OK, you're going to need to bear with me here, because it's going to feel like we're taking the scenic route.

My nomination is for @mellofello, without whom, I would probably not have been able to establish a foothold here on Steemit, and may well have been another to fall away and lose interest. How did it happen? I'm glad you asked (or maybe you didn't, but I'm telling you anyway).

When I was ultra green here, I was entering quite a few contests (actually I still do). This was noticed by @mellofello who tagged me in a bit of a contest compilation that @davemccoy was hosting.

This one little tag, exposed me to a wider circle of contests, interesting Steemians, and most importantly engagement. Particularly as Asher's #engagement league featured in one of the contests.

So thanks, @mellofello, I like to think that the one small pebble you tossed my way in the form of a tag, is still having s significant ripple effect.

Whoops, I better add the tags #powerup #engagement #minnowpusher

If you're still awake, thanks for reading.