sir davemccoy! thank you sir for your kind words. I've heard about steemmonsters but don't understand the game at all except that people collect and trade them somehow.

I may be interested at some point, particularly after I reach 500 sp, I'm almost to 400 now so in another 5 weeks or so hopefully.

Until then I want to keep my nose to the grindstone, I am following too many people and am always behind in commenting but I don't know of any better way to grow my account and Mrs. J wants to see some results! lol. so I'm pressured there and may be forced to get a job at Walmart.

So at the moment I am where I should be I think. I've already had two people tell me that they were about to quit when I started talking to them and they didn't know they could have the type of heartfelt conversations on steemit like that so they changed their minds and are staying. That was a good confirmation to me.

But I am open to any suggestions and love hearing from you, I trust a fellow redneck!