Happy Canada Day Eh?

A year ago, I issued my first ever Happy Canada Day post https://steemit.com/blog/@zekepickleman/wishing-you-a-happy-canada-day-no-matter-where-you-are It made a thrilling $1.55 and I had comments from @segunreus, @benadapt, and @anonymity5 I will have to go back a ways and check their profiles again because I can't remember the last time I heard from them. Times change don't they?

Canada Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Day is generally seen as a long weekend to kick off the summer and celebrate Canada's "birthday." Not really a birthday but on this day back in 1867, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined Canada and we became an independent country (though still withing the British Empire.) Lots of fireworks and travelling to see friends and family. Think of it as the Canadian Independence Day as we get a 4-day jump on our American friends.

For me, it was a little travel locally to pool parties and bonfires to celebrate friendship. Today, maybe some out-door work and time in the garden to get back to life. After I get my post in for the day, do some steem housekeeping, and interact with my friends on the blockchain.

• Shade and The Ramble and #PYPT and #theinnerblocks - I was reminded of my recent intro to the neat groups mentioned there when I logged into steem-engine and saw my Shade Token had jumped in number. This was because I had joined the #PYPT show on The Ramble discord server https://discord.gg/qRqxqY, pimped one of my posts and have been rewarded for that & for holding the tokens by @shadowspub. Thanks bud! We will be having beer live in a couple weeks. I will send you a beer token in the meantime to celebrate Canada Day Eh?

• Beer Token - Speaking of BEER token, you know @detlev right? I participate in the #beersaturday posting challenge and love the beer community here. This is @detlev's project and it is growing nicely. I took advantage of the 2-for-1 sale on BEER coin and so can you at https://steemit.com/beer/@beerlover/beer-on-sale-we-still-have-two4one I have sent my free case of beer to @vanessav at the #cryptopub so that she can reward her pub patrons with beer in another way.

• #beersaturday - Man I am all about the beer today huh? I promised a BEER Token for everyone who commented meaningfully on my #beersaturday post a couple days ago. https://steemit.com/beersaturday/@zekepickleman/zekes-sweet-weekend-hops-fnjf1ugi I have sent those out to @sequentialvibe, @skramatters, @jonsnow1983, @preparedwombat, @joelai, and @davedickeyyall, . In the meantime, the contest for 5 SBI is still open for guessing which of the line up was my wife's beer. (Good guess @skramatters but the Juice Caboose was my beer!)

• Powerhouse Creatives and @steemitbloggers - Happy Happy to all of you around the world. We chat like we are neighbours but all probably even spell neighbours differently. I hope you are happy and safe where you are. Same goes to all other folks on the blockchain no matter where you are.

That is about it from your resident STEEM Hoser. Time to enjoy the end of my long weekend and the outdoors.