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Goodbye Steemit! I am done here. After finding out, through a series of posts, etc., what this site is all about and where it is headed, I had resolved to take a much-needed break from actively posting

Somethin's kinda fishy 'bout this here blockchain cryptography stuff. The video below quite clearly explains the very thoughts I've been having about all this. The miraculously altruistic mystery-man Satoshi

This is the first installment of a short story written after a brief conversation with awesome Steemian, @edumurphy, in which we discussed the potential for bushmen of the Kalahari to form their own

Living life for the ones you intend to serve is the best way to stay motivated. I definitely think including yourself in the list of people you're looking to serve is important of course, lest you lose

How the F does currency trading even work? You've probably asked this question if you're anything like myself. Well, I've dipped my toes in the cool waters of crypto-currency trading on Bittrex and am

This band has seriously gotten my attention! I absolutely love their music. So many influences converge in each of their songs and the instrumentation is tight to say the least. They are a progressive

This is a rather special poem of mine; meant as a memory to be taken as a warning. I hope you find meaning in it. For me, it is symbolic of my journey, which has yet to be completed and may lead me away

There is no shortage of music videos and music clips to veg out to these days. Just about everyone's seen a music video or two every single week since the 80's. No matter what your musical genre of choice

I've been holding off on proposing a solution to the problems the platform is facing in this beta stage - acquiring what intel I could from others first. I've arrived at what I feel is the only valid solution

The 40's and 50's were rife with the misleading mania of printed advertisements. Back when newspapers served a broader purpose than lining an assortment of animals' cages and making pinatas, they ran on

Hiya, I'm an ambivert! Y'know, the kind of extrovert who claims to like a lot of alone time but totally loves partyin' every weekend. Nope, I know what you're thinking and you're wrong. I'm not just a

Chindogu, the Japanese-borne art of intentionally useless inventions, is close to my heart. After being given a book cataloging hundreds of them by my father, I've since grown quite fond of the concept.

Ah, musicians and drugs... Members of "Tool" touched on the importance of this tenuous relationship in their memorable epic, "Third Eye." Though the stand-up act serving to open the

I have a confession to make. I have yet to actually get a “real job.” I’ve worked for my parents, I’ve worked as a freelancer, I’ve built my own websites and I’ve taken a stab at running a recording studio,

Chuck Berry built a lasting legacy as one of the world's first and most important rock and roll musicians through his pioneering work and music. He influenced the development of rock and roll music in

With the coming of tomorrow's solar eclipse arrives a novel chance to connect with many others on the level of spirit. Thanks to the efforts of a global decentralized group of lightworkers, a worldwide

A few days ago, I came across this charming little fellow. I wasn't planning on naming it, but after tending to it a while, I get the feeling it might not be going anywhere. For now, its name is Toothless

"I belong to you. You belong to me. Now get in your cage and I'll slip into these shackles..." said the young prince. And they lived happily ever after. What kind of twisted fairytale is this?

Often enough, when people speak of monumental change, they allude to government involvement as the primary tool for achieving it, but they do not understand the truth. It is the destruction of government

This morning, I found a baby swallow alone on the ground near our water tank. At first, I ignored it - being no stranger to the way of the world in Nature. I fully expected it to gain its strength and