There are certainly some rough edges on the Steem blockchain, happy you are giving it a real go despite such. I have really enjoyed the extra bit of effort you have put into your posts, and you have a great eye as a curator as well :)

I am resteeming this because I think a lot of long time Steem-ians lose sight of some of the things about Steem that are actually pretty cool when cast in the light of the larger corporate alternatives like Facebook and Instagram.

BTW have you found steempeak.com yet? IMO the best front end for Steem