bearblog carnival june; "how do you stay connected while practicing digital minimalism, and how did you make the switch?"

welcome welcome, dear internet netizens ~ ! gather 'round, gather 'round! there's plenty of room around the small pixel fire (conjured from the depths of gifcities) to warm our metaphorical hands while we wait. seasons be a-changin', especially down under, where i reside swathed in winter blankets and hot XL mugs of tea. and upon the turning of month, so have we reached the halfway mark of the weird, wonderful and wobbly year of 2026 (god, what a terrifying thing to think about). so, on a slightly less existentially-mortifying note... i bring news of this month's Grizzly Gazette BearBlog Carnival! (if no bells are ringing at mention of the "Grizzly Gazette" or "Bearblog Carnival", you can read all about it here, and i'd highly encourage you to participate! posts can be as long or as short as you like, the most important thing is just writing something and getting your two-bob out on the metaphorical page!) i have, through a fate or sheer-dumb-luck-ordained set of circumstances, wound…