It’s Canada Day today. The day we celebrate the formation of the confederation that has become the country we are today some 151 years later. Just like the people who inhabit it, it’s not perfect but, we keep on evolving.

Things are rather quiet on the blockchain of late. We have a combination of things happening I expect. Summertime is a likely factor but the crypto markets being down is likely the biggest factor. People get discouraged at lower returns and lose interest.

It’s counter-intuitive but, now actually is the time to be posting regularly. The STEEM / Steempower paid out now will grow as the price comes up. It will, it’s just a question of when.

Onward to today’s rambling

Muxxy's Application for #thealliance

Recently, The Writers’ Block group had a meetup in Gatlinburg, Tennessee this past weekend. @enginewitty writes about meeting up with @gmuxx who travelled in from jolly old England and his indoctrination of him into @thealliance. Nice work there @enginewitty.

Trip to USA : Day One, Missing Case Located and Meeting Friends New and Old

While we’re talking about the meetup, @gmuxx has written a great post of his experiences and impressions of his first day on his first ever trip across the pond to the US. He brings the humour to the post that only he can. He should really consider taking up writing.

Not goodbye, just See you soon!

So, the @welcomewagon is spreading its wings and moving into its own discord. It started out with some channels in the Steemit Ramble discord to give the project opportunity to test the waters if the concept was going to work out. It looks like it is and the participants are moving the training area into their own digs. Trainees will still be encouraged to come and participate in PYPT.

A Matter of Perspective

@isaria writes an excellent post on depression and anxiety and how ANTS can run amuck to make matters worse. Want to know what ANTS is? Read the post for more information.

How to Grow a Blog/Ulog ~ Ulog: Day 28

@snook crafts a well written post about the importance of growing an authentic blog. One in which your content is original and yours, not someone else’s.

Something Different & July 2018 Writing Competitions

Writing headlines is not @mel1ss’s strong suit here but don’t let that stop you from checking this post out. A beautifully written post about her writing journey, some tips about becoming a writer and then finally links to writing competitions for July. A long but worthwhile read.

After the Fall -- Putting yourself back together again when life hits you hard

@enchantedspirit writes a beautifully crafted post with pointers on how to rebuild yourself physically and emotionally when life strikes a telling blow. We can’t underestimate what those blow take out of us. It’s not always a situation where we an dust ourselves off and carry on.

IMAGINATIVE DRAWING WITH BALLPOINT PEN :: BUTTERFLY AND A FLOWER

@rf-abol has done some wonderful ballpoint pen drawings from memory and detailed the process. The detail is incredible. Well worth taking the time to read through.

About the Steemit Ramble

The Steemit Ramble is a manual curation project written by @shadowspub since August 2016. She scours the blockchain to locate and share the best posts so you don't have to. Every day many quality posts disappear on the blockchain leaving their authors frustrated they aren't seen and readers just as frustrated trying to find them. This curation project brings readers and authors together.

How You Can Participate?

As hard as she works, @shadowspub doesn't find all the best. You, as a reader, will find posts that have been missed and really should be seen. You can take a part in bringing these posts to light and earn a share of the post they are published in.

The Steemit Ramble has it's own discord called, Steemit Ramble. Here you can nominate posts you've found and think belong in the Ramble.

How to Nominate a Post

1. Read How I Manually Curate to give you an idea of what I'm looking for in a post. This covers the formatting, the quality of the writing is just as important.
2. When you find a post visit the Ramble discord and submit it to the #nominate-someones-post channel by writing a short nomination

It's that easy. I review each submission. Those I select will receive credit for the nomination, their nomination will be part of the entry in the Ramble and they will receive a portion of the SBD earned when the post pays out.

Supporting the Steemit Ramble Curation Project

In addition to reading and upvoting the Steemit Ramble, you can support the project and the authors featured in it by:

1. Delegating even as much as 25 SP to @steemitramble -- this will increase the voting power of the account when it votes on those curated. Delegating is like loaning me some of your Steem Power so I can vote on others posts with a larger vote.

2. Join the curation trail on SteemAuto and then join the curation trail. The trail is called Steemit Ramble

Pimp Your Post Thursday

Don’t forget, Pimp Your Post Thursday takes place every Thursday at 11am and 7:00pm EDT on the Steemit Ramble Discord. Come and join the fun promoting your posts and getting to know others.

Until Next Time — It's All About Community

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