I wasn't sure if i'd get time to write a post today. As a couple of blockchain buddies have commented recently (thanks for adding to the queue!), I've been receiving a fair amount of interaction on my blogs recently, and it has been taking me upwards of two hours each day just to respond to comments and replies on my posts, and the ones I've managed to make it to.

Today's photo comes from Cala Romantica - taken when I had fewer replies to attend to!
The blockchain tells me that in the past 7 days, 420 comments have been made directly to me - that's 70 a day! It's not that i'm complaining at all, it's really great to have such a high level of interaction here, and I'm really proud of that. My goal is always to reply to every comment that makes some sense, and i'll even reply to the ones that don't - expect a suspect gif or sly comment there though.
What i'm trying to say though is that this takes a fair amount of time out of my day, and generally it's not the commenting that brings home the bacon. They are however, essential for engagement. I need one and want the other, so I guess I just shut-up and get on with it :)
It is a little frustrating to hear though, that some lazy people have managed to produce 386 posts, and not a single comment. And yet for some reason, they still receive 10's of comments on their bid-bot boosted posts - what's going on there then?!
As @hitmeasap says, if you are commenting on posts from this type of account, you are wasting your time. Come and talk to me instead, I'll get back to you (at some point!) Alternatively, you could speak to someone on this list, i'm pretty sure they'll respond to you too.
Now I've padded out the content of this post a little, I can move on to the main topic of the day. Which is to say:
Thank you very much to the kind soul who dropped 20 SBD into my account yesterday!
Seriously, that is very very kind of you - whoever you are!
Yesterday I shared a little about my current financial situation, and while i'm not out on the streets or without clean clothes, i'm living pretty cheap for a Westerner. The dream of living off the Steem blockchain has made me a bit stubborn, I want to make it work, and doing such things as cashing out STEEM or thinking about powering down even a 13th of my influential Steem Power, does not make me happy. The SBD/STEEM cashouts are now essential actions, but I'm trying to do it as little as possible - I got prizes, donations, delegation payments, and Power Ups to sort out too.
It's true though, the occasional beer has become the very occasional beer.... and I like beer. So when I saw this transfer appear yesterday evening, I thought, you kind kind person you! As @meno has just recently discussed, the Steem blockchain has the potential for 'fake nice'. We are literally accountable for our words and actions here, and for the most part, it does 'pay' to be nice. However, there's no fake niceness about anonymously sending $25 to someones account, for 'a few beers'. That's just kind, selfless, and pretty awesome!
Again, thank you very much anon-steemer, you are most excellent!
So this evening, which is well underway but hardly started as far as the bar/club entertainment is concerned, I will be allowing myself a few beers, on you. It's the middle of the tourist season here, the party vibe is in full swing, and so it will be really cool to get involved. I might even apply a little aftershave (bought for me recently by a kind friend who may also give this blog a read) to mask the smell of clothes washed in minimal amounts of washing liquid :)
As always, thank you to everyone who supports and comments upon my no niche styled content. It's been 3 days without a list or a chart now you know!
Have a great weekend all!
Asher