We're back with a brand new Fresh 5 for December 23rd. Trying to make sure I get at least one in this weekend before the holiday. I am not going to promise to get a new Five out for you all the next two days. Maybe I will have time, maybe I won't. I'm guessing I'll be back on Tuesday, but I may also surprise myself with some time over the next couple of days and get another one out.
If you missed the initial post and want to learn about the process I am using to select the daily five, please check out The First Post in the Series. In that post you will find the first five Steemians I chose, as well as the methods used to find them.
I hope you will help me welcome these Steemians to the Platform! If you would like to support this work, please click on some of the links below and visit new Steemians to make them welcome!!
Let's Get to Today's 5
My Name is Earl. I can't type that without hearing it in Jason Lee's voice. Sorry Earl... But it did get my attention. haha. Earl is a recovering addict who is working toward being a dental hygienist. Go over and give 
Steemit's First Long Term Travel Blog introduces us to Donovan, the Red Pilgrim and "for all intents and purposes a bum". He intends to be a irreverent travel blogger, making it fun to read without the stiff holier than though attitude you find in many travel blogs. Say hello to 
Rebelheart Says Hello to Steemit. Jonathan comes to us from Belgium (The land of waffles, beer and chocolate). He caught my attention with this line in bold on his post "I believe everything starts with a dream and then perseverance". Well said! Head over and give 
Far From Classy, is a really interesting way to introduce yourself to Steem. So is the username 
Introducing Bbleehehh9. I sure hope he wrote that handle down, because I sure wouldn't be able to remember that! Dave has a lot going on with his intro post, but one thing that stood out to me is that he is a writer for RotoWorld. He's bringing some Fantasy Sports to Steem, and it is about time! I think there is definitely a space here for fantasy writers to monotize their content better! I hope Dave is just the first of many. Make sure you give him a warm welcome!!
That's our list for December 23rd. I hope you enjoyed getting to know a few new Steemians today. Make sure you give them all a warm welcome, and maybe even follow one or two of them!
Previous Versions of the Daily Five will appear in this space:
- The Daily Five for December 3
- The Daily Five for December 4
- The Daily Five for December 5
- The Daily Five for December 6
- The Daily Five for December 7
- The Daily Five for December 9th
- The Daily Five for December 10
- The Daily Five for December 11
- The Daily Five for December 13
- The Fresh Five for December 15
- The Fresh Five for December 16
- The Fresh Five for December 17
- The Fresh Five for December 19
- The Fresh Five for December 21
I hope these Steemians will find a warm welcome to the platform, and look forward to their contributions as they learn the platform and grow with us! Please join me in welcoming them all!
Thanks for reading! I hope you have enjoyed today's edition of the Fresh 5.
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Thanks for reading!!