What a long, strange trip it's been.

Life, online communities, work, and other life stuff. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a decade now since this journey started. It's also hard to believe that it's been five months since my last post. I remember posting daily, for years. I remember when the crypto price dropped and so many quit posting, while I kept pushing on daily. It seems so long ago, and yet, in the grand scheme of things, it hasn't really been that long.

From Humble Beginnings...

When I first ventured into this community in mid-2016, this is what I looked like. It was a long time ago, and I was a fresh transplant to the Ozarks. I was gardening, enjoying the wildlife, and venturing into online content creation and crypto. Back then, I came across others online like @ballinconscious, never realizing that years later, I'd look rather similar in some ways...

In those day, I even went out of my way to look more like @meesterboom. It took a lot of effort, but I pulled it off.

So, what now then? I simply show those photos to represent change over time. It's been a long that many of us have been here. Many have come, many have left. The community fractured and fragmented, and we've had our ups and downs. For me, this community is why I came online in the first place, and why I started created online content. Since then there have been posts, photos, videos, and even books. Y'all have been a huge blessing in my life, and I am grateful. Anyway, I expect to post more regularly. There is no way that it'll be daily, but it should at least be weekly. If you're still out there, I'm glad to hear it. Be blessed.

Until next time…

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