Thanks! This birthday wasn't particularly significant to me; the only thing really associated with it is the hassle of getting Medicare. In a sense, 70 will be a bigger deal, in the sense that it's when

Thank you! Looking good, so far... thankfully, most people in my life know by now that I use birthdays and holidays as a way to "unplug" from the busy-ness of social life.

Thank you for the good wishes! I think my "take it easy" approach to birthdays is just an offshoot of how I view going on holiday: For me, the whole point of holidays is to get away from all

Thanks.

Thank you! For me, a quiet day without obligations is a gift, by itself!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Awesome sauce! That is so freakin' cool that you're getting support from Armin... and great track, too!

I like that! I'm right there with you, though. If I didn't have lists, I'd be off somewhere looking for my head!

Thanks! Yeah, it does take a steady hand... I'm pretty good with really small stuff, making miniatures and such. I've heard them called "seeing stones," as well. Cool that you guys get out there,

Thank you @snook! As you can probably tell, rocks are near and dear to my heart... we have a house full of them. Where we live now — in western Washington — it was close to the edge of the Cordilleran

Yay! Got a post done!

Thank you for your kind words!

Agreed... to a degree. A large part of the Hive population tend to be absolutely terrified of anything that resembles "centralized," but it becomes an extreme polarity that ignores/forgets the

Why not have a category of "light" accounts for newcomers; allowing them to use Hive on a simplified basis, while the original account creator holds the keys, and the new user only gets the posting

Target specific communities: Rather than broad marketing, focus on communities that would most benefit from censorship resistance That, in particular, stood out. It goes back to taking a breath and looking

Thanks for supporting my content; I appreciate it!

Thanks @sunscape! With the way the economic situation in the States is unfolding these days, it seems wise to have something set aside... and just saving from current income is impossible, given inflation

Well, this is cool! I'll bite and participate in some way. Hope some people get involved... we really haven't had any significant organized activities since Asher ran the Curation and Engagement Leagues.

It is true... we tend to "cluster" around our interests and hobbies, and what have you. Which suggests that repetition isn't really the problem if you're targeting your interest group... it's