Since the Oregon protests, my friend list grew from 300 to 1600. At the time, it seemed like a good idea for solidarity in the political community. It also harmonizes with the church's request that we be involved online so we can make a difference, help defend the church in the national conversation, and to help spread the gospel. But the consequence of that is that I have lost control of my News Feed in terms of its primary purpose of keeping me in touch with family and friends. The trend now seems to be to clean up friend lists, and I will follow suit. Some of my online friends have become familiar faces and will be retained along with my real world friends. I will remain in the groups so I can continue to interact with people there. Thanks for all those who have shown interest in my posts.