x089