Hi chriskancook, just a couple things. First, you should use more tags; you get up to five. I could easily see 'dog' 'dogs' 'pet' 'pets'. Secondly, your photo of you and the dogs didn't post correctly, I don't know why, but you might want to find out.

Also, I am bullish on Ripple. It has done me good. Don't expect Ripple to double or triple again, as it is an asset. Therefore, they may artificially keep it from running wild, just to keep investors secure. Like gold, XRP should always climb upward, at a steady secure pace. (generally, the slower the rise, the less if falls when adjusted.)

BTC, LTC, ETH, NEO, those can be bearish and get those unfathomable highs; while dropping to scary lows during a balancing. BCH, QTUM, OMG, CVC; these are poised to run unicorn like; runs high & long, then one day just drops due to an adjustment.

It is my personal opinion that most of the cryptocoins are way over valued, dangerously so. Steem is pretty safe and almost hack proof in the Steem Power mode. I'd bet the bank on BTC, ETH, LTC, STEEM,NEO, & XRP; most of those other coins are going to fail, count on it.

Below is my welcome spiel:

Greetings chriskancook, I hope you enjoy it here!

I have observed that people get upset or frustrated when they ask someone to follow them, and that doesn’t occur. There was a reason, following someone was reserved for someone whom you identified with, or you enjoyed their posts, things of that nature.

That kind of following is almost negligible now, since everyone wants to be followed no matter what they have to offer. I have found a sort of solution.

Now days, I follow whomever I comment upon; no matter what. I ask too, that they follow me; I will up vote them as well, if they provide decent content. If I don’t really appreciate their posts, I mute them. Problem solved. So I will follow you, please follow me.

FYI: you actually get more rewards if you up vote others posts, and comment/reply to your own postings. In other words, the more people you help, the more people help you.

I, @carltong, have all kinds of information on my blog, including faucets for free coin. Check my blogs out for that data, as this welcome greetings is just that, a sincere welcome to the greatest social platform on Planet Earth.

I would share two more things with you; first and foremost AVOID BITCOINSBRAIN! It is a HYIP site that stole about $1000 from me. It is a scam. Here is my take on HYIP’s.

IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THEN IT’S NOT TRUE!

I was so gullible on BitcoinsBrain, that I took all my other coins and invested them into this fund. I was still texting and sending messages a full two weeks after they quit paying me. I could not grasp that I had been ripped off.

Secondly, @jerrybanfield is perhaps the strongest Steemian on Steem today. Check his site out for a free tutorial on how to use Steem. I took it and have learned plenty.

I hope things go well for you on here and once again, WELCOME to STEEMIT!!!

Sincerely,
@carltong

PS: If you like recipes, try @nettikisses.