Long time no see! Sounds like life definitely has you busy.
I took advantage of some lower pricing for STEEM around the $0.50 mark, and was pretty much able to double what I had invested then. Helped quite a bit to lower the average STEEM purchase. :) Since then, though, I've pretty much been cut off. I really don't have too much more I can dedicate to investing now, unless the price were to fall under $0.05 USD, which I don't think anyone wants to see.
I agree. I think there's been a lot of good things happening lately with the lower pricing, including smaller accounts buying, and for some reason, larger accounts selling off. I get a little concerned when Ned or someone associated with Steemit starts doing things like that, but then it makes them less influential on the platform, too, which some would say is good.
It's good to hear your optimistic about the platform. You have quite a bit of knowledge and good judgment about many different things, so it's reassuring to read that's what you think.
re: IRL
Well, great is a little ambitious—things could always be better, but as they say, it could always be worse. My situation will be better when my wife is no longer working, which either means I'm working full time again, or STEEM has made it above, oh, $25 and stayed there. That could work. :)
re: my wife
She is well. If you're referring to the car accident she was in, she was not hurt physically in it, but did end up traumatized for a while. Since, though, she has been driving and back to work. Our car was able to get repaired and the insurance paid for it all, so that was good.
Don't be a stranger, if at all possible. You've got a lot on your plate, but it still nice to hear from you from time to time. So many of the people who I started out with are either off platform, curtailed their activity, or more involved in the games like STEEM Monsters and Drugwars, so I'm constantly searching out someone to have a conversation with. :)
RE: When Is The Best Time To Earn STEEM?