Hello fellow Steemians,
I have started and stopped, erased and rewritten this stupid post I know not how many times. I will be totally honest. I am a neophyte when it comes to anything "bitcoin-ish" or what I like to call "Is-That-Real-Currency?" So rather than look like some twit who pretends to know what it is, I shall refrain from saying anything that confirms that I am totally ignorant.
My friend @kiligirl whom you should know is my "Twin From An Other Year (TFAY) - which is more than slightly ironic as she actually has a real twin - first introduced me to Steemit's Facebook page a good while back. I had no clue what it was or what I was doing there and so I did nothing, reading a few articles, thinking I didn't belong and eventually leaving the group, as I figured I had nothing to say or add to the discussion.
In comes Linsey (sorry, can I say your real name, @kiligirl?) sending me a messenger message pushing me to move my arse and join for real already. I said I have nothing to say! No one wants to read me! She quite firmly reminded me that SHE wanted to read me so... here I am.
My name is Dale and I have chosen a total lame-o handle @dalerog as I cannot find a single thing that is peculiar to me or that I want to be known as. I am quite the Jacqueline of all Trades, Mistress of None. I have been called "Rog" for years by a select few - it is, after all, a short version of my last name, Rogerson. So pretty much everywhere I can be found as Dalerog.
This pic frankly represents me quite well. I don't take myself too seriously, have a great sense of humour and pretty much always have a smile planted on my face when I am not goofing around like this. Can't help it. I was known for my "sourire engageant" (engaging smile) in high school and am still pretty much to this day.
I have a sort of quiet catering business that I have not promoted or developed mainly because I don't want the government knocking on my home door whenever they feel like it to verify if I am on the "up and up". Somehow I have always managed to get calls for either my specialty cakes or family meals or some executive lunch. I have even, with the help of my late husband done a few YouTube videos that I just may share with y'all!
Till then, here are a few images to tantalize you ;-)
Duck prosciutto (or carpaccio) with lemon curd, pickled onions and pear
Assembled bite
Super Hero cake for 4 year-old
I have been widowed since December 2014 and live with my two boys, aged 19 and soon-to-be 18. It's been a challenge and now we can add "resilient" to my list of qualities. At least, that's what I am told. Over and over. My dog, Zeke, has kept me sane for almost 8 years now.
He's a gorgeous beastie, isn't he?
Other than that, I write a blog, am a photographer of things that make me happy, and avid reader of all sorts of things.
House in Boucherville (my home town)
Haiku
I will be sharing with you my thoughts about things, the people who have influenced me to make to where I am thus far and stuff that makes me tick, which maybe will make you tick. I might even share with you some of my 100-word stories from my Friday Fictioneers Group. I write as I am. Am authentic so what you read is who I am. I can't help it.
Hopefully I have not bored you to death and that you have a little glimpse into who I am.
Looking forward to your feedback!
Welcome to steem
Welcome!
Please share more of your story here :)
Well @fminerten1 You should enjoy the one I just posted. Thank you for the welcome! All I share will be my story in some way or another!
Hi @dalerog i introduced you in one of my posts as well check it out if you can thanks.
25 Best Minnows Steemians to follow last Week of June 2017
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@jzeek/25-best-minnows-steemians-to-follow-last-week-of-june-2017
So cool, @jzeek! It's funny... my phone was telling me a mention and I had no clue what the heck... and here you are.
This learning curve, eh?
Welcome to steemit :D You are welcome to look at my post.
Thank you @inuk. I will!
Welcome to family :)
Thank you @aluma!
Love your pic. And I still feel like I have nothing to say. Hope I can learn to express myself as good as you have. Wish you much success.
Thank you @sv67216721. It was a silly pic taken by yours truly as a joke... then I decided to keep it as a profile pic ;-)
Just be yourself, is my motto. The words will come when you are true!
Hey @dalerog
** Apprecited Your Work **
I would like to request you please keep posting this type of valueable content for the community of steemit as this platform is growing up day by day .. I would request you that you must support new steemer like me and other .
I am in love with one of my post as a senior steemer I need your Honest feedback regadding that . If you get time from your busy life and write your comment upon it . It will be really apprecited ..*
If I missed I do Apoligize for that ...
Lots Of Love For Future Posts
Bitcoin Secrate
Regards Sophia Olive
Thank you @sophiaolive. I am glad you enjoy my work. I will definitely try to keep posting that genre
Great first post! Welcome to Steemit, you'll do great here!
Thank you @skycornish. So very glad you enjoyed!
Welcome to steemit. Zeke is just gorgeous. Glad to have you here and can't wait for more posts. Following ✌
I am feeling so welcome already, @wildone This is cool indeed. And thanks, we get stopped all the time...
That's great. Well I can definitely see why. I travel with my 4 paw buddy Rocket. There are pictures of him on my blog along with our travel stories.
Will be checking you out @wildone
hy wildone I am following you hope you will follow me I am new here
welcome to steemit. it's a textual, audio, video, picture playground for the curious!
I quite like this description. Spot on!
thanks. i'm so damn curious! so it's perfect for me! :)
Me too :)
the smile was EVERYTHING! followed! (because i'm curious!)
Thank you so much @teamhumble!
welcome! :)
Great to have you here. Great food pics.
Thank you @realcodysimon. Looking forward to participating more
Welcome to Steemit @dalerog it looks like you are off to a great start!
Thank you @azfix. It's a beginning!
Hi you there, welcome, I'll look at your further posts. :)
and here I'm, cheers! https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@tomosan/namaste-steemit-czesc-hello-its-time-to-introduce-myself
Thank you @tomosan
Congratulations @dalerog
You took 82 place in my Top 100 of posts
Cool. :D
Congratulations @dalerog!
Your post was mentioned in my hit parade in the following categories:
Whoa! @arcange.... How did that happen? :D
welcome to steemit , follow me ,and im follow back you , bravo friends.
thank you for sharing and all the pictures are beautiful
Thank you @newschannel428. I am so very glad you liked.
Welcome aboard @dalerog Brace yourself for the best social network you have ever experienced. Steemit is the place to be if you ever use the internet on any device. Check out my blog I hope you'd find something you like and feel free to follow me @simeonburke I will follow you in response.
If you need any help, feel free to ask questions as well.
Have a lovely day!
Thank you @simeonburke! I do use it on everything (will have to check on my phone how this Steemit thing works ;-) ) I will do that!
If your phone is always with you. Then you should have steemit app on it. That way you can stay in touch with your followers and keep track of on-going activities. Cheers and have a lovely weekend))
@simeonburke I was just wondering if there was an app (duh... of COURSE there is one!)
sure there is..))) goofing around already. I like that.)) looking forward to seeing you around.
@simeonburke... Oh yeah. You'll love having me around... ;-) hee hee hee...
Very interesting intro (and great images too)
Very nice to meet you Dale!
Happy blogging
@lesvizable Thank you so much!
Nice intro! Welcome to the community, Dale! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek
Thank you @bitgeek
Ah, my TFAY, so great to have you on Steemit now! Loved your intro post, and thanks for a little slice of Boucherville as well. 💓💓
Thank you my TFAY @kiligirl. Took a little nudge from ya and glad you like the snippet... you know I'll have more!
I suspect Steemians will appreciate that bit about not having the government check too closely on your catering activities! And of course I love the Superhero cake.
@kiligirl - Ahem... blush
Welcome to the platform Dale. It turns out this stupid post had given you a good headstart :) I can now see your growth in the community.
Thank you @juvyjabian - Who'd a thunk? ;-)
Welcome on Steemit, @dalerog ! :) Indeed, Zeke is a gorgeous beast :) Hope you'll have fun and success on here! Followed :)
Thank you @herverisson Glad you think so, too!
Welcome aboard, Dale! And yeah, you think different from how a lot of people like to think of themselves. And different is good, I believe.
@yomanew Thank you so much.. I like different ;-)
No problemo. I've found some useful content on Steemit. You'll find some too, at least, if not what you're interested in.
I am confident I will, @yomanew. There is such an eclectic bunch to be found!
Yeah, there sure is!
Good luck my dear and welcome!
Thank you @dijana969!
:) you have some very sweet pictures :), but my favorite would have to be that
duck prosciutto! yumm :)
Thank you @jjjjosue! It was a huge hit at the pot luck party I brought it to ;-)
that doesnt make sense!
@jjjjosue. What doesn't make sense? I brought the duck carpaccio (or prosciutto) to a party as my part of the food. Everyone brought something...
ohhh im sorry, i thought it read " It WASN'T a huge hit"...im glad it was received well! love duck prosciutto :)
Ha ha ha! Phew! I was worried there. Oh it was a HUGE hit...
Awsome bio and great food pictures welcome! Followed
Follow my food @ch00fy :)
Thank you @ch00fy. Will do!
Hi @dalerog, Zeke looks wonderfully happy in the snow. Beautiful doggie. I fear my little dude dog would take issue with him though. He has a thing for lovely bigger dogs. He thinks he is one and wants to take them all on. Lovely intro by the way. Hope you are learning a good deal and having fun with the process, I know I am and I'm only a few days into steemit. All the best!
Thank you so much @yourservice. Zeke is super friendly with big or little dogs (he's gentle with them). So very glad you liked!
Welcome to Steemit.
Thank you @garden-to-eat (love that handle...)
Very well written. I must upvote solely due to the gorgeous long hair beauty that is the German shepherd :)
I thank you @divilati. Well then... I'll have to include Zeke more often then, eh? ;-)
Welcome to the Steemit family!
Thank you @marycar5! Man, am I ever feeling welcome!
What a sweet post. Upvoting!
Aww thanks, @mterrisphoto!
Welcome to Steemit.
Thank you @marymg2014 I think I am going to like it here...
Hey, Dale! Welcome to the Steemit Community! I wish you a great time on the platform, hope you'll make many friends and I can't wait to see your content. I have followed your blog, you can check mine as well and if you like my content don't forget to drop a follow. Have a nice day & Steem on!
Hey there @razvan-stanciu! Thank you so much. I am looking forward to getting into it even more. Will definitely check you out!
Just post what comes to ur mind. Click photos and post. This is steemit... we wil upvote :-)
I will do that @btcunchained...
Welcome to steemit. I am new too and haven't even done my introduction post yet . Lol procrastination at work.
@frankenbeanie All it takes is that first step... I procrastinated for quite some time... ;-)
yeah true, thanks for the encouragement. that first step is often the hardest.
:D
Not too bad of an introduction and payout :) Good for you. Love that superhero cake!
Why thank you @oregongreen! I admit to being pretty pleased with it ;-)
Hi, Dale! I don't know if you coined the term Steemians, but I love it. I am new as well and I just used it for my introduceyourself post. That dish looks awesome by the way.
I did not @thirdworldhustle But I did pick it up reading other #introduceyourself posts ;-)
Thank you. Will check you out, too!
welcome to the family! i just followed you, follow me back and feel free to check out my account!
@yahyaoa. Thank you. Will definitely check you out!
Keep up the writing and hope you can share lots of interesting topics. Check out some of my posts; if interested, please comment and lets review.
https://steemit.com/technology/@indepthstory/in-the-not-so-distance-future-if-you-get-lost-and-need-energy-electricity-just-pee
Please click on the FOLLOW if you want to keep up to date on new posts and share your views,
Best rgds.,
@indepthstory
Thank you @indepthstory. I hope I do (have interesting topics...)
good luck
DID YOU REALLY JUST USE A PEAR SLICE AS A CRACKER THATS DEVIOUS
Yessiree!!! @donut! And the mixture of textures and flavours is TO DIE FOR.
Welcome to Steemit! I hope you like it here as much as I do. I'm always learning from others, so feel free to connect with me @lulita 😀
Thank you @lulita. I'm hoping to really share and learn as well.
Good luck!
@rebirth Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do! :-)
Thank you @bart2305. I have a feeling I will...
Welcome to Steemit, the only place where authenticity is a valued commodity. Great post. Intrigued by 100 word Fiction Friday's, look forward to seeing your work.
@bleedpoet. Thank you. I don't know if it's "kosher" to copy a blog post from my other blog to here - will have to look into to. However, I will definitely add a link, if that's the best choice. It is a fabulous challenge. To write a whole story with a beginning, middle and end in 100 words is not always easy...
I believe the rules dictate that as long as you have cited your source, you are okay, especially if it is your own work. Add additional background info and a couple photos to spruce it up. Not saying it's something I'd do constantly, but it's a great way to showcase old works you're proud of.
OK. Cool. Thanks @bleedpoet. I get a weekly prompt photo so I wasn't sure what the proper protocol was to share it here. Which I would love to do ;-)
@krnel, @dalerog is a fellow Montrealer. Just saying. :-)
Ooohhh... Thanks @kiligirl Will have to check out @krnel!
As a fellow Dale, I plan to follow and see how other Dale Journeys manifest themselves 🔥🔥🔥
Well how cool is that (as is our name... dontcha think?) Now I have to go check you out @jacobygrunts...
What a beautiful story! I look forward to seeing what you share with us. I love your honestly and openess in this post, and I think that will get you very far on this platform. Oh and that is a very beautiful dog! Upvoted and followed :)
Thank you @natashahall I can promise you that all my posts will be honest and open - I don't know how to do any other way. Yes, that Zeke has quite the following!