Earlier this month I visited a Physiotherapist and a Podiatrist to give me a long overdue professional opinions on my feet and ankles. Due to the five week wait for an appointment with the Podiatrist,

A follow-up to “A distant daddys battle with depression” — 9 years on (Part 1 first) This is my first Steem Hive post and the first time I have written anything in detail regarding the past decade of my

I've been listening of late to albums that I played a lot during my youth, and today R.E.M.’s 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' has stuck a chord with recent events and their inspiration for the the much needed

The previous post slipped by fairly quietly, but I did get a message to my phone from a friend. Have a look into that Unf*ck Yourself series, it is decent Sounded like I'd been sent the link prior... well,

Today has been my best day in a while. Not even a search I've just made on 'Strawberry moon 2025 Sagittarius' and reading the below can't unsettle me. If you’ve ever met a Sagittarius-identified person,

In a recent post I had mentioned plans to complete a massage course and had hopes that it would serve as some sort of reset. I didn't want a total deletion of gray matter though and I was also hoping it

I was hoping 2025 would run a little more smoothly than last year, it seems that's not to be the case... Two months now and counting since I was made redundant. At the time I remained pretty calm about

An update on VortexBot - a Telegram bot for the Solana blockchain which uses the Meteora platform to provide liquidity to high-volume memecoins. As I now have a lot more time on my hands and a little cash

Hello! It's Friday the 4th of April 2025 and today marks my first month without employment, which has mostly been spent feeding the seagulls and messing around on the Internet. Some may wonder if this

A few weeks ago I did a post requesting inputs for a Hive PPP Index. The objective is to look at price parity for the same basket of goods consisting of 12 items, from different countries. I received 18

It's my daughters 19th Birthday tomorrow! Some thoughts, reflections, and wishes from a distant Dad. Costa de la Calma, September 2024 Firstly, many happy returns love xx wishing you an awesome day today

Whilst the tourists are away and it's not so toasty in the Balearics, there is normally plenty of construction work taking place. This year it's Magaluf's turn for major works as the promenade, or at least

As the days grow longer and the weather warms up, I'm feeling a renewed sense of motivation to move and increase my fitness levels. During the cooler months, when the temptation to hibernate is strong,

It's been almost a year since some salty cod and a couple of litres of water put me in Hospital, so what's going on with all that then? If you are interested, the 'intro post' on this subject was written

At the beginning of last year I wrote a couple of posts relating to Splinterlands and my plan to stock up on gold cards to boost my collection power and receive more cards in the airdrops that took place.

After just over 5 years service for my latest employer I have been made redundant. How is that sitting with me today and what's in store for the future, I wonder? Port Adriano, Mallorca I can't say I didn't

Hey everyone, this is a collaborative contest between POSH and Splinterlands in an effort to get more players to share Splinterlands content over on Reddit! With this we want to get many players to sign

So you want a Keep. How can you not like one of these shiny pieces of old, decaying brickwork complete with green dripping mould that doubles as a tax collector? I was lucky and was handed one as part

For those tired of reading the 'look at me i'm healthy posts', or those who are just wondering what's been my main focus this summer... Hydronephrosis typically occurs when a kidney swells due to urine

This proposal and request is being written by @yabapmatt, co-founder & current President and CEO of Steem Monsters Corp., the company behind the blockchain-based game Splinterlands (formerly Steem