Weekend-engagement topic week 26: Your 2021 hopes and 50 hive for counting jelly beans

in Weekend Experiences3 years ago (edited)

Six months ago I posted a question and offered 10 hive in reward for the best comment; That post ended up with 103 comments in all and the question I posed was:

What are you guys up to this weekend? Please tell me you have something cool planned. Something so awesomely amazing that it's going to blow my mind and yours! I don't want to hear about boring weekends like mine so if you don't have something awesome in the pipeline just make it up!

That was how the #weekend-engagement journey began and you can that weekend-engagement post, week one, here if you would like.

I gave away 15 hive, five to @riverflows and ten to @ecotone also deciding to do it again the following week. I figured I'd do it for a few more weeks and here we are in week 26!


We'll come back to these jelly beans later. 👆

Over the last 25 weeks I've asked you questions, made you draw (badly), done *what is it - wrong answers only topics, asked about your favourite music, phone photos, foods plus a few other things all in the name of fun and engagement. It's been a place people can come to comment, open relationships then build on them - A critical thing here on the blockchain.

The 25 weeks of #weekend-engagement topics has resulted in 12,500+ comments and the transfer of over 2,000 hive in rewards, all for a simple comment.

So here we are in week 26, six months of this concept. I wasn't sure what to do for the six month anniversary and then decided, why put pressure on it, just do a topic and move the hell on G-dog!

So here goes.



Weekend-engagement topic 26 is...

Dot point format will help clarify your points and you don't need to go into massively in-depth detail, just get your message across, tell us what you hope the year 2021 holds for you, family, friends, your work scenario, health, financial, hobbies or anything else...And also what your hopes are for hive too. It's your answer to give so be creative and have some fun with it.

Put your comment below and do a post in the Engage the weekend Community as well if you feel like it, I'll be curating there all weekend as well as commenting down below in reply to you.



Week 26 bonus fun because why not?

You should read this bit carefully. 👇

To be eligible for the 50 hive you need to make your comment about the week 26 topic as above and put your jelly bean guess in the same comment at the bottom of it as follows:

Jelly bean guess: XXX.

You will only get one guess.

I hope you read this part.👆

For the purpose of transparency I disclosed the jelly bean count to Asher, @abh12345, earlier in the week on Discord, after he had a few wrong guesses himself, so he will be able to keep an eye on things to makes sure it's all tickety boo and above board.

You have until Sunday night 6 December your time to get your entry in and I'll be announcing the winner of the 50 hive jelly bean count on Monday my time.

My decision will be final and all that stuff...It's all about fun so I don't want to list rules ok? Just don't forget that to be eligible you need to answer the week 26 topic question in the comments below and add your jelly bean guess into that comment at the bottom of it.

Before I go, I'd like to thank the users who have added a little hive to my own as sponsorship each week. Remember that 2,000+ hive I mentioned above? It wasn't all mine - Each week a few kind people throw a little hive my way which adds to the reward pool...Thank you to all who have sponsored over the last 25 weeks and to all who have engaged with the concept. Some will sponsor again this week I think, and I'll give some hive to a few who comment below plus the jelly bean winner will get 50!

Have a great weekend, I'll catch up with those who comment over the weekend, and feel free to share this post with others, the more that get involved the better.


Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised.

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Personal hopes for 2021 would be:

  1. Get the house finished to the point where we don't have to work daily on it
  2. Be able to travel with Smallsteps somewhere
  3. If no travel, take her to the beach at the sea, as she has never seen waves
  4. If Hive does well...

Hopes for Hive:

  1. a rocking interface
  2. A viral application or 5
  3. simplified onboarding
  4. A successful hardfork with no issues
  5. The attention it deserves

143 Jellybeans.

Also - when @abh12345 has a moment, perhaps he could add up all comments across the first six months. This has got to be the most engaging competition in four years so far. :)

Good personal goals I reckon...I wish I could be there when small goes to the beach...Better still would be that it was a beach here in Australia! I'd like to see her at the zoo too, I think she'd love it. The house will come along, just keep plugging away and before long it'll be done and you can sit back and enjoy the hard work...It's been a bit of a trial I guess with the various thigs that have transpired, but it'll happen.

I can't disagree with your hive hopes...Couldn't have said it better if I tried. There's so many things it could be and I think it's on the cusp of being them, it just needs a shove...

Not a bad jelly bean guess...It will all unfold in a couple days.

Also yes, it would be cool to see how many comments it's actually been over the last 26 weeks...I didn't want to ask Asher as I know he's focused on the move...The concept gained a little traction and seems to keep people involved which is great. I wish more newer people joined in as it's a great spot for them to meet some people...Maybe in the future though I guess.

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Nice goals, what are you doing in your house? Just a Interior Designer curiosity.

¨A successful hardfork with no issues¨ hahahahahahah I'm dying of laughter, i think there´s still some problems with the last one.

Hi @tarazkp, nice to meet you, you do an amazing job in the beehive.

I always wonder how you manage to create so much content, I guess it's by writing down every idea that goes through your mind. I congratulate you on that.

As far as your answers go, trade any travel opportunity for a trip to the beach, every person in the world should have that experience even if it's only once in a lifetime.

The beaches of Venezuela are beautiful, white, pure and clean, a propaganda without notice. ☺️

Your wishes for a beehive talk about how much you know about the block chain, you should make a kind of contest and ask the community what they would like to improve before a hard work, if that has not been done.

I really wish all your dreams would come true.

Good hopes, the first one is so reasonable.
The travel things are a bit difficult now, unfortunately. But if one day there are better travel conditions, I can recommend Spain to visit (or come to live) not in summer as it is to hot, but autumn and spring are perfect and winter is mild as well, but not for the little legs in the water..

I would wish for you a house to a point where you can sit back and enjoy it once in a while-sooner rather than later.

I'll be waiting for smallsteps to discover waves. That should be some great photos!

And yes please on the Hive list! Though I'd settle for a hardfork with minimal issues :)

I like the personal goals, I am sure the house will get done, for the rest, I am confident with the vaccine things will start to change and we might be able to gain our "old" lives during the year. I also want to go to the beach next summer :)

Hive remains a mystery, I have the impression we are suffering consequences of governing the project as a DAO organization. In a sense is great but makes progress slower. But I have the feeling the whole crypto industry will have a big pump next year and Hive will benefit from it.

Hi @santigs, that's a good feeling on the crypto side, I hope your prediction comes true

I think I added them up until week 15 or 16 so maybe this week I'll get some time to tally it up for the rest. It was over 4,800 comments or something when I wrote about it last. Will definitely be well over 10k now!

The beach is a magical place, I really hope you can bring her there! One of our favorite places to bring our son is definitely the beach!

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Personally.

  • People wake up and smell the coffee, to the biggest authoritarian psychological operation in the history on civilization - 'the pandemic'.
  • I make enough $$$ in creating material off Hive.( so that I can speak freely , on hive).
  • Get motivated enough to actually make point 2 , happen....yeah, yeah...
  • Spend more time in nature.
  • Make 2021 even better than 2020 was ! (I know it's been tough for a lot of peeps, but not for me, personally).

Hive:

  • To see merit and not political networking , as the road to success on hive.
  • More energy and enthusiasm, less mediocrity and fear.
  • To build my mega stack of tokens!
  • Hive to be a successful tool for me. I plan on using it differently.(see above 'personal' points).
  • Dispel the toxicity of 'hopium' off the platform (which is only dragging hive down imo).

EDIT: I forgot the bloody beans! : 129

I really agree with your photo and caption. I am thankful.

I don't know that I am conspiracy enough to buy 'operation' but the response is damn sure certain opportunistic.

I actually spend some time contemplating moving further out of town. Like maybe where I can't see anybody else :) If I can't comfortably pee off my porch (I can't) I'm too close. I do manage to wobble around in the desert every day.

I like your Hive plans. Like quit hoping and do could come to the front.

Since I downsized (like, seriously) a decade ago, you come to realize just how unimportant stuff really is.
I used material things to prop up my fragile ego for far too long (seen in retrospect, obviously).
Being away from everyone, with minimal living expenses, and hey presto!- life becomes easy.
I shudder to think at the amount of energy that I put into trying to go precisely nowhere. lol.

I want to try something different on my own terms in regards to hive (once my procrastination drives me barmy enough, and I actually get off my arse and do something about it! ... it's a well tried method!)

The trouble with Hive, it isn't built on sound market principles, (which has some advantages, btw - in the short term) , and also some very big disadvantages.
So, I'll give it a go - You never know until you try.
I ain't scared of failing, I've always done things on my own terms - successes and failures.
This might give you more insight as to where I stand..
https://peakd.com/hive-168088/@lucylin/there-is-method-in-my-madness-seriousness-a-friday-meander

I like the spend more time in nature comment...I don't know you, or how much time you spend, but I know me and that I spend a lot of time in nature...I feel it helps balance me, centre me I guess, and bring some perspective to life. I get a great desal of value from being in remote places away from other people. That's a good one! Also, yep let's hope people wake up about the pandemic, grab their pitch forks and flaming torches huh? I'm hoping 2021 isn't going to half as bad as I suspect it'll be.

Energy and enthusiasm on hive huh? I say personality, passion and effort, similar things I guess. Either way, with more of it we'll have a healthier blockchain...Which will lead to mega token stacks!

Nice response thanks for taking the time...And ya just snuck in your jelly beans guess. Nice work.

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I live as close to 'in nature' as you can get, really.
(detached house surrounded by farmland - and snakes of course).
It's definitely 'food for the soul', as they say.

Also, yep let's hope people wake up about the pandemic, grab their pitch forks and flaming torches huh?

There's no need for any of that - just a total 'non compliance strategy' with the authorities , will do the trick nicely.
(keep the pitchforks for the farming - food shortages are coming - in the west).
I have a feeling that 2021 will be a very harsh one, for a lot of people, unfortunately.

We are on the same page. 100%

And it is not how I pictured my golden years. At 54 I was looking forward to things getting easier and slowing down a little to enjoy the hammock and smell the flowers.

Same here... it is, what it is.

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...I hate hammocks! lol

I hate getting out of the fuckers! Need an eject button. Just roll and hope for the best.
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yup @millycf1976 loves hammocks but getting in and out the feccers I hate. Not for this @scubahead

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What nice wishes, I like all your dreams.

You seem to be a focused, balanced person, may your dreams come true.

But I'm sorry to inform you that you made a mistake with the candy. @lucylin

I find that living in nature and away from the city, creates it's own balance.. (and focus, funnily enough)

I've always been crap at 'bean counting', I'm no natural accountant...!

Jejejej you failed to do a mathematical calculation like I did.

It's something scientific.

I really liked your answers.

Honesty is the best policy! (unless you're playing poker).

Hehehe, I like that example.

Well I don't know how to play poker, nor table cards, nor monopoly, the only thing I learned was how to play ludo. 😬

Honesty is still the best policy when playing poker. Situational honesty :)

"It depends on what your definition of the word is is "

Don't be getting all postmodern on me! (it'll only end in tears!)lol

Hahaha situational honesty for sure!

Living outside of the city is absolutely the way to go. We are trying to get more rural than we are now, which isn't a whole lot but it's further out there rather than when we lived inside the city. Love the farmland!

I grew up on a farm in the country side - then I lived a wil life in cities for decades - until this last 6 years - I'm glad I moved back to where I came from (not geographically, spiritually).

I too grew up on a farm a long ways from nowhere-and loved it. I'm semi suburban now, and seriously consider moving. I probably would have but live in a really compact neighborhood with really good neighbors.

That and inertia. Or lack thereof.

Those Bloody Beans... Lmao

Sounds like a horrible crotch accident as in neutered... Ouch.!!

Heheheh... Oh those bloody beans! :-/

1 bean + 1 bean = ???....some beans. durr! lol

Are you quoting Blackadder? Best scene ever. If I have 2 beans and I add 2 more beans what does that make? A very small casserole

Yeah, Hive being more of a tool to do a lot of things besides just post, not engage with others, and leave is definitely something we all strive to get towards!

I can agree with your points for sure, spend more time outside, make things better for ourselves in 2021.

It's nice how the other layers, communities and groups are adding to the hive ecosystem isn't it? There is too much focus on price and not enough focus on keeping people here, engaged and driving consistency alongside the advertising and marketing.

...for people to keep engaging, require's some engaging material - and there's, far, far, too little of it.(imo).

Here'a mini rant that might help illustrate my perspectives..
https://peakd.com/hive-168088/@lucylin/there-is-method-in-my-madness-seriousness-a-friday-meander

That was a pretty good mini rant. Probably don't want to be standing directly in front of you for a maxi-rant

lol - I have no idea what you mean, sir!

Yeah there's definitely lacking of some material to engage with in some regards. In others, when there is material to engage with folks aren't really engaging! I found a post that got 25$ in rewards, was a few days old but only had 1 "curated by" comment and some other automated comment. I loved the post so it was sad to see that no one even dropped a few words! Tedious for sure.

Exactly... There is too much focus on price, advertisement and marketing while little on keeping people engaged and consistent here.

I used to focus on marketing and onboarding new users to Hive. Infact I have onboarded over 50-60 people but I noticed when they come in, they battle with consistency. I hated seeing that then I began to question what's the reason for onboarding when many would later give up after joining.

So, I stopped onboarding users. I stopped going about telling people about Hive like I used to. I began focusing on how to solve the issue/problems most new authors have regarding what to write about and to retain consistency blogging in here. The solution gave birth to the 30 days blogging challenge questions you see going about Hive.

I have seen authors that find it hard being able to publish everyday in a week, now publish everyday in the month.

Moreover, in regards helping newbies starting out here. I just meet them to set their post to 100% HP and if they do that I would set them as 3% beneficiary of all my posts for the month. I publish everyday and my posts earns little rewards which can I still share out to people.

Yeah, on-boarding and marketing only go so far. It becomes to "mathematical" and it loses its luster. You can bring a horse to water but you can't make it drink is a good analogy sometimes. We can advertise and market it to our hearts content but if you don't have something that connects with someone on a different level the way the rich community does, then you lose out on a lot of it right there.

This is well said brother

the nature part is part of my plan for next year as I usher in a new way of living. I 100% agree with you on this. My missus @millycf1976 will also be up for that part of 2021. Also agree with the Hive hopes. Theres alot of good creative stuff on here, I am always just drawn into what I like and share and vote for that. 100% should be organic in that respect and the platform will thrive. Energy and Enthusiasm is perfectly put

Personally.

  • I think we are all going to agree on this one... that THE PANDEMIC IS ENDED, that the virus gets tired of us and disappears. Dream is free right?
  • Get a good raise at work.
  • I hope to get a scholarship at Elisava Barcelona University, to specialize and live in Europe for a few years.
  • In case this doesn't work out, I want to be independent from my house, this has been a dream for me for more than 5 years, for obvious reasons I haven't been able to, if you don't know why, go back to my second point... Each year i´m closer to achieve it, and here comes Hive.

Hive:

  • To be able to get constant income in my posts to have more savings.
  • Concentrate on one writing topic and distinguish myself in it.
  • To meet new people, more cultures.
  • I would like to create a travel route with the places I see here, direct recommendations for visiting them little by little over time.
  • As a background, to promote my online store and if I find one or another design work better.

Jelly bean guess: 355.

So I'm seriously disappointed that you didn't mention sharpening your ass kicking skills, but other than that it's a great comment.

I hope you get your scholarship. That would be a really cool deal.

I suspect the Grand Canyon is already on your travel list. If not, it should be. I could give you some hints and tips for seeing the Western US. It's a wonderful place, a place with a lot of awe in it.

hahahahahaha upsss i forgot!! I didn´t told you, but I'm almost going to graduate in the master of kicking asses I'm doing, in January is the ceremony, I'll invite you to attend.

And i would love to read your hints and tips, i´ll take notes.

Well ok then. As long as you aren't avoiding your essential studies using Covid as an excuse...

I'll think I'll write a post or two listing my favorite places in the west. Thanks for the idea.

¨Essential studies¨.. how old do you think i am? hahahahahaha

And about the post, YEIII, pleeeeease let me know when you do.😊

Ass kicking is an essential skill no matter your age!

Hahaha. Kicking ass and sending people to hell is essential in life.

What a nicely laid out comment! Thank you.

I think no one will argue the point on the pandemic thing. #overit and let's hope it's done with us, as you say.

I like your hopes...Nice and measured, so they could be goals I guess, more tangible than just a hope. Nice work. A scholarship would be nice as that kind of sorts out education and finances to some degree all at the same time I guess right? Good luck with it.

Your hive hopes are also good ones, and I think achievable too. Gaining constant income certainly is...Spreading your comments around, building relationships and nurturing all of the ones you have will probably help there, however I'm sure you already know this. Meeting more people will also help; It goes hand in hand with the income hope.

Thanks for your great response here, and your jelly bean guess.

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Yeahh i want to do a Master in Interior Design for Restaurants or Hotels. I'm very excited about it.

And yes, I guess that because I have already talked A LOT about my dreams and hopes, I have already landed them enough and they have become goals. I don't know if this is the beginning of me becoming a control freak or if i need to have everything measured, maybe OCD in that case. But i like it hahahahahaha

When i fulfill a dream i encourage myself to dream more. And BELIEVE me, i am a dreamer, a dream machine.

I have a lot more, but those ones are just for 2021 hahahahahahaaha I don't know if you're afraid of me now or what😂👀😂 hope not.

Oh that sounds pretty interesting, a cool sort of job too I guess...I've seen some awesome hotels in my time, and some terrible ones.

Goals are actually much better than hopes...A goal needs to be achievable, measurable and time-limited otherwise it's too loose. I think goals should also have stages within the goal, points where a check-measure is done, sort of like mini goals within the main goal. If it has these elements then one can get on with formulating and attaching a plan for the goal and then you're off!

It sounds like you have the hang of it. Hope is great but a goal with a plan...No that's the way to go.

You know, it could be good to put some goals down on a post with some loose plans listed also...Just 12 month goals. Do the post before the end of December then do a check-measure at the end of each month with a wrap up in December 2021...Could be a thing. I'm probably going to do something like that. Just a loose thing, nothing to specific.

Yeahh, i will make my 2021 to do list soon. I do have a plan, but i will put a deadline to some tasks, to put pressure on myself.

Thank you so much for he advice! i´ll work on it.

Good stuff, having some things written down may make them more real, more reachable as it brings them to life. Good luck with it.

Thank you so much... btw, are you going to answer he question aswell?

Hello @galenkp sorry if I include myself in the conversation, but I think this idea is great.

You know when it started I don't remember exactly March or April, @anomadsoul created a contest to set goals, I participated and set mine.

In these days reviewing my posts, I could realize that I had achieved them and I felt a sense of achievement and joy that I plan to make a publication in reference to it.

Writing goals is very important, I have learned that recently.

No intrusion at all, you're most welcome in the conversation.

Yes, you have hit on one of the key benefits of setting goals...The emotional reward from achieving them which is exactly why one should be setting mini goals within goals; So that they can be attained and provide that sense of achievement. This concept is actually one of the most important parts of the goal setting process.

I'm glad you have see it in practice and that you embrace the goal-setting ethos.

Thank you my friend 😘👍

Guy I used to work for wrote a book about setting goals and how to MEASURE progress. I think I've seen @galenkp refer to the SMART system, it was what he used.

It really worked out well for me. I've used it now for years, though I don't write them down like I used to. I also don't have a business to plug the numbers into so it's not the same. But the goals remain. I am currently working on an engagement goal for year end. I'm going to make it :)

Thank you @bigtom13, if there are many methods I must look for some and draw the will to fulfill them.

Good that you are close to reaching your commitment goals, make a publication celebrating their success.

I plan to write one about your achievements.

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Hey @tripode, are you a girl? I guess, anyway nice to meet you see you stick around here :) it's ideal place to meet new friends 😊I can see what great job you have been doing here on the chain, you must be a smat person. I'm sure all your efforts will be paid off. Keep it up to make dreams come true & Good luck 😍

Yeahh! I´m a girl. Nice to meet you too. Thank you so much for your beautifull words!!!! So glad to read this i really hope to keep helping here!!😊😊

Btw, i´m from Dominican Republic!

You are welcome. I'm Vietnamese 😊 I'm so glad to engage with you on the topic this weekend.

Nice to meet you!! We keep reading!

I think @tripode is a granny 🤣😅

She can kick pretty high for a granny. I've got a tall ass and she can kick it just fine.

Lol 😂😂😂

Ahahahahaha. Civil disobedience at it's best.

"The Future's so Bright I've Got to Wear Shades"

Me in all ways hahahaahahaha

Hi @tripode your point of the pandemic I like it, but I think it's here to stay.

I'm sure you'll get that scholarship or at least your raise in work because you're seen to be a creative, consistent and dedicated person.

That's the rule of success in anything.

I also struggle to concentrate on a topic of writing, but if you enter my blog you will be able to read from poetry, fiction stories, spirituality, pnl, changes in beliefs focused on prosperity, tourism, and all the contests that I go through. I have attention problems 🤣 🤣

I need a blog specialist.

So good luck finding your niche, I know you will, you're doing great.

Well ok then. As long as you aren't avoiding your essential studies using Covid as an excuse...

owwwwwwwe you make me blush!!!!

I have attention problems

hahahahahahaha i totally feel you my friend!! Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) i do believe i have some beginnings of this, or maybe OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) hahahahaha JK, but may be true.

Jejejej a little bit of bipolarity.

And I'm not making fun of people with that condition, I have a bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorder brother. I know what he suffers from. 😕😪

I do believe i have it, only it has not been confirmed by a real psychologist

Hey @tripode, if you get the scholarship in Barcelona, and you come, please let me know :-)

All your hopes are nice, I hope they come true!

Do you live in Barcelona??????????//

No, but just a few hours in car to south 😁. I live in a costal village somewhere between Valencia and Alicante

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat could you tell me some tips and places to go?

Well, everything is nice here ;-) hehehe, it depends on what you want to do, just for living we prefer a smaller village. Of course if you come to study, you will have to be close to the place of your activities. For visiting, in Valencia you have "Ciudad de las ciencias" where you have several instalations, like a Scientific museum, Oceanografic, Opera, 3d cinema. The city center with the cathedral, Turia Park etc.
From Denia, which is a town a bit souther of Valencia, you can go with a ferryboat to Ibiza or Mallorca.

All of that sounds great!! Thank youu, i´ll take some notes, for when i go visit.

I hope you get that scholarship and we can have a beer in town :)

You´re from Barcelona?????

Si :)

Que chuloooooooooo yo estoy loca por ir

We all have the same desire for the pandemic to end. This year has been very hard.
I hope you get the increase in your work and become independent

Thank you so much for your kind wishes!! I hope too

Hey I do hope you get that scholarship!
What job are you doing now cause even if you don't get the raise if you work somewhere that gives you the experience you need, for the Interior Design for Restaurants and Hotel part, it's a worthy investment!

Also what writing topic are you considering?

I need a raise bc i´m not winning almost anything. And i need a stable income to live, eventhough i use side jobs money to buy some cute things. But i don´t even win enough to feed myself.

I have no idea, right now i write about e v e r y t h i g. Maybe phylosophy, exisitential thoughs, interior design or something like that.

Ah okay I didn't know it was that bad, hope the situation improves soon or that you could find another (better) opportunity.

I would like to read more about philosophy so give me a heads up when you do 😃.

Also I don't think writing about everything is bad, we are complex and we have different interest so to expect us to write about one thing almost seems like cheating the other subjects! Imo at least

hahahahaha well, if you put it that way... for now I will keep on publishing everything, I like it that way😂

Interesting topic @galenkp

Personally in 2021

  • Don't forget the lessons that 2020 thought me (us). Whether you believe in the pandemic or not, this time has thought is what is valuable and what we have come to take for granted. Friends, family, hugs... Hell freedom to go where you want.

  • Continue growing in my career. As owner of a marketing agency I've been fortunate enough to survive these hard economic times. And been able to keep networking and speaking at (virtual) events. So keeping on that same path!

  • Launch my photography (print) website...
    I've been working behind the scenes and I've already sold a few canvas prints but it will be officially launched in 2021

  • Travel!!! It's time! I get energy from seeing different countries and meeting different people. So when it's plausible again, I'm in!

For HIVE...I'm reasonably new so no in depth analysis.

  • Keep it as a platform to share my thoughts, learn from others and meet people.
  • I hope it stops being primarily promoted as a place to make money
  • I hope it gives people the chance to behave/express themselves like they would naturally.

And now for the most important thing 😃😃😃 come to me my colorful little beans
Jelly bean guess: 177

Remembering lessons learned is a great starter. I wonder what percentage of people will be able to do so. I'm glad you've been able to survive (prosper) in spite of the obvious difficulties. That really says something.

I have a friend that started a photo printing website. He takes micro photography with colored filters of every day items (like salt) and uses them as art. He has his stuff printed on metal, has had a couple of exhibitions and some success. It's a pretty cool niche...

I hope it stops being primarily promoted as a place to make money

Amen brother.

I think the amount of people will depend of how long the pandemic keeps going... It's weird but psychologically I've seen people go from full on panic to 'ignorance' and back in a matter of weeks.
And I think the way you experience this, the mindset you have, will decide what lessons you learn and take with you!

Interesting! Would you mind sharing his link so I can see his work?
I have a lot more to learn about Macro

I didn't know you were in marketing but it's good to hear you were able to weather the covid storm so far. That's good news. I also think travel will be high on people's lists of things to do next year but I wonder where you would go and why?

On the hive thing...I agree completely...Get the monetisation of it out of people's heads and get people to act more like that would in person. If I meet new people in real life and we socialise they don't chat with me for money, or I them, we're just personable and friendly...It would be nice if it was more like that here rather than the scrambling for a few cents that occurs. Still, there are many who see it that way, so let's hope it spreads.

You raise some good points mate, so thanks for commenting.

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Ah yes, i have been for a few years now, thats also what I studied at university.
Well, I think the first on the list is still going to be Suriname, I have a lot of family and friends there and I usually visit once a year (especially during the holidays), but that's looking highly unlikely at the moment.
After that I think The Netherlands is up, basically for the same reason but I visit less frequently.
But I'm not gonna be picky, if an opportunity or project presents itself elsewhere and I have a valid reason to go, I'm all in!

And on the Hive thing, being new here I'm still looking around/exploring to get a better sense. I can't judge it all cause there is a lot I don't know.
The positives are clear, you and a few others have this whole 'I will guide you young grasshopper' mentality and that's great.
Sadly I've also seen some negatives and complaining.

You've travelled a little already which is great to hear - There's much to be gained from travel, it opens up a world of experiences and that's what life is all about I think.

You're right that there's a little negativity and complaining on hive, but you know that's mirrored in life; Or is life mirrored here? Either way, we have the choice to accept it or repel it and that choice will determine how we move forward as an individual. If something or someone is negative don't go as often and don't stay as long, and if you can avoid going at all, do that. Just a little phrase I live by.

Words of wisdom! 🙌🙌🙌

And I'm leaning to life is mirrored here....(*hoping!)

Realized I never asked and I'm sure you mentioned it somewhere (before I was here) but what line of work are you in?

I've done a few things in my 50 years but currently I'm a company executive, a manager, for a very large international property group which started here in Australia about 92 years ago. I've been in the property industry for the last 20 years and before that, did other things.

Nice! 20 Years! That's some major experience right there....

Should I be thinking private real estate or more commercial?

Should I be thinking private real estate or more commercial?

Lol, this is not a question I could answer without knowing a lot more about you such as your financial situation, future plans and many other factors. Then I'd need to have an intimate and in-depth knowledge of the various commercial property sectors, around where you are such as retail, industrial, office and so on plus an understanding of the residential sector. Only after knowing many many factors could I even think about being able to answer this question and even then wouldn't tell you either way. That's not what I do. It's always the clients' responsibility to make the determination on what direction they go in. I just help.

It's a complex question you ask me I'm afraid...One that requires complex research.

Haha okay okay that was much more on depth answer than I was expecting after my seemingly innocent question 😃.
But it makes sense, shows how little I currently know about it.
Maybe we can revisit this in the future if you're willing (and I'm in a situation where I can actually make a move in that sense)

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It is good to hear you're managing to keep your agency alive with this tough economic situation and glad to see you still have the energy to launch a new venture with the print photography website.
I also hope Hive starts promoting more and more as a great way to share and keep your content, engage, and do a bunch more things than just an earning platform.

Mee too! I have this sense of gratitude cause it could have been much worse for me personally.
How are you doing on the business front?

Indeed, I think spending time in the platform is key so that you can tell whoever you want in your own words... Much more powerful message

I'm 100% crypto at this time. Focusing on managing my assets and working on new projects.

Oké nice I have so much to learn in that area

I miss traveling too much, and having a social life. I want the pandemic to end so I can socialize.

I hope it stops being primarily promoted as a place to make money

This one will be very difficult! I think everyone stop by because of that at first.

Hahah I feel you! But then again we were lucky to be traveling that much in the first place so maybe that experience changes in the future. Haha maybe we'll be happy to stand in line to board a plane now 😃😃😃

i hope soon we get there

Awsome !!! 😍 I'm sure you are a good speaker. Totally agree that we need to learn the 2020 lession and value what we have-Family, Friends, Hugs..can't wait to check out your photography website, pls paste us the link when it's launched. Hope your marketing agency going smoothly next year.

Haha thanks I try my best...
Hugs are so underrated haha!

Yes, I'll gladly share when it's ready! Thanks for the word of encouragement

We havent met but I like the positive attitude And I hope all your wishes will come true @gvkanten

Hey @brittandjosie thanks for the good vibes.
I think a positive mindset is key in any situation!

How are you doing?

It is but these days with all that’s happening in the world and every day it’s hard to be positive all the time. I am well because I am still safe. And I will stay blogging

Don't let her fool you man. Bitt would be positive in a burning building in an earthquake. It's because she's a positive person, and works at being so. Just sayin'

😃😃😃 Noted

This is true! All the time is a bit of a stretch, we're allowed some down time too.

Hope you stay safe and healthy!

Well said @gvkanten we have learned some valuable lessons from this pandemic and good luck with launching your photography (print) website...👍

Although I am aware things are not changing just because we will write different number of year, for the next 2021 year some of my "personal life" hopes would be:

-Be able to meet the family, especially as they are facing some serious health problems now

-Meet some friends with whom we used to spend together lot of time and have a real hug

-Have again concerts, gigs, and get back all the students I had before

-Have less migraine attacks

For Hive in general

-To continue be a place where people can express themselves and have so much fun

For Hive regarding me

-To learn from the good examples and become better in my content

Jelly beans guess: 329

That's a really good wish list. I sincerely hope that they all come true, and sooner rather than later.

Concerts? What a simple thing that is so badly missed. Concerts just can not happen too soon for me.

Thanks @bigtom13, I hope as well :-)
My migraine is just here with me all day today, I couldn't read and comment anything, sorry everyone. Hopefully tomorrow I will be better and can engage more..😔

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. I hope you can rest well.

I am back, it wasn't my best night at all, and the morning was even worse. Now, to catch up with the reading and comments ;)

Glad you are back, me too!

Yes the changing of one number from 20 to 21 doesn't ensure change for the better, or worse for that matter, although as human beings we tend to embrace the emotion of hope which raises a question, do other animals feel hope? I don't know the answer to that, but I'd like to know. Another thing I have to research.

I agree with all of your things as so many of us have been isolated from friends and family, or had contact reduced or limited; It would be nice to get back to normal I think, to be able to enjoy some of that freedom so many people have fought and died for over human history. I think many of us feel like passengers at the moment and that's not a nice feeling, not for me anyway.

Tell me about the migraines. Are they a recent though or have you suffered with them for a while? From what I know they can be very debilitating. What are you doing to mitigate them when they strike or preventing them from occurring?

You mention some hive good examples...You may not like to, but I'd be interested to hear who you see as good examples and why. I think it's good to promote good examples, people doing good things, supporting community and individuals...Don't feel obligated, but if you like to I would be interested to hear.

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I miss concerts too! Hopefully soon-ish we get to go to live shows again. Hopefully your list comes true for you, sounds pretty reasonable list of expectations. Migraines suck, I hope you find what is causing it, I used to get them all the time, it was food allergies.

Good for if you managed to get rid of them.
My migraines are triggered by the hormonal changes we girls suffer in our one month circle.

Oh no! I guess you can't do much about that. Hopefully it still goes away for you.

Once I get old 😂, then hopefully they will disappear

Hello @mipiano I wish you could see and hug your family and friends again, it's the best feeling in the world.

I wanted to give you a hug, I am sending it to you but it is virtual 🤗

Live music has no comparison, I still remember the moments when I could attend classical concerts, my soul was vibrating so hard that my body was shaking.

The students will be back.

As for the migraine, I am sorry that you suffer from that disease and that I accompany you in the same way. I suffer from it too.

Migraine is the strongest and most intense pain I've ever experienced, some women say it's more painful than normal childbirth. (I say some women because I don't have children yet, 🤣)

That's why they call it suicidal pain. People who suffer it want to end their lives to eliminate the pain. When it hits me, I always end up believing that my life is ending 😭

But I have found the solution, and I will share it with you when you have a migraine. Defrost ice and pour the ice water on your head.

You will feel the blood accumulate and then release, don't do it all at once, it's little by little. This will activate the circulation of the blood and you will see the pain disappear.

Do it and you will see

Without a migraine, the contents of your hive will improve.

My best wish for you is that the migraine disappears from your life.

I told @mipiano that I also suffer from migraines and I have found a solution to that problem.

It's applying cold water to the head, almost freezing but little by little, that will activate the blood circulation and diminish the pain until it disappears. You have to do it several times a day.

I confirm that it is a miracle.

Oh that you very much for that long comment @soyunasantacruz and for the advice. I just don't believe that anything can help me, and yes, when the attacks are bad, you just want to die (better say disappear because I actually don't want to die 😂)
I will try out the cold water 🙏 thanks

You will see that if it works.

When the storm passes write to me, if it still works for all the people with migraine, I will patent the recipe. 😅

👌👏

That's sweet. Hope your wishes come true and you are definitely one of good examples I have met on the chain so far. Thank you for being here. Love

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Hive: I'm still new here and not understand everything or all projects here yet but I really enjoy Hive so far. I have invited some of friends to register Hive, but don't know why some had account already but no active. For now, my expectation is to have more my country-friends this platform so We can chit chat many topics by Vietnamese 😜
Personally: like many other people, hope the pandemic gone soon and the world back to normal so we can travel internationally again 😄. Secondly, I hope the human beings will have a better year in 2021 more weathy more healthy and happier; especilly people in central of my country since they sufffer too much this year: lockdown, storms, flood, torential rain.

I expect a couple of things from Hive in what will be our 'first year'. I expect that there will be efforts to streamline the UE so the learning curve isn't so steep for newbies. I also expect to see more 'language specific' communities spring up. You know it's easy to start a community, right?

I'm ready to see the end of the Pandemic. I really do miss smiling faces behind the masks. I hope that humans do better in 2021 also. All humans.

I hope you can keep riding, too.

Aww many thanks @bigtom13. That's great expectation, much more easier for newbie, much appreciated it...!!! I'm riding every day here 😅 Many good news about vaccines and bright hope, yay we going to get through it soon.

It's great to hear you're actively inviting new users. As you pointed out though, there is a lot to learn so you may need to coax them through, coach them a little I guess. It can be a little hard to be thrown in the deep end here; Some can make that work and some can't. I'm sure with a little support they'll start to make their presence felt and you can then discourse in in Vietnamese. Don't forget about us English speakers though.

I agree with you, it will be nice to see the back end of the pandemic...I'm so over it all. All we can do it push forward though as stopping means time passes us by and that's not good. We have to move with it.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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Thank you @galenkp, much appreciated it. I have coached them enthusiastically, oh well maybe language barrier I guess. Hahaa, nah I ươn't forget you guys...will stick around here until you guys feel bored of seeing my face here 😆😂
I can't agree agree anymore, it's a bit hard to get something totally newthere are so much things to learn and maybe need time ☺️
Yay we have to move with it and beat the virus 😎
Oh btw, my Jellybeans guest is: 345 🤣

Most people will only ever do things under their own steam; If they're ready then they'll join in.

I remember that my brother tried for six months to get me on the blockchain, it would have meant I'd be at 4 years not 3.5 right now...I wish I did, but at the time I was resistant. I wonder if your friends will ever look back and wish they had started sooner.

I can honestly tell You all right here right now. Had it not been for some warm welcome dialogue from @denmarkguy and his @curatorcat Then much help from @simplymike

I would not have stayed here. The coach part is huge. We need more of it.

Aww thank you. Huge inspiration:)) I do enjoy Give and meet people here so much

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hahaha lol i have no idea where he gets these topics neither.

It´s really difficult being a ¨newbie¨ in Hive, maybe that´s the reason they are not active. Or maybe this is not for them. If you need any help you can ask @starstrings01 or me, we are helping people to move arround the blockchain, we also have a server of Discord named SMILE. I´ll leave you the link in case you want to join: https://discord.gg/nRm2CKp

We have contests, communities, activities, concerts, challenges and help for newbies.

And btw, i really hope this pandemic ends soon too, i´m so tired of it. ashhhh

Hey @tripode 😍, thank you for engaging here, highly appreciated it. @starstrings01 doing great job on the chain to help and support newbie, including me. Yeh, I did tell them about this, your right, it's maybe not for them. I also think the problem here is language barrier and time investing to look into something total new for us. 😊

Always my pleasure!! Where are you from!! Which lenguage has the barrier? Glad you´re informed about what we´re doing there!!

Well said, I like all you have listed. I fear for the worst here in the USA. But hope for the best.

I often watch the news in your country...sorry for the current situation. But hopefully everything getting better verrrrry soon ❤️

Hi... I don't consider you as a newbie any longer. You are far above that and doing great more than an average author on Hive.

My advice towards onboarding is to do it one at a time. Never over water what Hive is. Now, when someone asks me why am I always pressing my phone or what am I always doing with my phone, I just tell them that I am blogging.

If they get more interested, I will just go straight to the point that it is not a get rich quick platform. It requires time to grow. I will say all the tough sides about Hive first before the good sides.

If the person still chooses to join, I stay with the person then monitor the progress of the person but the thing is, presently I am not interested in onboarding but prefer focusing helping those who have made it here and not to leave.

I don't know which one you are talking to, but both @trangbaby and @tripode punch way over their relatively newbie status. Not just here, their posts are well written and a joy to read.

Yeah both of them still consider themselves as newbies but I keep saying they are doing far well than an average author on Hive.

Oh nono, i´m newbie level 2 now hahahahaha

Lol.. While me, I am a newbie level 1.5

Oh no no I’m 3-month-old HIVE baby...I want more jelly beans 🤯👶👶👶 @galenkp

lol, you need to be a good girl if you want to get more jelly beans. :)

You make me blush, i really appreciate this words coming from you, because you really are BIG here in Hive, and a living example of engagement and blogging and not just bc you have it in your username.😂 Thank you so much!

My name is all about my size-it came from a motorcycle group years ago. I'm certainly no giant on Hive, but I have engaged with people right from the start as have you. That's a giant step.

I truly did enjoy going through your logo with you when I first saw you here.

Oh oh...I can see it.. :)) Giant motorcycle giant Tom. Well, does your Motorcycle have a name?
We enjoy having bigtom here & engage with every weekend, much appreciated it Tom.

I'd never named a motorcycle until a few years ago when I got the Ducati. It was so beautiful that it needed a name. Pato Rojo (Spanish: Red Duck) :)

I call my current Kawasaki Connie but that isn't really a name. The official model name is Kawasaki Concours and the whole industry calls it a Connie. So it sort of has a name.

Obviously, I love to engage with people. Including you.

Thank you @bigtom13 for such a kind compliment, much appreciated it. We have learning a lot and met so many minded and cool guys here as well. Ah, I understand what @starstrings01 meant...hehee

Thank you Tom. We are so happy to meet many friends like you on the platform 😊

Thank you for such a great words 🥰 It's so kind of you.
You are a great mentor to newbie who you instruct for. Oh that's smart to tell them the tough sides first then if they are still interested then we continue.
Yeah, I learn something new and useful 😊
Thanks again

You are welcome dear.

That's a lot of comments generated in 6 months! Well done, congrats and thank you for taking the time to run the contest and to all the contributors!

My hopes for 2021 is that it's better than 2020 (the bar isn't set too high...future looking bright🤣) On a serious note tho, I hope 2021 calms down a little and things can get back to normal-ish and no more lockdowns and all the irritating extras.

For Hive? I hope we grow a bit in numbers over time, maybe we can hit a crypto boom to cheer us all up for a minute or two. I have faith that it will keep developing towards a better product with a bit of work from everyone and maybe we can convince some of our old users that have gone that things are not like they were when they left and give it another chance.

1200 jelly beans.

Quite nice hopes I'd say Rebecca, I agree with and will add my hope to your hope which, as any good mathematician will know, doubles said hope giving the hope more hope of coming to fruition. 😉

You know, I think hive could be really great and not much has to be done to get it moving in that direction...Simplifying it all would be good. Add a little of that bit of work by everyone you mention and everyone helping to support each other, new people too, and we'll be on the way I reckon. But what the hell do I know.

I don't know how many comments exactly but it's a lot. I figured I'd average it out and to be honest I reckon I'm pretty close on the true number. It's been great to see some of the community jump on this concept, yourself included, so thank you.

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Double hope is always better than no hope! I think anytime we start something on a sour note, all we see is the bad before it even comes, I prefer to look for the good and see the good happen....to 2021!

Simplifying would be nice, so much I can't do around here still, I just don't bother cause it's not directly affecting my experience here so I just don't bother. Tried looking for how to but they left me more confused than before. 😂😂 I probably represent the average computer unsavvy users they are looking for to pad-up numbers. There is a great deal going on in the background that people don't see, this stuff takes time. I would like to see the ability to monetize via ads for bloggers would be a nice attractive feature to attract already established bloggers. This place would do well as a "crypto-blogpress" type place.

Awe you are welcome, I'm always happy to stop by and chat with everyone when I can. I miss the days of 140 k users and entire convos going down on people's blogs everywhere. I lived for that drama! We can be there again.

Only time will tell where it all leads huh? We're on a journey and no matter what we do it'll lead somewhere, its demise, or its rise. I guess in some small way which one depends on each and every community member doing the right thing and just a little heavy lifting, supporting the community and its members I mean.

Exactly as log as enough of us believe in the project it will keep going. We may or may not be at the cusp of a bul market in crypto, I'm sure that will revive the place a bit too. Like you said each do our part t support each other and progress forward in some way...It's all one big experiment after all.

Belief is a big part of it, I agree. (And thanks for the hive too.) :)

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I think it's really good to have a low threshold for the new year! I can see saying "Damn, that's awful but at least it's not 2020 again!"

I agree with your Hive assessment. I know there are some things in the background and some really bright people working on it. We really have to remember that the original HF emergency split is only 10 months ago. It's all about progress for 2021...

I hope 2021 calms down a little and things can get back to normal-ish and no more lockdowns and all the irritating extras.

I agree with your hope 🤗

Even though I've been writing for many years on social platforms and blogs, I've always hesitated to write my own stories. Albeit I had them in my head, churning always. My reluctance was mostly because I thought my audience expected a certain quality from me and I felt like I wasn't up to it.

Joining hive, I got a clean slate. No one knew me here. So I dared and wrote a number of fictional short stories and the reception here has been good. Apart from the token, Hive has given me this great opportunity for growth.

I don't feel like individual hive content creators have much control over Hive, so my plans for hive are for me only. I want to keep writing book and film reviews as I have a constant need to express my thoughts about them. I'm learning a third language and drawing, so these might also pop up in my blog once in a while.

As you can see, my personal growth and hive are intertwined. Or, more accurately, that growth is mirrored on Hive, as it was on facebook and instagram before.

In my professional life, I want to be more proficient with the tools I work with (architectural visualization) and learn some more tools!


I have been pondering upon the jar for a while, I've tried two different methods to come up with a probable number. Let's see how things go. :)

Jelly bean guess: 402

As you can see, my personal growth and hive are intertwined. Or, more accurately, that growth is mirrored on Hive, as it was on facebook and instagram before.

That's just a great way to say it.

I for one am just plain damn glad you came. Your impact was immediate.

No sense to suck up to me on the beans. I don't know. I do know that if I had them at my house the number on Monday would be zero.

I do know that if I had them at my house the number on Monday would be zero.

hahahaha! That's more like it!

I remember doing math problems in kindergarten. They'd tell us you have 5 oranges, you give four of them to your brother, how many you have now?
Oh, none, I'd eat them first!

And I think I still would follow that route. I like me something to chew when im reading or watching.

I think it's nice that you've opened up on hive a little, brought a little of what's inside without; We're all just people and whilst there's always going to be good and bad mostly people are nice, genuine and open to others. It's a good environment to drop a little extra personality, a little more you. I think. I've done the same. Hive is my only social media and it's been enjoyable in the main. That's my hope for 2021 in respect of hive, that I continue to enjoy it.

I wish you all the best with your 2021 journey, the same for everyone really. I think the year will throw up some challenges, possibly start worse than we've had in 2020, but as long as it's moving in the right direction right?

Hmm, I see some science might have been applied to your jellybean guess...Nice work. Let's see how you go.

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Indeed, hope we can cope with the impending trials. They say the second wave will be worse than before. I wish the people here would be more serious about it. Sadly, they aren't.

That jellybean problem is a classic one, isn't it? I've heard about it before. I tried to calculate but since it's hard to get the proper measurement from a photo, it might be off!

It's really difficult to get a good read on jelly bean counting from an image. I used a photo with my hand in it for perspective so people could sort of work out how big the jar is but still, it's very hard. I'm not sure science would help much...Best guess is about all that one can do. We'll see soon who was closest, or if anyone hit's it on the head.

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Looks like you have really good hopes for this year, and i do believe you are in the perfect place to fulfill them!

Wait, whaat? architectural visialization????? Renders, animations and stuffs?

Thank you @tripode. I'm hopeful for my workplace as well, things are looking well. :)

Yeah, renders, animations, and stuff. Are you into this field too?

I´m an Interior Designer, yeah i am into this field hahahaha

Nice! Do you do designs only? or visualization too?

I'm a visualizer mostly, my partner does the design. I'm more like a tool, haha!

Right now i do everything hahahah bc i´m new, but in a future i may just do the designs

Now that I've had some time to mull it over, although didn't get enough sleep. Our son woke me up at 0530 and asked me to sing him some songs so he could go back to sleep. Didn't get that sleep lol

Personal hopes:

  • Finally buy a second property so that we can spend time outside of the frigid temperatures. We have been looking but not too strongly due to competing priorities. Our plan is to move to the warm climate and be official "snow birds" for a while and enjoy ourselves instead of sticking to challenging weather for few good reasons nowadays.
  • Pay off some debt so that we can breathe a little better. We don't have a lot of debt but we do have some and getting rid of it would be excellent!
  • Get some time to spend with my wife while someone watches our kid. Haven't had a night off in 4 years, it would be nice to have a weekend away!

Hopes for Hive:

  • Get our heads out of our ass and either roll out SMT's or throw that shit in the trash and move onto something different.
  • Have a hard-fork that doesn't introduce issues.
  • Hard-forks that have issues get better communicated.
  • Work on launching a game I have been slowly putting together in my head. I just need to learn some programming to do it.
  • Get Hive recognized by a broader base of people for how great it can be to host gaming applications, which is probably going to be the key driver for success.

I think that's about it!

You raise a couple of good points here, even in your sleep-deprived stupor.

Paying off debt is a big one. I'm not sure if you mean one single debt or a few little ones, but either way debt isn't a good thing generally. I always suggest that people work out what debts are costing the most in interest and work on them first. Depending what the debts are, and one's position, it can also work to refinance and roll a few small debts into the home loan as that's often at a much lower interest rate. Of course one needs to continue paying the same repayments on each of those little debts to make sure it reduces very quickly...No point running up new ones with the interest savings.

That strategy can work really well for people if adhered to strictly and with responsibility. Of course if you mean one big debt then a little restructuring, some tweaking of your situation could find a little extra to throw down into it. I'm sure you know all of this.

Secondly, time with Siena...I've flogged you on this one before mate, I recall at least two occasions. This is a very important aspect and I hope you manage to find the time to engage re-engage as required. Time runs away from us Cmp and regret make a fucking terrible companion. It doesn't have to big things either, small moments more often work just as effectively. 😆

I can't disagree with any of your hive hopes as they are all sensible and in line with how I feel also.

life is a great journey man, an odyssey really, and we have the means to affect it to a large degree...It seems like you're doing that with your personal 2021 hopes so nice work and thanks for sharing them.

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The house right next door to me is for sale: $87,500 (I think she'd take an offer of less). It's a really good neighborhood (quiet dead end 1 block street) and it's going to be 75f later today. We are suffering winter type low temps of low 40s.

Paying off debt is just like giving yourself a raise. It's a really cool thing.

I like and fully agree with the Hive part. We don't seriously need SMTs, I think Hive Engine can do everything we need. I think.

Take a nap. It's good for your soul!

Wow...great personal hopes. I wish your hopes will become true :)) I don't know much about game but I will support it when it's launched.
Hope you & your family had a wonderful weekend. 😊

Ok, since I have outta the loop for awhile I guess it is time to ju.p back in...

My hopes for 2021:

  1. To actually be able to spend time with my family!

  2. To pay off some silly bills

  3. To stress less

  4. To kick myself into taking better care of my health

Hopes for Hive:

  1. To connect/engage more often

Not so sure about all this fork, blockchain talk so I couldn't really say much about that.

Jelly bean guess: 325

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Time with family is a great hope for 2021 as this year it's been somewhat limited - I hope we all get to do that one! I like the silly bills one also...Often we have these little annoying things that seem never to get paid out...I guess a good way to approach it is to work out which are costing the most interest and work down from there paying down and closing them. We did that a few years ago and then applied a need over want ethos and now we don't have them, regain them.

Health...Yep, nuff said there I think; It's important Pooky - Get on it.

To connect and engage a little more on hive...Well I don't know your schedule and commitments although I know with Randy away you're left to do most things. You know, a little schedule, 30 minutes a day maybe for some reading and commenting, then a post once a week could really pay dividends. It's the engagement that can bring a lot of fun and enjoyment and will certainly gain you some profile and therefore votes on your posts. We all have commitments though, so just do what you can.

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Didn't PMD (Pontiac) make a 325 CID? I'm pretty sure that's never been a Ford motor :)

Stress less and better health just might be connected! I have been so blessed to have good health (and not particularly anything I have done to promote it) that now, as I approach 70 I'm doing better.

It's selfish for me. I want to be able to ride a motorcycle for as absolutely long as I can. Just sayin'

My friend Erv (Sam's other Dad) and Sam and I went for a hike yesterday into what passes as mountains around here. Real steep and rocky and my legs are hurtin' for certain this morning. It'll be a serious challenge to make sure Sam gets his walk in today :)

Good to see you!

We have some in common. I believe everything will be ok. Caring about our health is extremely essential for not only ourselves but our beloved ones also 😍
Nice to meet you here and hope you had a great weekend

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Now to follow thru, kinda like a new year's resolution... :-)

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With another year of life added to my count today, I came late to this week's topic. I think these are my hopes for next year:

  1. Keep myself healthy
  2. Help more around my household
  3. Get better at all instruments I play
  4. Publish more content
  5. Engage more
  6. Moving definitely from my parents house at some point (this is a big if)
  7. Get on the working out train
  8. Learn even more stuff I had learned this year
  9. Read even more books
  10. Meet new awesome people (in real life or around here)

My guess for the beans is 177. I'm doing math while I'm full of food, so my calculations must off by a lot. But it was worth a try.

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It's your birthday? Cool, I hope you have a great day...I'll be honest, I don't get excited about my own birthday and people making a fuss about it embarrasses me but I'm not sure about how you feel about yours... So instead of recording myself singing happy birthday and doing a birthday dance in your honour I'll leave it at a simple happy birthday - I wouldn't want to embarrass you. 😂

Help more around the household...Hmm, so I take it you have determined that you don't help enough? I am guilty of the same bro, I'll admit it although it is to my shame. My wife Faith, she's a machine, just get's things done and I should help more...But I find often that things are done before I get to them. I like this one mate, as it's one I could do also.

I'm also digging your learn more stuff hope. I have an ethos of learning at least one thing daily. I've done it for years and it is more just a routine thing for me like cleaning my teeth...It just happens. Often I learn more than one thing of course but some days I think about it right before bed around midnight for me each night and if I haven't learned something...Then off I go to do so. It serves me well.

Read books goes hand in hand with that too I think...I read a lot during the initial phase of covid, more than I wold normally read, but find in the last few months that's dropped off. I want to read more and Faith and I were talking about a reading hour each evening where we read together over a coffee...Make a routine out of it. We're going to make that happen. I usually read at least a book a week, but it's been more a book a month over the last four...Not good.

Anyway, thanks for joining in, much appreciated.

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It was my birthday, ha, ha, ha. Thanks a lot. I'm usually not excited about it, but it is quarantine and I could appreciate fact that some people stayed in touch to send their best wishes and that kin of stuff. I wouldn't like to have you singing and dancing for that. Having to listen to the song is weird enough for me. Thanks for the smiley face. Here's one for you. 😁

Well, I tend not to help a lot because my mother is the kind of person who is a machine, but not a team-machine. However, she seems to be needing more help lately, so I do what I can.

Learning is the only real talent I've got. Some people tend to forget that; others, don't know it. I tend to pick stuff to learn that sometimes takes me more than a few days, but I enjoy the process. Right now I'm enlisted in a course about playing Venezuelan maracas (not because I don't how to), but because I wanted to get better. And I have found some tough things to dig in and I'm enjoying this challenge everyday.

When I lost my job and came back, got into a reading spree. I can't tell you exactly how many books, short stories, poems and stuff in general I read. But this is a pretty good estimate. I spend around 8 hours a day in front of a screen more than half of that time was reading and I'm not a slow reader (thanks to @hlezama and his assignments in North-american Authors). So I think it is safe to say I read 15 books with more than 400 pages, over a 100 of short stories and more than a 1000 poems. And I still feel I haven't covered my quota for this year. So you should the on the reading routine, just give the old wallnut (brain) some deserved candy.

You didn't tell me anything about my jar guess. Ha, ha, ha.

I find the happy birthday song to be the most horrible of things, even more so when people sing it to me, which I actually forbid. I can't stand it.

I didn't mention the jelly bean guess on purpose as I don't want to comment and maybe give people any hints. It's almost midnight here soon about 18 hours or so I'll announce the amount and who picked it, or got the closest. I'm going to do that on the wrap up post and will probably also list a few of my hopes for 2021 also as I haven't done that yet. More reading will be on there. Books though, I don't enjoy reading digitally, I prefer to flip pages.

I see. Indeed it is a horrible song. It gives me chills.

Ha, ha, ha. Ok. Good thing. I did some whacky math to get to my number. I'm nor proud of it. It is funny that you mention that about digital books and material. I was like that, but the printed material is very limited here. When I was in college, I had to learn to read digital material even though I didn't like it. There was no other way I could find all the material I needed. Of course, I wouldn't change a book over digital, but one has to adapt to the things at hand.

Yes you're right, if I had no choice I'd use ebooks rather than not read at all. I also don't listen to podcasts much as I prefer to read although I have a few I listen to mostly when driving to and from work. It makes use of otherwise wasted time.

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Happy Birthday Man!

That's just a great list, top to bottom. Read more, learn more, do more. That's a list we should all get behind!

Thanks, @bigtom13. I fell older and wiser already. Ha, ha, ha.

Yes, some much appreciated things I love to do and keep doing each year. Hopefully, I can get into the other and make a fine 2021.

That's the whole key, isn't it? Let's all make a fine 2021. I think we can.

Hmmmm, hoping for good health and a good pocket book. A given I guess. For Hive, I’m hoping that we can attract some big or well known investors to the platform. Price over .50 cents will make me very happy, and the more the merrier obviously.

Jelly bean count guess is 233.

Short and sweet...Nothing wrong with that! Personal health and financial health...Two on my list for sure...I'll be 51 in the first third of 2021 so both seem to be rising in importance. 50 cent hive would be nice. $3.50 somewhat nicer...I'll accept a slow but steady increase though, as long as it's increasing.

Did any science go into the guess? Not that it matters, just wondering. 😀

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Now that you asked. Yes:

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= 233

Bwahaha! This comment deserves a 100% upvote.

Haa hahahah... That is GREAT.!!

LMAO... 100% is right.

Best Jellybean guess of the weekend.

Ohhh Wuaoooo I think you have plagiarized my math formula, I will shout plagiarism in the hive.

Although your numbers gave a different result than mine. You were wrong about the + sign @daveks

I stand corrected.

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i hope we get 5$ hive hahahahah

We had $5 steem a couple years ago, it was awesome.

Reallyy? woooooooooow

It actually went past $7 at one point, and the steem dollar reached $13.

Wooow, i hope Hive reach it too!

The day I joined Steem was the $7.00 day. I bought 50 steem that day so I had skin in the game. I'm a stinking genius.

If only I wouldn’t sold out that day..,

Not one Iota of argument with any of that. I'd vote for THAT.

Personal Hopes For 2021

  • Learn to waste time better
  • More photo hunt excursions
  • Get a halfway decent shot of the full moon with craters not just a blob of light

Hive Hopes for 2021

  • A steady growth of users, and retention of user
  • Two more hard fork with no change to the reward pool/vote system
  • Witness retention selection in one of the next two hard forks fixed

That is it short bullet point list half a cylinder for each, plus the.....

Jelly bean guess: 247.

Learn to waste time better

I totally loved that one hahahahahahahah i´m dead. wooo photo moons, when you do, pleeeeeeeease send them to me, if you want, i LOVE moon photos.

Time is all about perception, and it takes a lot of it to learn how to take a good picture of the moon, which I have yet to really do.

Do you have some examples?

You know, at a glance that waste time dot point could seem tongue in cheek, but it's actually a really good one. We all waste time in life and finding better ways to do is a great idea...It then possibly crosses over from wasting time to spending time with value I guess. nice dot point. Photo excursions and full moon pictures...Also legit hopes for 2021 and I hope you achieve them.

Growth and retention are two massive hopes I have for hive also...They should be goals of the high and mighty of the blockchain along with a few others in my opinion, like a successful HF which doesn't sound too hard to me...But then I'm analogue not digital so for all I know it could be impossibly difficult.

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Yeah while you are working your time is consumed mostly by the needs of others, when you retire you suddenly have a lot of time you need to learn to do something with.

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Good guess on the bloody beans...

And probably closer to how many @galenkp has smashed... LoL

But overall a low guess in my opinion.

I was surprised to hear about China (The Real Threat to all Our Futures) being on the moon right now. Can You get a photo of that @bashadow?

And they are bringing back several kilos of moon rock samples. Wonder what kind of virus that will be called?

You see we do not get real world news here in the USSA (United Socialist States of America) Soon to be Western China.

We just get political soap opera propaganda... Fake News.
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I always seem to be pretty low on the guess how much game. I know a lot of people talk about the chinese soldiers and military, they have a large weapons arsenal, but I think the reality is their soldiers while pretty looking marchers, they don't really do well in a fight or so it would seem.

I do not follow much news, but was china finally able to land something on the moon? last I saw their landing thing was a crashing event.

Klowd Tv has an app that is free thru the end of the year. No subscription free trial b.s. or credit card info needed.

Seen real news for the first time on years...

Did you know there are other countries and they actually report what is happening... LoL

It has OANN/Euro news/info wars/and a FIDO DOG CCHANNEL...

Pretty neat deal.

My wife likes that NTD News and Rightside Broadcasting so I do get some news sometimes. Mostly I just ignore the news, there is no trust there I am at the point I take the viewpoint of an ordinary citizen/person over the viewpoint of any so called official source or official. So if Antoine Jasper from Milano living in India tells me something and then the official news says something different, I am going to believe AJ from Milano. (there is no one I know of by that name it was just a made up name).

Yep. Back to the old days when word of mouth was how we got most of our info.

RSBN... Interesting I was just pulling it up to watch the Live Stream of the Valdosta GA. Rally. Only 60 miles north of us.

We made a judgement call on not going. We registered for tickets to the event. How ironic we got no reply by text. Said up to 2 hrs. for a reply. We tried again at the 12 hour mark only to be told number had already registered. But we never got confirm number via text.

Kinda like voting in GA. Votes just magically vanish for Trump. And appear for commies.

The reward for going, is not worth the risk. If we were attacked by Antifa Anti America Scum, I would use deadly force to defend my wife and I. So it is just not worth risking harm to ourselves or vandalization of our brand new 50k HotRod.!!

Best to watch it from here...

The Man-Stang Cave...

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RSBN did a pretty descent job of broadcasting the rallies, and unlike the mainstream media did show just how big the crowds were.

Learn to waste time better sounded funny a bit but yeah it's actually a good thing when thinking about it 😅

Yes while in the working phase of life you have a lot of demands on your time when you retire or are no longer working you need to find ways and means of using that time. I think that is one of the biggest mental health issue with the covid lock-down, people have to much time on their hands.

Oh, man. I had never even considered product upgrade for wasting time. I may have just found a whole new area of endeavor! You are a genius.

I'm with you on the photo hunt. I've done poorly around here the last couple of years...

You know you could get a nice auto loader and publish 14 bullet points. Just sayin'

I like your hive selections.

Thanks, I actually tried to keep it somewhat short and to the point. I once had an H&R 9 shot 22 break top revolver so I guess I could have done a 4 X 4 and one list. Both good time users .22's and 4X4's.

My buddy has a Smith 8 shot .22 winmag. It's just a little bitty thing and it'd be just fine in close quarters. So 4x4 works too :)

Hahaha I like the fact that a moon photo made the list! I'm right there with you!
Might be time for a new lens though

Hahaaa....”learn to waste time better” is the best sentence I learn today 😊 Thank you

With regard to the social and political reality that we have to live in my country, Venezuela, I regret to say that it is uncertainty what it causes in my state of mind, because of everything that we are going through.

  • Personally, obviously I never give up, everything is a constant struggle to be better and that struggle for next year has to do with the beginning of my daughter's university studies.

  • Specify some plans to improve my income, which I aspire to be able to execute.

  • Continue with #hive, a platform that I aspire to, I managed to increase the stimulus it gives to its active participants, that is, those of us who write and post on #hive. I hope that this improves next year so that this platform is consolidated in a more forceful and profitable way.

Jelly bean guess: 520.

2020 has been a very uncertain year for many and in Venezuela probably even more so due to the troubles there that have nothing to do with corona virus. Combined it makes for troubling times I'd imagine and I hope the country and it's people can find a way forward soon.

You mention your daughters' university studies, I wonder what she is studying and what is required to make it happen effectively. I hope you ca stabilise and grow your income situation which will probably assist your daughter and family as a whole I'd guess right? Good luck with that.

In respect of hive, I believe that if every community member supported each other a little more we would be doing a lot better. If every user supported another, once a month over a year, the growth and retention numbers would increase exponentially and that would be great for all of us. Profit is important, however it needs to take a back seat in people's minds and for a greater effort of supporting each other needs to take the wheel...You know?

Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it.

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About Hive... This is well said. I have always had this quote in mind: We rise by lifting others. What you just said is what I had been in my mind months back. If everyone supported a user at least once a month consistently over a year, there would be growth in so many authors on Hive. Since I have noticed this, I have been playing my part to support other users.

It's great to hear you're doing your part to support other hive users - It doesn't take much, often just some commenting and a few votes is enough to help people feel welcome and to wncout them to push forward.

Thank you. My daughter has just finished her school stage and is going to start her university stage.

At the moment what we have left is to have faith that everything begins to normalize in every way and finish warming up the engines and moving forward.

Ah ok, well whatever you daughter is doing I'm sure she'll give it her maximum effort.

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Those are some really nice hopes!!

I do hope that Venezuela will soon recover and everyone can go back to living peacefully in their homes. It's really a very difficult issue they are going through right now.

You´re a really good writer! I´m sure you will keep growing in the blockchain!

Gracias @tripode. De eso estamos aferrados en estos momentos de esperanza y fe.

First off, I think you earn kudos from me for keeping on in Venezuela. That is a seriously tough environment to remain positive in.

I hope all your dreams come true. ALL of them. I'm rooting for you!

Hello @bigtom13. Thank you for your support, developing a good attitude is the best way otherwise it would be to live without hope.

2021 will be easy to make better, Galen! As the bar is set so low!! So it will be a cake walk!

Crypto will be more matured. Hive will be more matured,

We will play cricket again in full MCG, Gabba, SCG, ... WACA will be fast again! :)

I also hope there will be a one day match at Dunedin! Edge of the world...

Jelly bean guess: 95

Yeah, I reckon we'll still have crickets too 😂

I do think most of us will be able to have a pretty good '21 because we have such a stinker to look back on.

Do you know we actually have crickets in the US? Houston did have some crickets... it's quite pathetic... but we try :)

Ahaha. They aren't as prevalent now as they were when I moved here, but we do have crickets. I've been told you can tell the temperature by the frequency of their noises...

Lol...It's about time the MCG wasn't a ghost town right?

Yeah, it shouldn't be hard to reach and exceed the extreme low mark 2020 set I'd say. Faith and I have had a torrid year for many reasons and are working towards a better 2021, not just physically but emotionally too. I feel we are very fortunate to have each other and the attitude/ethos we retain...It has ebbed a little in 2020 but we're moving forward, he only real option right?

I wish you the best of course, you're someone who has supported me a little here and there, always been a good hive-bro and I really appreciate that, and you taking the time to comment here. Thank you.

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Oh well! We are all in it together. Did you register for hive fest. It's free so please do

I haven't registered for it to be honest. I haven't heard much about it and what I have heard is that VR glasses are required which I do not have and will not buy. So, I'm not sure...I'll take a look, learn some more and see how it goes.

You don't need VR headset.

You just need an app which is free. Registration is free as well till dec 07. Registration takes a second just you hive Id and email is needed.

You will need to download an app called Altspace VR which is free as well.

Ok, that doesn't sound too hard. I'll check it out.

I am guessing it is a virtual festival. Like a zoom conference type of thing?

Sara also invited me to join hive fest...!! I'm still so blurr about VR glasses as my first time heard about it. I'm looking for someone who can explain it and wantes to know how it works as well 😆

Hey, @azircon just sent me this.

<You don't need a VR headset. You just need an app which is free. Registration is free as well till dec 07. Registration takes a second just you hive Id and email is needed. You will need to download an app called Altspace VR which is free as well.

Many thanks @galenkp, much appreciated it. I will check it out :))

Ooooppp. There's the culprit, here comes the hook. I can feel it.

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Hello @azircon..I have been seeing you from upvotes on my posts (Many thanks and much appreciated it)..Aww finally I have chance to see you engaging here :) I have no idea about cricket, MCG, Gabba,...as you mentioned. I guess I learn somthing new today and will check it out. Thank you for sharing. 😍

Can you believe it! I was typing away happily and the modem's battery decided to switch off.
So, I had to plug it in and play the waiting game for the signal to return.

2021 will see the dawn of many changes methinks. It will still be tough at the beginning, but we hope that it will improve with time.

Personal. Growth in Hive and in our charity.
Simple and sweet.

Jelly beans: 354

Ahhhh. I'm far enough from civilization that I have flickery internet once in a while. It can be pretty darn frustrating.

I agree with you, I think that the first half of '21 could be even harsher than '20 but I think we are more able to handle the 'pressure' and the second half could be pretty pleasant.

I too wish for your wishes. Of course, my growth and your charity in my case.

Good to see you my friend!

Never heard it referred to as "Flickery" lol

Just Shitty and slow like ours WiFi here at home. Trying to pump 10,000 lbs of shit thru a 5,000 lb max sewer pipe type of thing. DSL on a dead end road they say. To far from the switcher box for true high speed... Frustrating. Upload speed is horrible. Almost undoable.

The frustrating part about mine is that sometimes it's just really good. Like 75mgbs down and 15 up.

I'm waiting for Elon to get his ass in gear and get enough satellites in orbit to bring StarLink south. That will be nice.

How come Canada gets the good stuff first? It's not FAAAAIIIIIRRRRR

Ahhh 5g. Better line your helmet with a microwave blocker.

Great thing is, when we are doing an internet search about brain tumour symptoms. It will be really FAST.!! LOL

Next Generation will look like this when they reach our age...

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5g is a slow cooker... Heheh

Yeah. I'm a big believer in keeping that microwave source as far away from my melon as I can...

We can instantly receive and channel that 10,000 lbs my friend, but it costs a high monthly fee to get on the upper bands.

Imagine how frustrating it is when your neighbor receives a high speed signal and your signal struggles along in a wheelbarrow.

Can't you guys put in a petition for a closer signal tower?

Such is life my friend.

Even the hard cable providers want $800 for the install. We are DSL thru old landline phone cable. They would have run a new cable. 1 mile or so. Dish Sat is pricey and not any better from what I read. It rains many days here in N.FLA. USSA.

We have 300 MB service. Max for this far out. Then we have 14 ADT devices. 4 surv cams. Garage door monitor. And 6 (phone-laptops-tablets) probably some I have forgotten.

Bogs it down pretty badly. But it is only $60 per month (usd) So until they have other options. We sit and wait... And wait... And wait. Oh there it is the photo finally loaded... NEXT DAY.!! LMAO
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We have a 200 Gig service on LTE.
But our service provider is the cheapest as we pay $142.78 for it to last for 8 months.
Our feed is 100% and the more expensive services provide uncapped data usage, but we cannot afford it.
So we have to work carefully with our data and stay away from streaming and videos. Basically anything that eats data.

Oh, we only use the data on 2 PC's and one mobile phone.

Hahaha, I see that your problem over there is impatient cats :)

Strange how rescue of an animal, even ones that make you crazy sometimes, can also keep you from losing what little sanity that's left...
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Thank you Sir Tom, in our case we can only afford the cheapest system and obviously the masses of unemployed persons can also only afford it. Once that they manage to get a mobile phone, they also load up on the same system.

So at a time when most are on the system they "choke" the feed. We can see it, as the 5 lines that indicates signal strength drops to two lines.
So yeah, it's a problem.

A lot of catch-up work awaits in 2021, as huge backlogs resulted from our 6 month lockdown.
For instance, our driving licenses expired in the first 2 months of the lockdown and they are still expired as millions of other licenses also expired. The renewal offices were closed.
The government deems them valid until 31 August 2020.

Then they discovered corruption in the licensing department that created an even bigger backlog of expired licenses (90,000 daily) so half of our country's population are driving around without valid driving licenses.

They have now extended the renewal process until September 2021.
So we will go and renew ours somewhere in winter next year, as people don't like to wait in queues in the cold :)

Thank you kindly for your wishes for our charity and may it be that you will also see great growth in your own case!

Always good to see you!

Simple is good Zac, nothing wrong with it at all. Tough beginning and improvement later...Yep, I concur. Let's hope we're wrong and at 0000 on 1 Jan 2021 things are instantly awesome...To be honest I'll be a sleep so won't know until later, but you know what what I mean. Lol. Of course that won't happen...Lets just see how it goes right?

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Thank you Galen, a huge backlog at the beginning awaits. That 6 month lockdown has cost this country dearly. Our hotel industry is in the doldrums, the major airline is struggling and being run on tax payers money, and I don't even want to talk about so many other industries that are facing the axe.

So yeah, the recovery system will not take place in only one year.

I certainly hope that some miracles will occur when you are asleep hahaha.

Oh yes, all that we can do is to wait and to hope!

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Ahhh... Nice bloody bean guess. But my 351 will take it. LoL

Hahaha, we are 3 in the house, me, my wife and our little dog.
54 was my birthyear. That makes 354
So figured to see if the magical powers will work lol.

But maybe yours will be stronger. Good luck!

Ok here goes , Personal hopes for 2021

  1. Get plan B rock and rolling as it will solve my interim living and traveling needs and urges and turn a page in my life, yeah yeah nobody knows what plan b is yet but thats whats so cool about it . Watch this space :)

  2. Get fitter and healthier and continue the momentum started in quarantine .

  3. Improve my Japanese significantly so in 2022 I can revisit and have an even more awesome time there.

4.Make Elk a priority to eat at some point in the year, want me some Elk

Hopes for Hive in 2021

  1. More interesting users posting more cool shit

  2. more engagement as I've met some pretty cool, witty and interesting peeps on here

  3. An app to come out of leftfield and blow us all away and make the overall Hive experience more efficient and seem less.

  4. Less user glitches, less frustration.

Jelly bean guess: 647

  1. More recognition for Hive. It needs momentum and bodies but not just any old body, engagers and creators.

A few legit personal and hive hopes here...I like how you mention about the cool, witty and interesting people you've met here as I have also...It's them, and the interaction they have with me, that makes this place what it is for me...I'm always on the scout for new ones and whilst I get disappointed a lot as people seem not to want to engage, I come across a few who do and that makes it worth my while.

Thanks for joining in.

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always a pleasure and never a chore. Making some inroads for plan b. Getting( dare I say it) a little excited. Need to stay steady though as a lot to put into place

Oh no, here we go...When that excitement level ramps up you know you're on a winner! I'm looking forward to hearing about it.

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Hello @scubahead I had some time without greeting you.

I think that wanting to eat moose at this time of year (Christmas) makes you a little wicked, that's not the transport St. Nicholas uses?

You don't want Christmas presents 😬

The cultures are so different, I've never read that anyone wanted to eat moose, or is that a joke?

Better is a cow has more meat and my apologies to the people of India. 😔

When I eat Elk in 2021 I will post about it and you will be very jealous haha. Santa forgot about me a long time ago, we never saw eye to eye :)

Jejej then his thing is recentiment with Santa that's why he wants to eat his animal 🤣😅

i hear its very tasty too :)

🤔🤤🤢😷

very very tasty, come on anger santa eat some hahah

So, I have a question for you right out of the gate: Why is it that every time I see a post or comment from you I check my coffee cup and generally find that I need a refill?

I think starting with plan B is a good idea. That poor old plan A has just had the shit kicked out of it for a long time.

I'm a big alphabet guy. When I knew I was getting my first dog outside my parents place I seriously considered an A name. My thought was first A, second B and so on. I took a good look at my new pup and named her Phoebe after the Martian moon. It WAS a good plan.

I'm rooting for your plan B

I like your Hive list, too. All that would be a good thing.

Thanks Big T. Yup It's plan B all the way now I reckon so I'm covertly diverting alot of my energy to sorting that out. Don't want to advertise it here where I am as it will make the time between now and then a bit more difficult in may ways. 2021 baby here we come

Ahahahaha. I also have a reason to look forward to 2021 that predates the Pandemic. I've got a really unexpected inheritance (a cousin I never met but who obviously did well) that should arrive in '21. One more court date in July before it's official.

Then the decision. New motorcycle or build an overlander? It's an agonizing decision I tell you :)

now thats a difficult decision. Wait build an overlander that can take your existing bike

Yeah. Good idea. I think I'll tow it though. I have a trailer but need an upgrade for it to be trustworthy.

I do have a friend that spends large amounts of time in a Mercedes workman van. One side is sleeping and cooking facilities and the other side is motorcycle storage. Works really good for him.

Great personal hopes :)) I'm curious how many languages you can speak? I guess 4-5 😊

I am not fluent in any other languages but I have picked up a bit of a few here and there over the years. Thats why I want to really get proficient in Japanese.

Wonderful. At this age I have already been lazy to learn some other thing...😁
Japan is a beautiful country and great culture, delicious food..Yeah totally worth learning its language

I agree. Probably in my top 2 countries I ever visited

Ah, that requires lots of mind-cleaning first. Let's see what I can do after a single mental swipe of a mental sweep...

Me:

I'm going to go meta and just say that I have to reevaluate a lot of stuff and find the proper goals. Right now, I've got desires/wishes but turning them into goals is something that has been postponed for too long, so...

  • Find the location I want to eventually move to;
  • Present that board game prototype, @thewesternshores, at live events (those have to first not be banned...again...), set deadlines and advance to production;
  • Secure my family's well-being (alternative income sources and that undefined new location above are in the mix, but also physical and mental wellbeing require nice environment and conditions...);
  • Get that online print shop running on my photoanthill.com website. Rebrand or redefine for Bulgarian language users and postpone international targeting for another time, perhaps another domain;
  • Continue creating artsy material and challenging people's creativity...
  • Learn to communicate to people already!

Hive:

  • Keep pushing, build momentum, maintain! Otherwise, lots of aspects are quite right on track and they just need to be experienced as working by new (and old) users...
  • So, keep in mind that first impressions matter. Mass adoption needs non-hardcore characters to also find satisfaction. I already do but I am just "massive-ish", I am not "the mass".
    P.S. Don't forget masses are dumb and dangerous.

This! Is! Jellybeenean Sparta! And we are 300.

  • Find the location I want to eventually move to;

That is always a hard thing to do. You can study, and gather a ton of information, but until the move is done, you just never know if the new place is the right place.

Good luck on the prospects for 2021. (I like the "masses are dumb and dangerous" line, that I agree 100% with.

That's a nice list of personal goals, some family, some business and some personal. I like that aspect of your answer. I also like how you have the intention of evaluating, sorting as such. It's also good to take hopes and dreams, wishes and desires and formalising them into goals which makes them more tangible, more real and more likely to happen. Add a plan to a goal and you have a powerful combination.

Lol...Anyone who adds a Spartan-aspect to a jelly bean count is ok in my estimation. Good guess...Let's see how close you got. One thing I can say for certain...The jar isn't as full now as it was when I photographed it. Someone may have eaten some. 😇

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That's understandable. Even Jellybeeneans perish in battle. From...time to time.

Many a good jelly bean has fallen in battle. (Some not so good ones too, like the blue ones.) 😂

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I came to Yuma as a short term answer to my life and lifestyle. I wasn't here very long and knew I was in the right place and still think so. I am still in wonderment here.

I love your goals and aspirations.

I am a warrior. I've stood at Thermopylae and faced 300 jellybeans ALL BY MYSELF. More than once!

That's a great topic to post on, now that we are reaching the end of the year.

Hive
I'd love the platform to evolve and grow into a bigger community. I have always had great expectations of this service as a great way to introduce anyone into crypto and would love to see more and more people joining. It's been a great year with the fork and all the push from different groups as 3Speak, Leofinance, Dapplr, Ecency, NFTRoom, Lenses, Cryptobrewmaster, and many other services launching. I think we are on the right path to becoming a much bigger community.

Personal
I hope the pandemic finally ends and the global economy starts to recover and I hope the expected bull run brings value increases to many cryptocurrencies and tokens. All in all will make us all a little freer. I also would love to see some of the crypto projects focused on the most needed ones as the UBI projects like Circles or DAOs as the Spirit Foundation become a fantastic success.

Jelly bean guess: 213

Great points... I'm relatively new here but I would like to see the different groups you mentioned work together one a few. My sense is that they're having success but it would be greater if they cooperated some more... Just my 2 cents

Also that's a pretty high jelly bean guess I'm hoping it's lower 😃

Agree, cooperation and cohesion between the groups are probably one of the aspects we need for things to speed up.

I think the platform is poised for growth. It may be on the second level with Hive Engine token driven communities, but I expect some 'outreach' in that area in the first half of '21. The success of LEO has really opened some eyes.

I'd really like it to get to a point where it is a knowledge of crypto is not necessary to function, but available to any that are interested. I think second level can do that.

I think the pandemic is going to get worse before it gets better in the US. I think it's going to get to a point that recovery is quite slow. That said, I also think the recovery can commence in second half '21. Probably after 50% of the population is vaccinated and there is some confidence that the worst is over.

The covid situation is a pain but I think we will get thru it but like you said, when enough vaccines are out. On a good note, many talks of vaccines on the way possibly as early as January for those who want or need it. Maybe that's a start. I live in a pretty infected province relative to the rest of Canada so, yeah, it will definitely get worse before it gest better.

I'm in a 3 risk group. Old, fat, smoker. I think I'll be eligible to get a vaccine in February or March. They are going to our nursing home residents and health care workers first. Then essential workers and risk groups.

Here too it will be senior care resident and workers and healthcare first and work their way down the risk list as they go. Obviously that's must be some relief for you to know something is coming soon for you.

I'm undecided on the vaccine issue. I have auto-immune issues and that can go either way for me, the vaccine could also be worse than the rona for me, I'm going to wait until other people with auto-immune and see how it affects them but depending on length of immunity, I think I already had it last year but not tested so I might be immune already but I still follow the guidelines and such out of respect for others but it's a bummer but there is controversy around immunity tests that come out so I don't know for sure.

Exactly. I'd like to wait until June (6 months) to see how the numbers are running. I also have auto immune issues-and I suspect there could be a big difference in each of the vaccines.

I'm just going to see how it plays out. I am not uncomfortable hiding out in my house and can go a long time just being as careful as possible.

As long as you are comfortable is all that matters in the end. There is still lots to do that doesn't involve being in crowds.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way then about the vaccines, they also feel very rushed so some corners are probably cut on the safety testing of it. I'm not against them, I just don't trust them all. My mom used to get me the flu shot when I was a little kid and it used to make so sooo sick until I was old enough to make them cut the crap and keep their needles to themselves. I rarely catch colds anyway now as it is, all I have to do is a little caution and not lick doorknobs. lol

I agree that it's time hive pushed forward and became a little more widespread - It's such a good community and has a lot to offer and I'm a little surprised that it hasn't pushed forward. I suppose the break away from the other platform may have slowed progression to some degree, but then it's also accelerated it in other aspects. The split is also still quite young so lets see how it shakes out in 2021.

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I also have high hopes for the growth of Hive and all its blockchain! We will soon be very big. This is a project that has a lot of potential, and we are practically the first ones.

What I want for 2021

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• To keep our freedom, our liberty. Everything that we have worked our whole lives for is in jeopardy in this country USA. Not just from the China Flu Hoax, but also from a corrupt fraudulent election by socialist minded criminals.

• 2019 = 156k gross

• 2020 = 97k now (est 105k year end)

• Covid Scamdemic already has us way down financially. My small business, single truck operation cannot survive a regime that will double, possibly triple the 20k in taxes we currently pay per year. And also they will raise every cost, impose climate change draconian regulations. It will gut us, it will destroy many small trucking companies and most if not all independent truckers in 1-3 years. I will not fight that losing battle. I will however join the physical battle. Groups are forming. We are only 4-5 weeks from civil war. I can only hope that I am wrong.

The Hive Mind

• I got nothin...

• I am here purely for the handful of really great people that have welcomed me here with kind words and cyber smiles.

• I have not taken a dime from Hive. I often forget there is even a profit aspect to all of this.

• I am just as happy to give a Hive token as I am to receive one.

• Thank You to all who have taken the time to read this. I have given myself a few days away from the steering wheel. Hopefully I can find time to read what ya'll want for the future in 2021 and also for here in the Hive.

Jelly (bloody) bean guess: 351.

I'm sorry to hear about your truck business...This year so worse and hit everyone so hard.
Been warmly welcome and kind words from people on the community is the most reason I love Hive. 😊
Hope you had a good weekend!!

32 percent down on 2019 if your $105K projection is accurate...That's a lot.

It's kind of sobering to read that next paragraph...Similar is happening here of course, not just with transport but with many other industries...The worrying thing is that some don't seem able (willing?) to see it...They're just oblivious, willingly or unwittingly. It's a little concerning as massive job loss, lower incomes and rising costs will have a massive effect on other things, like the crime rate and future infrastructure spending, health care etc. It's a long term problem.

I know you joke around a lot and many people here may not take you overly seriously, but I know you're a long-term (successful) business owner who has to make difficult decisions daily and that when the easy-going Randy is pared down to the real dude with real-world problems there's more going on under the surface than people see. This photo of you...I see worry in your eyes mate, and all I can do is wish you the best, hope you have the strength and fortitude for what will (may) come and that you look after yourself. I know you're good people, you and @pooky-jax, and you'll not go down without a fight, or at all, and that you'll do it together.

Not much of a pep talk brother, but all I got. I'm on Threema if you want to message.

In respect to your hive hopes...A thank you to others is all that's required...You're one of the personalities here mate and I'm sure many would agree that we like having you around.

I've been smashing jelly beans since fucking Thursday night when I took this image...Only half a jar left. There might be one or two by Monday. Good guess, lets see how close you got on Monday.

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I read that out loud to @pooky-jax

Cracked us up a little at the end. Damn bloody beans @lucylin

Trying to get Kelly (pooky) to jump into the mix this weekend.

The usual tactics and tricks, here honey, proof read this for me...

Look at this bloody bean jar and help me guess how many...

A few smart ass snipes about the Fecesbook she spends way to much time on... Etc, etc..

Your kind words and advice always give me a boost of will power to keep pulling the mountain pass called life.

She's been AWOL for a while and it's about time @pooky-jax made a reappearance...Unless she's scared. Lol.

You're welcome mate...It's too often that fella's don't talk out shit, don't say stuff for fear of looking weak. I say fuck that, I know what I am, and weak isn't it, no matter what I may say, how warm and fuzzy a comment may be. Being real is a strength, keeping it real is an asset. I've always got something to say, and if that thing is something that helps lift a person, inspire them or just causes them to place their foot in front of them, one more step, then I'm happy.

Now Pooky...Time to ante up.

I have been AWOL for awhile..lol...I have a very short attention span this year and can't keep on one thing. I will try to do better!

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Well, maybe it's our fault for not being engaging and interesting enough? I'll tray better which may help you retain some interest. :)

Shooting and hitting the target is something that energizes you and fills you with adrenaline. I have only experienced it once in my life and I still remember it.

The situation in the United States in the last election is worrying, I hope that your prognosis of civil war disappears and you don't have to defend anything but your peace in a peaceful way behind a computer.

Recently I made a post, I participated in a contest that @sultnpapper made in which he kindly gave me a good prize, he also shares your same concern.

And as a resident of Venezuela, I can tell you that it is not to be missed, freedom is not a game and can easily be lost.

In relation to your earnings in hive, that can change if you write with passion, I have been able to have that incentive and thanks to God, I do not know what would become of me without the help of hive.

I like that you enjoy this community and I like the people who are here just to create bonds with other people, nothing more than that. Thank you for your participation @krazzytrukker

And thank you for your kind words of encouragement.

Sounds like you know first hand what fraudulent elections result in. Isn't it odd that the Dominion vote machines and software came about (originated) in the corrupt overthrow and theft by tyrants of your country and your freedoms.

Sending Love and Strength to you and yours from me and mine.

Thank you for that love and strength that I need so much. 😘🤗

I take the liberty of leaving you the publication I made a few days ago, related to the topic we discussed of the fraudulent elections.

Happy weekend and may new winds blow through your land. @krazzytrukker

https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@soyunasantacruz/guzbucked-in-161-writing-contest-the-crisis-makes-you-grow

Jelly (bloody) bean guess: 351. Cleveland or Windsor? I'm a fan of the Cleveland L head until I have to work on it then I prefer the Windsor 😂

OK my friend. Grab your ass. I'm somewhat on the other side. I'm really a libertarian and steer pretty clear of both extremes. That said, I don't say you are wrong on a lot of levels.

The pandemic is real. I know dead people. The response to it has been seriously fucked, but the disease is real.

I was in quarantine once in my life. When I was 4 I had Red Measles. The doctor put a quarantine sign on our door and we were just stuck. When did we decide it was a good idea to quarantine well people?

You might want to consider Arizona. Independent Truckers are the big dog here. Lots of Kalifornia traffic because of the gov there and their oppression. High demand for Arizona power and trucks because they are both cheaper because of the tax and regulations differential.

I also hope you are wrong about the civil war. I see the possibility and I also see a path that doesn't require it. I hope.

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Personally I wanna make my own coaching business since I live on and don't need an extra job on the side. It will take time and work, but I am willing to put in the work to do so! Homepage, face, Insta is already made, gonna make a Hive account aswell!!

For Hive I just wanna grow. I wanna hit 10K HP next year. I almost hit 6K this year, so it shouldn't be a problem. I will properly also invest a bit more in the first few months of 2021 to simulate my dleases for extra growth :D
I wanna use the extra HP to grow, but also help smaller creators by sponsoring contest with HBI and such :)

That's a cool idea, can I ask what you'd like to coach? You mean like mentoring etc? That sounds interesting.

Having a goal, like your 10K goal for next year will assist you to reach it...Not that a person can't reach a target without a goal and plan, it's just more achievable, more real, if it is defined as a set goal rather than remaining a hope or dream. I'm sure you'll gather your plans and get it done and I like that you plan to help others also. Hive need more of that so well done!

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I took Coaching as an education, so I am technical a Life Coach meaning I can Coach in any basis problems or goals a person wanna overcome or reach.
But I wanna focus on Financial Coaching, how to get more control over ones income and not live paycheck to paycheck.
I will start doing this in my own langauge Danish, but doing it in English shouldn't be a problem at all and I wanna take Crypto as payment ;D

I think there is a lot of people in Hive who can benefit its value compared to someone like me. I am not rich by any means, but this is just an investment for me in the long term. I get in enough on a monthly basis to live happy and invest in different things.
Someone somewhere can live on a 1$ a day where I can't even buy a liter of milk with a dollar here xD

This all sounds rather good and I wish you all the best.

I'm going to go out on a limb here though, at risk of annoying you and suggest one thing...

You write really well, especially as I feel English isn't your first language. But, your use of the slang term wanna really detracts from your writing. Everything reads really nicely and then I read the slang word wanna and it pulls it all down, you know?

The words are want to, not wanna. There are times for the use of words like that, slang, but considering you don't use any slang other than wanna in your writing it simply feels, and reads, completely out of place.

I don't want to seem like I'm criticising you, that's not my intention, merely to point out that it's not really a word and it detracts from your, otherwise, quite good writing.

If you're offended I apologise. It was not my intention to do so.

Thanks!

I'm going to go out on a limb here though, at risk of annoying you and suggest one thing.

  • Feedback is always good!

It is not my native language, Danish is :D
Well, I don't really think about this stuff. Is it the same with "don't" instead of "do not"?
I want to(I almost wrote "wanna") learn how to write better or more "stylish", So its perfect!

Don't is a contraction of do not, it is not slang. Just like you're is a contraction of you are. They are common words in the English language.

Wanna is simple slang. I'm pleased that you have taken my comment as advice and not as a criticism. Writing well is very important as people judge us by the writing.

It is like the use of the word your instead of the word you're. They literally mean to completely different things and are not interchangeable.

This is your blog is correct.

This is you're blog is not.

Your going to be sorry is wrong.

You're going to be sorry is correct.

Do you see the difference?

Anyway, sorry for this...I get a bit passionate about writing and should probably just shut up now. :)

Ah. Yes true. I learned about this a few years back in school I think xD
Its just easy to forget when you just write with people on the internet, most people ain't checking for grammer or slang :D

I do know the different between Your and You're, I think its one of the easiest one to not get wrong even though a lot of people get it wrong xD

Anyway, sorry for this...I get a bit passionate about writing and should probably just shut up now. :)

I think its cool my dude, no problem :D
I do also get friends to go through my writings for my homepage before publishing it in case of errors I didn't see myself :D

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Good luck with your coaching business. I have a couple of friends that are more or less in that business (they have a product to sell at some point) and do rather well...

I like the idea of pushing for more HP. I do so also.

Thanks! Interesting, what kinda of product are they sell? Because I have not thought about selling any product besides my service as a Coach :D

Always more HP!
I am only Powering down to buy more dleases xD

They are in the PPV (pay per view) marketing niche. One of them has been there since the start about 20 years ago. The other is his now partner and they are doing great work. Hive Pay is their project that was designed to let PPV marketers transfer funds with ease.

I worked for the original company for a while (couple of years) and just learned an incredible amount. When I worked for them they had an Alexa 1000 website-a BIG deal.

How is that connected to coaching?? xD

Damn. I left you hanging yesterday. Sorry about that.

They sell a specific product (or 7) but they (and specifically Jon) can coach and advise about the whole market. He's really done quite well with his 'coaching'.

He's written at least 3 books, the last two were entirely 'in the market and out' motivational pieces. He's probably about due to 'update' the first one, it was a history of the industry.

Hehe no problem :D

Interesting. Not entirely sure I would call them coaches then :p

What I have learn is tl ask question and let the client come up with their own reason to reach their goal, it will keep them more motivated than if I just told them / gave them advices on how to reach their goal xD

Different kind of coaching I guess :p

Hi Galen

For me I hope that all the medical consults come out well and I hope my dad will wake up from surgery 16 December and will be ok.
Short and simple and no extra information.

Tomorrow isn't promised, is something some hiver here ends his blogs with, and dont tell him , but he is right 😉 love and life is beautiful but sometimes the going gets tough , and the tough gets going well we have to see. I will blog about it for sure !
That’s for the private Britt

For the hive Britt I hope for less negativity and people reading instead of seeing hive as a first thing here. I have a hard time with some of the assholes here and the plagiarista but that’s just temporary nobody takes away my thoughts !

Hahahah you discovered my guess the candy contests or did we just both have the same idea and didn’t know it ! Ok I am getting the kids into this ....

Jelly bean guess: 197

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I hope your dad's operation goes well on the 16th...A bugger of a time for an operation, right before Christmas, but I guess things need doing when they need doing. He'll be in good hands hopefully and I'm sure he'll be fine. All the best with that.

I've never seen a guess the candy thing on hive or anywhere else online to be honest...It was always something the local fair had, or the school fete, as fund raisers...0.50c per guess etc. I thought it might be a bit of fun. I'm not one to copy people so had I seen you'd done it I would not have.

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He will be fine we have to believe that and the dat sucks but for this its never a good date , we will see but with the covid rules you cannot enter the hospital

https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@brittandjosie/candy-contest-2-on-hive I did many this is one

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Yeah, the not being able to visit thing is a bit problematic. I saw my dad in March this year, the next time I saw him was 6 days before he died in July, and that was through glass. Sort of sucky.

So sorry to hear that, and sort of sucky times a 1000, That is what covid does, it ruïnes the lasting memories for the families affected, but I am gonna be a believer and i will pray dad will be fine, but half way 40 i am scared for them instead of the other way around , strange new thing

Yeah it's strange times Britt, but all we can do is deploy in as close to our desired manner as possible and to make of it what we will...A wise man (kooky nutbag) once said (and end his posts with) design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised. That's all we can do I think. Life is life. I hope things work out for you and yours; You may be scared, that's normal, but you have your people around and there is comfort and strength in that.

And a praying help aswell

And praying helps aswell , but I have a hard time preparing the kids and explain g without scaring them , 11 days we will see

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Hello @brittandjosie I wish everything goes well in your dad's operation, I imagine the anxiety you must feel.

I'll put them in my prayers. 🙏

And I also really like the end of @galenkp's posts. I'll have to think of an ending for mine, lately I ask questions that nobody answers 😭 only @galenkp does magic and is able to make a post that has hundreds of comments.

Happy week.

Hey ya! I hope your Dad does better than expected.

I'd really like to see people reading. That would be a huge start.

And I hate plagiarists. They are not just a bane on Hive. They are thieves, plain and simple. I probably relate better to the assholes around here than you because (cough) I might be one :)

Good to see you here!

Personally in 2021...

*As with everyone else if think we are all on the same page with seeing this pandemic disappear and all get back to the norm hopefully the one greatest thing that this pandemic did bring to us was not to take life for granted it taught us to love and respect each other even more expect for the ones that didn't leave any toilet paper for there fellow friends 😆

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*Been of work for six months due to the pandemic gave me more time to do things around our home which my wife and i enjoyed doing together as team work and the garden and chicken pen are looking a whole lot better and we got it all done just in time as for the past month work has gone crazy again and i am looking forward to a busy 2021 back at work.

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*Miss traveling am really hoping that these vaccines are going to be a success so we can start planning our overseas trips again our first destination will be Phi Phi Island in Thailand land on James Bond Island and be served like a King and Queen 😊

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Hive....

*Am fairly new here and am loving hive i thought i could never be a blogger till the pandemic arrived and i found hive while i was of work which so far has been fun , educational and loving it , i thought maybe i wouldn't still be here but the people i have met here and interacting with here have been great like one big family but i would like to see more interaction with people and more posts going up to grow this platform beyond it's limits. Like you @galenkp you have made this platform so much more fun and interesting you are pushing this platform to the limits should be more like you great work bro 👍

Jelly bean guess: 289

Ah yes chalk another one up for the fuck of covid-19 tally. Dude, I'm so bloody over it and I'm hoping 2021 puts it to bed once and for all. I think we all want that. It's been a good time to do things at home though, as you have, although being off work for six months isn't all that good. We've spoken about it before, and I hope that situation rectifies itself soon. It's good that you have such a good outlook though, that's important. You'll deserve that holiday to Phi Phi mate - I've been there, worth the effort for sure.

Thanks for joining in this week, I appreciate it. As you say, hive is a place we can all hang out with like-minded people, have some fun and explore our creative side. I never imagined I'd do something like this, blogging, but here I am...And here you are. It's been enjoyable for me, as with you also, and it's been a pleasure to run little initiatives like this for the community.

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@krazzytrukker ! Look! Another Ford guy! 289 beans!

I actually have a friend I see a couple of times per week that asks me two questions every time he sees me "Do you have a K body Mustang laying around your place? Do you have a high-po 289 (gold spring)? The answer is always no, but he asks every time. I don't care for mustangs (too small for me) but I'd love to have a gold spring to put in something. A Studebaker pickup maybe...

Sorry: Back to your comment. THE TP Hoarders. WTF? They are at it again. The shelves at my local market have been pretty darn bare the last couple of times in. Amazing shitty behavior. Literally and figuratively.

You know you'd be at a serious disadvantage when @galenkp has another 'draw this' topic. Way too polished with your drawing skills.

I miss traveling too. I went on an extended trip in June/July, but I took the car and had stuff I HAD to do. Good stuff, but it wasn't completely a vacation, you know?

Nice list. I also agree on the engagement front. Galen is the most engaging guy on Hive, bar none.

I'm going to do a drawing one soon, although as you know drawing badly gets more attention than drawing well. 🤣

Hahaaa...I can't wait to see how @kohsamui portrait under your skillful drawing level...He must look like a Zombie 🧟 🤪😃and I go to laugh whole night...:))

We'll see soon enough. :)

Thanks mate yep to hell with covid-19 real soon i can feel it happening and yes work is in abundance at the moment and it will only get even better that holiday will be looking closer the way things are looking with vaccines and work and i will be telling you all about the Phi Phi island 😉

Have a great evening @galenkp 👍

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Lol...oops
sorry to hear that you are already off 6 months from work...lol mine almost 11months 😅😁😃😂🤣Seems people here don't want to hire me, don't know why..I may look expensive 😅😃🤔 or I may request a bit high salary comparing to the minimum wage here 🤣

Good thing i am back at work and have been for the past 2 months and we are busy and back to normal which is good 👍

Unfortunately it is still hard on employees to pay higher salaries due to the pandemic so even though your worth more which you probably are you may have to settle for a little less it's better then nothing otherwise you won't have any money saved up to do all your traveling 😊

It's good to spending time on Gardening, drawing & hive huh, especially teamwork with your wife 😊.
Phi Phi Island is also on bucket list!!
You are also relatively new here wow I thought you 50-year-old on the platform 😅😆😎 kidding
I’m 3-month-old Hive Baby 👶

Yep team work is great 😊

You cheeky girl 50 years no way actually 8 months old today am baby also 👍

Well if i don't see you in Oz i will see you in Phi Phi island next year in Oct or Nov 🌴

Hopes: to be as healthy as I was in 2020. To be at peace and mentally strong.
Hive: to be the same creative friendly place and maybe one day to have a real Hive Fest to attend to

Short, concise and so very real.

Thanks for a great comment, Mary!

Thank you very much!

I'm sure these things will happen, a little determination goes a long way from a health perspective and someday a live hivefest will happen...Who knows, maybe the G-dog will make an appearance.

Oh that would be so awesome Gosh I can only imagine how fun would be😍

P. S. I must confess to you, proudly, that I was lucky enough to shoot for the first time with a Smith&Wesson it was so so cool, I kept a little memory. I didn't hit any target but the blow, the sound.... I get now how you like shooting so much, it is fun

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S&W .357 huh? Nice one. It's interesting how many people enjoy shooting guns. I've literally never had someone say they didn't like it when I've taken people shooting for the first time. It's enjoyable. Nice work.

Yup, it was definetely fun😍😍

I've had a couple of Model 27s over the years. Big and heavy and I liked them.

I also owned a couple of model 29 .44mags when I was younger. There's a story that goes with them :)

For me, an absolute beginner, it felt awesome. It will be an experience I will never forget

No question. That is a pretty big deal that most folks on the planet never get to experience. Good for you!

Hi @galenkp, happy weekend. You are doing a good job by keeping weekend engagement active.

My personal hope for 2021:

  • Relocate from my present location and get a well paying job

  • Go on a vacation, this has been added to my to do list

  • Please don't laugh at me in this part, I want to visit an amusement part and probably ride on all things rideable and explore. In the city where I grow up, amusement parks are not here

  • Have a nice time in the beach with my love one

My hope for Hive:

  • Will be more lively and fun to be
  • The price will go up and stable
  • Hive in general would be stable no more error here and there
  • Onboard new users
  • Gain support in the growth of Hive Celebrate With...

My guess for jellybean is 467

Hi there, thanks for joining in and sharing your hive and personal hopes for 2021.

I'd like to read a post from you at the end of next year about your well-paying job and that vacation to the theme park...I really hope you can make it happen and that you have a few plans in place to angle your efforts in that direction.

Also, you mention hive being more "lively and fun." You know the ability to do that is in everyone's hands, including your own. Hive is there to be shaped the way you would like it to be and is only limited by your own imagination. Waiting for someone else to come along and make it fun is a waste of time; It's best to do that for yourself. I wonder if you have any thought on how you may be able to do that?

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I have some crazy idea, do you mind we discussing in discord

My discord details are at the end of all my posts, I'm always pleased to hear from people.

OK, thanks

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Great Personal Hopes.
Visitting an amusement part is interesting and why we laugh at it....hihiii and don't forget to post your visit. Hope you will get a well-paying job next year, have romatic time with your love on the beach (so sweet huh) We would love to hear all about it next year. 😍
Have a beautiful week ahead. ❤️

Thank you dear, when the time comes I will definitely share it. Hope you are having a good day

I hope to do some more traveling in my van.

Hoping 2021 will be a better year than 2020 has been.

Seems like a good hope to have. I concur. :)

Yeah, some traveling is what many of us are wishing for next year.

Ah yes! But where would you travel to first? 👀

I'm seriously considering an Overlander project for 2021. An SUV that I can sleep in and explore from.

Get on it Tom...sounds like a good way to go!

Yeah, I'm pretty excited to do it. I really like the idea!

Like motorcycle camping only with a lot more stuff!

Yes, it would be a cool thing...It's been so long since Faith and I had a long road-trip, an odyssey as such...That's what's behind the year off scenario but that's also some time away of course. We hope to be able to do some shorter camping trips in the new year but there's many moving parts to it I suppose and we'll have to remain flexible, and ready to leave at short notice to squeeze them in.

That's my hope for an overlander. Short trips and long. There's a ton of places to see, and in some cases examine that are within a day, and there is the whole Western US with free camping on National Forest Service land.

Get it done Tom, no time like the present huh? Although bloody covid!

Personal Hopes for 2021:

Get the Good Lady back on the pill, I'm tired of tooling up before a beef battle

Hopes for Hive:

Performance and functional fixes to make using hive a pleasure again. I can't be doing with errors and lag

Jelly bean guess: 1200!!

I'm not entering btw, just joining in!! Sending some hive now

Oh God. Made me laugh right out loud. Might want to check out those 5 year arm insert thingys. 5 years with no battles or questions...

That would be a good thing for hive.

Hehe, already been down that road. She was half convinced to she see the things and then was like nuh uh, that's not going in me

They implant of course, not my penis, otherwise she would be no wife of mine!!

Ah yes, at last, someone said what needed to be said....The pill comment I mean, not the hive one. 😂

Performance, functional fixes...Yes, I agree...Waiting for shit to load, image errors...We need a more stable platform and I hope 2021 is stable platform year. Strong growth and retention will be nice too.

Thanks for the sponsorship...I'd share my jelly beans with you any day sir.

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Hehe, a jelly bean share, the highest of the compliments!

And aye, the pill. I mean come on, we're not savages! :OD

Lol...The jelly bean has long been established as the true mark of respect and friendship and has been used throughout history to mark many of the most important of occasions...Did you know, the ending of the cold war was marked by the exchange of a jelly bean? True story, you can google it.

Lol, savages. Legit.

Ronnie. Ronnie. Ronald Reagan. I liked him so much I drove 2000 miles to Chicago to get HIS favorite jellybeans (JellyBelly) that weren't available in the west yet. True story.

Now that I've had a few years to ponder I am way more fond of the jellybelly than the former president...

We can get JellyBelly jelly beans here, and mighty bloody good they are too! :)

Damn straight. They were a flavor revelation in the early 80s. I still love them.

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I really strongly suspect that 2021 will be nastier than 2020 for the first half of the year. I also think that we humans are nothing if not adaptable so we will actually come through feeling that '21 was a much better year.

I'm in three high risk groups so would just as soon not get CV, thank you very many times. I'm holed up for another few days to let all the people that celebrated Thanksgiving with a room full then headed for Yuma time to get sick.

As far as Hive and crypto in general. I expect BTC to hit a new ATH in Q1 and to actually trend up through the whole year. Not explosively up, just a relatively stable up line. I expect Hive to have some volatility as it grows. I also expect the membership, active membership to increase 10x in '21.

Now to get the really important stuff out of the way. I have no idea how many beans in the jar, but I will guarantee you if I was storing the jar at my place the Monday morning answer would be 0. So that's my beany weenie guess. 0 on Monday...

Covidianity from now on. We will need to live with Covid.

I also hope Hive grows, 1 hive = 5$ first goal 😂

HAHAHAHAHAH 0 on Monday, that´s REALLY clever tho, actually, right now @galenkp is eating them, so, that may be a very good prediction.

I know right... Maybe He is bulking up to play Santa Clause this season.

Do the bloody beans go well with coffee? Or is an adult beverage a better chaser?

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAH I hope he will at least leave me some gifts this year, i have been a good girl... i swear hahahahahah

i think they go well with everything hahahah

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Full disclosure: There is less jelly beans in the jar now than at that point in time when I photographed it. I'm not sure who ate them all I fucking smashed them the other night...Couldn't stop! I was like an addict.

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Not getting CV is a great hope for 2021, I like that one! Also, BTC can rise steadily over the year too, no big spikes, just a nice steady growth, I'll be happy with that and a 10x user increase on hive too...Great hopes and let's hope it happens.

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@bigtom13 this is @galenkp right now, but with jelly beans:

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Lol. That kid in the second one is actually me! Cute huh?

Yeah i found it in your facebook!

Haha, that would have been a great trick...I don't have it. Lol.

Wait... YOU DON´T HAVE FACEBOOK?

Ahahahahaha. Need to decide which one is who.

I could be the first one pretty easy except my beard isn't that good!

Mo Beans. Mo Beans!

What can I say? You probably have more restraint that I would in the same situation.

Lol...Maybe by the most minute of margins. :)

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My wishes for 20021

The first thing I wish is that this pandemic will soon be over.

The second thing, but not less important, is that the situation in my country changes, that would be a great miracle. That would open the doors for us, in terms of work, personnel and health.
Then I would ask to be able to have my own bakery. For those who don't know, I'm a pastry chef. And I dream of having my own business and offering all the typical sweets of my country.
Having this job would open the doors for me to have a house and live with my daughter.

For Hive:
-To keep growing my account.
-To have more readers and comments in my publications.
-To have more and more people join Hive.

I guess there are about 200 gummies.

These seem like great hopes for the new year and I hope a way can be found to secure that bakery you would like. You also mention the situation in your country...What do you feel needs to be done to improve it? Any ideas?

I like your hive hopes also and growing your account should be really achievable to be honest. Have you got any plans set down to help you achieve that? How will you grow your account? and draw more readers and commenting to your posts?

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The questions are very good.
To solve the crisis in my country, in my personal opinion we need foreign help. Since there is no democracy here. :(

To make my account grow I have been participating in the power up and I have not done badly thanks to God.
Also committing myself to the people who make life here.

I have also told several friends about Hive and invited them to join.

I am going to mull on my personal response for it, as it's already 11 PM and I'm tired lol but let's go with 315 jelly beans!

Thanks to the sponsors and you for keeping this going for 6 months, that's awesome man!

A man must get his beauty sleep right? And speaking of which...It's 1430 here Saturday afternoon...Faith is at work and it's time for the G-dog to eat some more jelly beans then take a little nap! Lol.

One hundred and thirty-six jelly beans (136) I'll be back. Just got back from working last night.

Thanks for your guess.

Hey Denise! Good to see you my friend! I look forward to your return.