This will be moderately short and sweet. I missed the beginning of a conference today I really wanted to attend on @shadowspub's discord server and chime in on. Sounds like @sircork held it down pretty well. One thing I love about all #thealliance witnesses is we're all on the same page. Even if we get to the pages a little sooner or later than each other. The primary bulk of the discussion though, was on dead witnesses and what can we do about them and their wasted votes. There is some 'cockblocking' going on I'm not too fond of that is coupled with a mass state of ignorance. @thekittygirl wrote a great article about it, stop in and see her. Welcome to the family by the way!

This post is primarily about my delegations. I really have to laugh because recently, I (or #thealliance, rather) was accused of being sexist by a person that was kicked twice from our family. I do believe in second chances. My largest delegation (500 SP) is going to the Ladies of Steemit, a curation operation ran by @ameliabartlett. Now, I don't have a ton of SP, I'm no whale or even considered a dolphin yet. BUT, I do believe in helping others as the rewards are immeasurable. I feel that women need a louder voice on the platform so, I am doing my meager part to assist with that. Read the most recent edition as it lists other great groups with similar interests.

How can you be a member of #steemsilvergold and not love this sexy fembot? I do anyway. There was a recent 'discussion' about the ownership of 'STAX' and some disgruntled (to say the least) people that thought they were part owners for their donations. I can see both sides, but I can't deny STAX is gorgeous so I'll keep my 250 (which was a previous delegation tier) on her. Once I have built enough SP up, I will surely do more. @phelimint has issued the new specs to the public and is also going to more than compensate those that felt cheated from the possession of her. Poor gal, I still love ya!

I really like what @bmj has done with this curation account. It supports 3 different things. The first being it's delegators, the second being #thealliance, and the third is the winners of the 60 Days of Love contests. I slung 250 (from @killerwhale) at him because I believe he is doing something great there by supporting the things he is passionate about. Go nominate a minnow you feel deserves extra attention! It doesn't matter what group they belong to. He'll still share the STEEM love.

This is @armshippie's baby. I had my pet @killerwhale drop 250 on him as well. The things 'Shippie' is passionate about and curate heavily with this account are #thealliance and #steemsilvergold. Two of my favorite groups! He has recently taken a new approach to curation that I think is interesting. Pay him a visit and tell him I said hello!

This is actually my bot. "Wait, you delegate to your own bot?" Well ya! The way @yabapmatt has set it up for me, I wouldn't get votes otherwise without interrupting the cycle and hindering the vote order for other people. It is currently voting at $0.41 and has 26 accounts on the voting list. I think @michaeldavid and I did the math earlier today and it came out to $4.73/month right now. Is that worth parting with a 100 SP? You tell me.

This family support bot ran by @michaeldavid is the same code used for @a11y. MD and myself both give praises to @yabapmatt for that. Well done buddy. It's a smaller delegation, only 60 SP (or 2 STEEM a month), but it is mandatory for all family members. What? We HAVE to delegate to it? Yes. If you can't, we'll send you the STEEM so you can pay for it. No big deal. We take care of our own.

I recently delegated 100 SP to these guys. I actually wasn't sure where to send it, so while I was in their discord server, I asked. @clayboyn graciously clarified and verified where to send it and thanked me for helping them help others. The main reason I have done so is because two (soon to be three) family members have shows on MSP-Waves. Long time member @ma1neevent, who has recently revamped his show taking on co-host @poeticsnake (Snekky) and renaming it the Resteem Radio show. And also @snook and @simgirl (@snookandsimgirl) have a show on there which I really enjoyed recently and figure hey, why not help them all out? They are getting pretty good exposure for some of the family right?

What is that? I most recently have delegated 100 SP here because I feel this breeds the creative soul and chips away at the writer's block we sometimes get. If you are familiar with any of the 5 minute free-write's that @mariannewest has been 'prompting' you to write, then this should be of no surprise. To free up her own blog feed and give better solitary attention to all the free-writers out there, she has created this account. Even more fun than just the 5 minute free-writes await you! There are speak-writes, we-writes & we-all-writes, and even more in store as this gets underway. Stop in and see for yourself!

for now. I imagine as our family grows together, so too, will we find more things we are passionate about and want to support. If any of you badass Steempeeps are out there now thinking to yourselves, "maybe I should delegate to this or that..." I say don't hesitate. Help each other out! Sure, you can swim alone, but it's more fun with family and friends. STeeM On my peoples and don't forget to BE YOU !