PostsCommentsPayoutssteemerpat (47)in #politics • 8 years agoTrumping decency, triggering old woundsDid the last week or so of coverage of the U.S. presidential election trigger you? Welcome to the fast-growing community of sexual assault victims who are reliving their past…steemerpat (47)in #gardening • 8 years agoIt’s Beginning to Look a Bit Like ChristmasWhen I moved to Ecuador in mid-November almost six years ago, I was astonished to find higher-than-our-head poinsettias with bright red leaves on top. I thought of poinsettia as…steemerpat (47)in #steem-meme • 8 years agoIs there hope for victims of fast-spreading Steem-allnitus?Since I joined Steemit, I've noticed a tendency to stay up too late and neglect everything else for steeming. Oddly enough, I've started speaking a foreign language almost…steemerpat (47)in #steem-meme • 8 years agoGrandma got a special upvote - Steem-meme 3Thank you, @stellabelle! I seem able to make memes only for an internal audience. One of these days I'll do a marketing one. If you missed my prior memes, here they are:…steemerpat (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoMy milestone is a comment, not a numberIf this is a community, then this metric matters. Yesterday I passed one hundred followers, and my reputation is up to 45.5. My numbers had stalled for a bit because nobody…steemerpat (47)in #steem-meme • 8 years agoHoney - Steem-Meme #2This is not a marketing meme, but rather a way to empathize with brand-new minnows, which was my status not very long ago. This represents how I felt.steemerpat (47)in #steem-meme • 8 years agoWanna see ... Steem-Meme #1steemerpat (47)in #money • 8 years agoOur ugly, do-gooding, money-saving, aggravation-eliminating, hernia-reducing answer to ‘don’t drink the water’Can you drink the tap water? The answer in many parts of Latin America is No, not unless you want a nasty intestinal bug. In Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and during our first…steemerpat (47)in #news • 8 years agoIf you steal copyrighted material, what if your blog goes viral?Would you be embarrassed—or sued—if the world found out you were a plagiarist? We talk a lot about plagiarism and copyright infringement on Steemit because quite a few bloggers…steemerpat (47)in #travel • 8 years agoWhy The Hell Didn’t I Do What I Knew I Should? HALT to Reduce Travel Misadventures (Part 3)What can go wrong when you forget to HALT while HUNGRY , ANGRY , LONELY , or TIRED ? … or when you’re Hot , Altered , Accustomed , Absorbed , Assuming…steemerpat (47)in #travel • 8 years agoPart 2, HALT to Reduce Travel MisadventuresFailure to HALT can get you in trouble abroad. @Steemerpat says: Limit travel mistakes by using the HALT tool. I learned the HALT acronym from a friend in Alcoholics…steemerpat (47)in #travel • 8 years agoPart 1, HALT to Reduce Travel MisadventuresBecoming aware of the conditions that make you most vulnerable can limit bad experiences while you travel and live abroad. Author expands on HALT self-care tool of AA.…steemerpat (47)in #introduce-yourself • 8 years agoLiving the expat dream: on a chicken bus with a duck“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Unknown Hi, fellow Steemers. I’m steemerpat, aka Pat or Patricia Bray.…