We asked our 3 year old about her gender, and her response was clear: she is a Big Sister.

Not one that appears on many forms, but I think it makes a lot of sense actually.

https://cassey.dev/gender-big-sister/

New on the blog: some things I've been enjoying lately.

Need some holiday light reading or a new game to try on your phone from the in-laws' couch? Check it out.

https://cassey.dev/december-2024-enjoyments/

@ethanschoonover 2024 was the #YearOfTheBlog for me and guess what? 2025 is, too.

Wrote a blog post compiling all the hard-fought lessons I have learned about some of the non-visa-related logistics items related to moving from the US to Canada, across such exciting topics as personal finance, importing a vehicle, and arranging cell service.

https://cassey.dev/us-to-canada-logistics-tips/

I wrote about my family's experience accessing healthcare in Ontario as new permanent residents.

https://cassey.dev/healthcare-in-canada-for-newcomers/

Some folks who are interested in being more prepared for disaster or emergency situations are interested in using HAM/amateur radio as a communication tool you can use when cell & internet networks are down.

I did some research on getting licensed (in the US) & learning to operate HAM radios this summer and finally got the notes I sent as an email to some local friends typed up for easier reference on my blog.

https://www.cassey.dev/ham-radio/

@blog It's a great day for the #YearoftheBlog!!!

Start a blog, people of mastodon!!! I dare you!!

A friend in Davenport was inspired by my constant babbling about the #YearOfTheBlog to start a blog about biking in the Quad Cities of #Iowa!

Here's his first post, on what it's like to bike commute in Davenport.

https://quadurbanist.blogspot.com/2024/10/biking-in-quad-cities.html

@skiles @mgwalker @zachlebar Mug post for the #YearOfTheBlog!!!!

A recommendation for you from me:

Try this web-based, free to play casual video game with simple read & click mechanics that I've been hooked on all summer with no signs of slowing down.

I have a whole blog post as my pitch for why you should play it. (And be my friend; I'll soothe your nightmares and later we can send mutually enjoyable assassins after one another if we so agree)

https://www.cassey.dev/fallen-london/

Was noodling on a challenging aspect of a website I want to build with #11ty last night instead of sleeping.

This morning in the shower I got the answer - instead of copying the steps from just one of my #11ty blog posts, I just need to combine that with another of my own blog posts for the CMS part!

Lesson of the day: ALWAYS BE BLOGGING
#YearOfTheBlog #Blog

Wrote about the joys of parenting a 2 year old for the #YearOfTheBlog

https://www.cassey.dev/two-year-olds-are-great/

Last night I drank one (1) soda and proceeded hours later to go full conspiracy theorist with virtual pins and yarn trying to nail down the description of a particular aesthetic.

Wrote about it here, published it about 3:30 am, and proceeded to lay in bed wide awake for another hour after that, thanks to the aforementioned single soda around 7.

Many lessons were learned! Read about them because it’s the #YearOfTheBlog

https://www.cassey.dev/gen-z-design-journey/ #blog #design

Here's my blog post # 31 of 2024, the Year of the Blog (as declared by me and .. only me? idc).

Productivity flavored!

#YearOfTheBlog #blog #productivity #pkm

https://www.cassey.dev/my-productivity-systems/

"Light rain expected to start at your location soon, and last for [timeframe]".

When it rains [these notifications], it pours [these notifications]. (Dang why didn't I think of that before posting)

Posted some thoughts on my blog about these notifications on iOS. What climate conditions would make them useful?

#YearOfTheBlog #Blog

https://www.cassey.dev/ios-rain-warnings/

New on the blog, probably mainly of interest to you if you spend a lot of time writing code, especially but not only in #Ruby:

"Settings in My Shell Profile that Just Make Sense" (why yes I have seen some tiktoks, why do you ask)

https://www.cassey.dev/shell-settings/
#YearOfTheBlog #blog

I changed the spacing around HTML headers on my blog so the heading is closer to the paragraph that follows rather than the previous paragraph, and I want to throw away my entire blog's CSS and start from scratch at least 27% less now.

It took me a month but I have finally finished a blog post on cool things I like about Lincoln, Nebraska
#LNK #nebraska #blog #YearOfTheBlog

https://www.cassey.dev/lincoln-is-great/

Happy #YearOfTheBlog, here is a post I wrote reviewing board games I've played with my two year old so far.

https://www.cassey.dev/board-games-for-toddlers/
#BoardGames #parenting #YearOfTheBlog #Blog