Well, I stared at the laptop screen for a long time and didn't know what to write. How to respond to the way you defined me, beyond an ordinary thank you! All I can say is that now I feel that it is worth the four years spent almost daily (with the necessary escapes and events that were over our choice) on this platform. I feel that some of us care about others. I remember that in a period of Steemit's decline, many quality people left the ship. I have suffered for many of them and I still miss some of them. We stayed and I'm really happy about that.
Denise, @dswigle, told me she's here because of you. I wanted to quit three years ago and Denise convinced me to continue! I see a connection and a continuity, something very beautiful, Thank you!
I'm sorry I don't know the beach but I try to rely on intuition, I know you like the Bulgarian Black Sea coast just like me. Can it be from Bulgaria, the Burgas area?
I look forward, with joy but also with some emotion, to judge this edition, which I hope will be so good that I will have big problems with choosing the best ones.
Thank you for the mention, Dan! @bluemoon Steemit/Hive just wouldn't be the same without you! I'm glad you stayed!
Thanks, Denise! It is valid for everyone here, to a greater or lesser extent.
I already feel old, somewhat veteran, like all of us of the same generation (here I mean the moment we entered this platform). I remember the first months in Steemit, I would not have dared to dream that I would become what I am now (ie a man with some experience in blogging).
Aww what a great comment - just realized now - love the story about Denise - I think we knew each other from various social media platforms but i doubt she is here because of me. I am just a little German boy.
Great to see you here still no matter what this Hive / Steem universe failed at. Love the connection mention, there is continuity with some folks I think. I sometimes feel guilty for not being able to create as much content as I would like to given work / life time issues. But to see guys like you makes it worth every second.
Thank you very much, @uwelang! What you said is equally valid for you and because of this I think that Hive is a different social platform, close friendships have been created, friends and people who look like each other feel good when they meet here.
I sent the ranking of the contest, it was very difficult to choose ... I mean the third place, because the first two prevailed from the first moment. I think the last post, very good and worth an award, was made out of time. Please check if I was wrong.