Well, well. I finally decided to take the plunge and delve back into the world of Blockchain Blogging, ha! π π π
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I used to blog religiously back in the days of Steemit, however, as I'm sure many of you are aware, things got a little messy towards the latter stages. Not that it's an excuse to Ghost the way I did. There was more to it than that and I guess it was just a culmination of frustrations that ended up in me deciding to step away for a while... a 3-year while π
Without getting into too much detail, please allow me to tell you a bit more about me, who I am, and why I'm back.
So, let's throw the above paragraph in reverse and start with:
Why I'm back?
My aunt, @lizelle, has been mentioning to me regularly about the Hive platform. She has powered through the BS and made fantastic progress here, which I'm very proud of. I've seen some other fellow bloggers from the earlier days, many of whom were part of @teamsouthafrica, also making great strides. I'm Super Proud of you all!
The above is more motivation than reason, I suppose. The main reasons would be my joy for writing, making a few more friends, having a few chuckles along the way, and building towards a more sustainable future. Yes, I'm not going to mollycoddle anything. Covid has been detrimental in many ways, but more on that going forward.
Who am I?
I'm a Cape Town, South African-based father of two. @jusipassetti is my wife and we have a ton of pets, more specifically, dogs and cats πΆ π±πΆ π±πΆ π±πΆ π±
Most of my writing is fictional stories and light-hearted blogs. Below are a few of my older posts, should you wish to take a squiz;
https://hive.com/love/@therneau/learn-to-pick-up-honey-s-like-a-boss-from-an-8-year-old
https://hive.com/story/@therneau/the-satchmo-p-i-living-amongst-monsters-chapter-1
https://hive.com/fiction/@therneau/diary-of-a-serial-killer
https://hive.com/fiction/@therneau/book-of-space-lore-introduction-and-log-slkt-1-new-earth
Some of these I'd like to continue with or completely redo. Let's see. I had lots of fun writing these plus many more. I'll do my best to keep you entertained!
As for more about me, you'll learn as we go along. Right now, my butt is getting sore... my son stole the office chair π and it's taken me a while getting HTML figured out again, lol.
In Conclusion
I simply look forward to connecting with you all here on Hive and would appreciate any assistance or guidance relating to communities, platforms, etc. to aid towards building myself and others towards a more prosperous community for all to enjoy!
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Cheers
Welcome back... π We love @lizelle and I have some great South African friends, so following you from over here in Northern Thailand. π
I've had my head stuck in the Silver Bloggers Community and realize now how much I've missed out on what you've been up to @artemislives! You should take a peek at our fun community of young at heart Silvers, hope to see you sometime π€
haha.. the whole idea of "silvers" puts me off!! haha... I'm a mom of a teenager who is still at school. And running a business. Not having so much in common with all the retired set. LOL.
LOL! You'll be surprised at how many younger wana-be retirees we have as well as young folk with old soulsπ
I'm sure you're right. In personally don't believe in the idea of retirement and live here in Thailand surrounded by expat retirees. LOL. I don't have any intention of ever retiring, per se, and a lot of what I blog about is connected to my business. It just doesn't seem a very good fit. But I will wander over and have a look-see sometime, I promise.
Thank you very much! I appreciate the welcome back :) Makes me happy... Northern Thailand, I'm going to check it out. Much love and appreciation!
My dear friend, Sally Golding, moved to Cape Town after decades in Chiang Mai. I have a feeling you're going to bump into her and it will be just two degrees of separation. I like the world a lot when it's like that.
I Googled Sally Golding, Cape Town and came across a divorce coach. Is that the same person? If so, should our paths cross, I believe it would be in a social setting π
haha... yes... same person. she works as a counsellor with a company called The Naked Divorce. Her husband works for a brewery so they do tend to be pretty social... a much better plan! π
Welcome back dude!
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Thanks dude. Still a bit stuck with Discord. Some 2fa issues which I've been struggling with but I'm looking into that. I'll check out the he teamsa login as well and some assistance will be welcome π
Sooo glad you finally took the plunge @therneau, it will be great to have some RL family here againπ€
Hopefully @jusipassetti also follows suit. Peakd.com is really the best (in my old eyes at least) for blogging here on Hive. As @livinguktaiwan & @fionasfavourites said, it's a good idea to replace your links' domain as that old platform left a rather bitter taste.
You'll find Hive is a much friendlier place!
Enjoy exploring the various communities here on Hiveπ
It's good to be back. @jusipassetti is still too tied up so she won't be back yet.
I was a little confused about updating the links domain, then it dawned on me... the post links, lol. Thank you @livinguktaiwan, @fionasfavourites & yourself, of course. Done!
Hi there, welcome back to Hive. Lizzie is a rock here and has been doing great stuff on the chain, good to see her family here as well.
Echoing what Fiona has mentioned, you can easily replace the domain for your above links with hive.blog or peakd.com or ecency.com and your posts will be there. Probably be a good idea to change them if you plan to hang around on Hiveπ
Thanks for the input. Lizzie/Aunty, so glad she has become a pillar of the community :)
Welcome back my dude!
Yeah we should totally start writing again! We have so many stories to tell.
Btw, https://hive.com/fiction/@therneau/book-of-space-lore-introduction-and-log-slkt-1-new-earth was the start of the story between you and and @kd-neely. I dont think that one went further than episode 1.
Meanwhile our SLZT went up to 6 or 7 episodes... let me see...
https://ecency.com/fiction/@therneau/book-of-space-lore-log-slzt-6 That was your last one...
Aha! We totally have up to Episode 7!
https://ecency.com/fiction/@zakludick/book-of-space-lore-log-slzt-7
I need to read this again...
Btw. Check out the #ecency front end. They have a mobile app as well.
I'm looking forward to reading your back catalog - it looks epic! I'm new, so welcome doesn't really quite ring true, but glad to have you here! And thanks for liking my post =)
Great! I guess it's welcome back to me and welcome here to you then π Enjoy the journey and thanks for the awesome comment π
Welcome back @therneau! Word to the wise: you'll find those posts on hive, too. When we hived off (ha!) all our content came with us. You'll also find that PeakD which replaced, OMG, I can't remember the old iteration, has improved in leaps and bounds. I know @lizelle is glad to have you back (yes we were talking behind your back...lol) and do just give a shout if you get stuck. I'm still on discord - same old handle lol!
Great to hear. Sooo, by what I'm gathering, PeakD is the place to be..?
'I know @lizelle is glad to have you back (yes we were talking behind your back...lol)'
Haha, glad to hear the ole' ladies are still thinking about me :)
When it comes to Discord, I'm a bit stuck. I enabled 2fa which has been a headache. I'm still trying to figure it out but will most certainly ask for assistance when and where I can. Please send me your handle and thank you so much for the great welcome!
I am fionasfavourites#1035
Just start a new profile. And have Discord on your phone. Scanning the QR code is much easier... Here is an invite to SBC. "See" you soon!
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May we ask you to support it so our team can continue its work this year?
You can do it on Peakd, ecency,
https://peakd.com/me/proposals/199
Thank you!
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