Really enjoyed the submissions from last week. With the reputation score cap raised it allowed us to be exposed to many new bloggers who hadn't been featured before and a few who had been featured but

Here in the US it's Independence Day and in recognition of this day I'm thinking we will mess with the rules a little this week and give you way more freedom. You will see the changes below, please make

So many people have superstitions about numbers, black cats, and so forth. To me I've always found going against the grain of the masses helps me succeed. While many view 13 as an Unlucky Number, to me

Before we get into week 12's post I wanted to take a minute to thank all the hard work done by those who have in the past entered the PIF Curation Contest. Here is the list of 93 amazing steemians that

Curators it's time to go out and find 2 high quality blog posts from steemians who's reputation score is level 50 or below and the bonus slot this week is 1 comes from an idea that was suggested by

❎❎Week 10 is now closed. Week 11 will start on Tuesday at 12:01am❎❎ Curators it's time to go out and find 2 high quality blog posts from steemians who's reputation score is level 50 or below and the bonus

I Need Good Writers for Original Content for Real Pay Hello my fellow Steemians! If you have been following me for any amount of time, you will have noticed that one of my strategies for success on Steemit

It's time to highlight 2 high quality blog posts from steemians who's reputation score is level 50 or below and 1 steemian of your choosing who has shown to believe in the Pay It Forward Mentality. This

Huge News this week! Instead of 6 SBI shares being awarded there will be a total of 14! 4 Judges Choice Awards, 2 Random Winners, and now all 8 of the featured bloggers from the Judges Choice Winner's

Some Beautiful Shots of Finland We went to Finland and stayed with a large group (like more than 20) of Russian friends to celebrate a birthday. It was a wonderful time and we truly enjoyed the 4 days

The Little Known Engagement of Great Importance Changing gears again from movies to history. I was doing some research for an article I'm writing for work on the Great Northern War. What, you haven't heard

may is the month of tulips in Peterhof Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

Some of My Favorite Russian Films - Highly Recommended Viewing I decided to continue to change things up a bit today. My wife and I were deciding on a movie to watch for the evening and I realized that

Today is St. Petersburg's 315th Birthday Now that the fireworks around the city have finished, I decided to write a little bit about the city. I know I do this often, but I realized that I haven't really

Taking the Transiberian Railroad to Vladisvostok in January One of the most adventurous and maybe stupidest ideas I ever had was to take the Transiberian Railroad from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok in

Finnish Air Force Fokker D. XXI - 1942 In Case You Were Wondering About Finnish Loyalties During WWII I came across this photo today (public domain) while researching an article on the Fokker Aircraft

The first 7 weeks has led to some amazing talent being featured on the PIF Contest. You willingness to take your personal time to curate others and help them earn more rewards is amazing! Returning curators

The Japanese Invasion of Sakhalin Island - The Final Battle in the Russo-Japanese War I've detailed in previous posts that Russia has been invaded numerous times and by a wide variety of aggressors. However,

this train use to work during 1941-1945. and now it's a memorial Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

October/November U.S. Road Trip Planned Hello everyone in Steemit land! My wife and I are planning to spend 4 weeks traveling the U.S. in October and November of this year. We are hoping to meet up with