Well, the weather outside is frightful again today. We have had a three day freezing rain event which was mixed with ice pellets producing a mess of ice and slush today. I got up to more snow overnight but it looks like we’re in for mainly cool temps today so maybe some of it will start to melt off.

This is the first post of the Steemit Ramble on its new account. A move I should have made a long time ago and kept putting off. I’ve really enjoyed doing the manual curation on the platform.

I’ve loved that my sister Hive account@artemisnorth has found that she enjoys curation as well and has chose to explore two niches Hive account@fiberartists and Hive account@paddlingnature. She has a very good eye for quality postings so, if you’re interested in either subject area, hop over and give her a follow.

Other posts by Hive account@shadowspub:

April 11 — Steemit Ramble #151
April 13 — Steemit Ramble #152
Shoutout Saturdays #4
The Grumpycat Attack Puppy Seems to Have a Hurt Nose
I’ve Just Been Given a Million Dollars

Onward to today’s rambling

The Island of Misfit Cast Iron Cookware

Hive account@thebugiq explores his love of cast iron cookware. I have to agree with him, I love my cast iron frying pan. It’s the only frying pan I use with any regularity. Owning cast iron takes looking after them though and Hive account@thebugiq talks about how to do so.

The Magnificent Seven # 29 -- The 7 best anti-@GrumpyCat posts I found in my latest travels

Many of you are aware that my Hive account@shadowspub account has been hit by the Grump cat’s surrogate Madpuppy more than once. It’s about his erratic, vindictive behaviour, not about what I write or whether I use a bid bot. This is pretty easy to figure out when you look at the posts he’s hit because I’m not the only ones.

People are speaking up, because bullies prefer their victims be silent and we’re not victims. Hive account@catweasel has put together a special curation post with anti-grumpy posts. Give them a read and some upvote love please.

Successful Authors: Willing to Write Bad to Get Good

An experienced author herself, Hive account@norma-jean discusses the importance of learning and developing to be a writer. Writing is a craft. Just because you can string a few words together, it doesn’t make you a writer. You become a writer when you pursue a love to write and a desire to be a good writer.

I Want Quality Needles...What The Heck Do I Buy? Be Warned this is A Photo Heavy Post. Part #1

In my day, I’ve done a lot of knitting and crocheting. I’ve always just bought whatever hook or needle I wanted for a project and never really thought much about there being different types. Hive account@fiberartists explores the many types of knitting needles you can get and their merits. A beautifully written and informative post.

"Canvas of the Universe" ~ Quote of the Day Challenge

If you haven’t met Hive account@thekittygirl, you should. She’s a very smart lady who is quick to help and assist anyone. A real asset where ever she is hanging out. In this post, she’s taken a seemingly anonymous pic, located the author’s name and info, reworked it and then applied a motivational quote of her own. Nice work Hive account@thekittygirl.

How to Find Time to Write

Hive account@quitepoetic crafts an interesting post on ways to find time to write. Many believe we are too busy to actually focus on writing, but it is not impossible if we take a good look at our days and identify or carve out the time and then get at it.

A New Game Meant to Work off the Steemit Blockchain WIP

This post was nominated by Hive account@jonny-clearwater who said: “My son building something for the blockchain”

Interesting concept Hive account@nidolabz is working on here. The objective will be to build an arcade on the blockchain where players can purchase credits using Steem or SBD. The value in a currency is in its utility.

The Plastic Bags Ban in Bocas del Toro!

This post was nominated by Hive account@thekittygirl who said: “A wonderful eco-friendly initiative in Panama for helping keep Mother Earth clean, wonderfully written by our own Hive account@el-cr”

I agree with Hive account@thekittygirl that Hive account@el-cr has done a great job writing up this overview of what his local area is doing in an effort to tackle the problem of dealing with the damage we’re doing to our earth.

My introduction 😊

This post was nominated by Hive account@tasauver who said: “She is just a newcomer that too from my homeland, i believe she's got immense talent. Dropping her introductory post.”

Hive account@wanderess says she’s not a writer yet I find her writing style easy to read and she has taken some wonderful photos to accompany her introduction. This is a person you’ll want to be keeping an eye on.

The Challenges Bahbahra faces - Making a call

OH, it has been far too long since Hive account@tattoodjay shared some of bahbahra’s stories. What a challenge bahbahra took on today to surmount the task of making a phone call.

The Paddling Nature Ramble - April 17 2018

Well, that sister of mine has added another Ramble to her lineup. This one is focused on posts about nature: kayaking, photography and the environment. His is the first edition and I’d say she’s had some great finds. Give her and the selections some support if you can.

Meet the Blockheads #7: @thinknzombie

Last but not least today is this post from Hive account@thewritersblock featuring an interview with Hive account@thinknzombie, a really super member of the block. An all round great guy and writer, this is a fun read.

About the Steemit Ramble

The Steemit Ramble is a manual curation project written by Hive account@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, Hive account@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 Hive account@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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