Gert Scholtz

7 years ago · 2 min. reading time · ~10 ·

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Honey Five-0

Honey Five-0

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I logged onto this new orange platform from Spain and submitted my first Producer article. Then left it. Later in the day I was surprised to find comments, “relevants” and a welcome from non other than CEO Javier beBee. I became a Bee. I was hooked from the start.

A few months on and I recently published my fiftieth Producer post on beBee. It is the most enjoyable writing experience I have ever had.  By sharing interests through posts, what better way is there to connect with others all across the globe? The community here and the diverse individuals make for an incredibly enriching experience. True to the affinity precept of this platform, our writing reveals who we are. 

Sitting on the beach the other day I was thinking how writing pieces seem to be like waves. Sometimes they follow in rapid succession. At times the ocean barely rises. Each wave unfolds and breaks differently. Some we ride and enjoy. Others we let go by. Big waves, small waves, blue waves and this, my Honey Five-O wave, to you.

Looking back I consider the following to be my best beBee posts based on how much I learned and enjoyed compiling it, and from the engagement on the pieces.


Why we Like beBee Stories.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/why-we-like-bebee-stories

Mark Twain’s Wit, Wisdom and Life.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/mark-twain-a-legacy-of-wit-and-wisdom

The Oxy of Moron; having fun with wordplay.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/the-oxy-of-moron

The Cradle of Humankind…next to where I live.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/the-cradle-of-humankind

Cat Stevens my favourite singer and songwriter

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/cat-stevens

I Still Have Heroes. Yes really, I do.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/i-still-have-heroes

Don Quixote. About the first modern novel.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/don-quixote

A Long Jump in Time. My road to the WMAC.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/a-long-jump-in-time

Why I Write.

https://www.bebee.com/producer/@gert-scholtz/why-i-write


My posts in total add up to around thirty five thousand words, which is approximately a third of a full length book or novel. A published book would probably go through at least one further redraft. Social media publishing has the benefit of immediate feedback and interaction between reader and writer. Book writing is a long, solitary quest. So to all the published writers on beBee: respect!

Feeds on beBee are becoming quicker all the time, and I am not immune to the human tendency to want to go to the latest and freshest posts. Many excellent and timeless pieces are forgotten soon after publication. Perhaps every six months beBee can compile the fifty best posts for that period as voted by Bees, in a long form post or a pdf document? The Best of BeBee Buzz?

I look forward to a continued writing experience on beBee and end off: Thank you to Javier beBee, Juan Imaz and their team for creating this incredible social and blogging platform. Thank you to all the writers on beBee. To mention a few I would be leaving out the many. I learn from all. Thank you to all Bees that have read, commented, marked relevant and shared my posts.

Your engagement is my enjoyment.



PS: Yes, I always watch Hawaii Five-O.

Photo Credit: Clark Little

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Comments

Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸

3 years ago #30

We are STILL alive. I hope you can all enjoy our next platform !

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #29

#39
I had no idea THC helps with running at a higher altitude Gerald Hecht. Does it help w/Acclimation as well?

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #28

#43
Like the term honey-waves... and your title Gert Scholtz, look forward to it as well!

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #27

Ken Boddie Many thanks for your kind comments. I look forward to this year's "honey-waves" on beBee.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #26

#26
Paul Walters Glad to hear your fingers are itching for a Buzz as yours I will always want to read. Thanks for the kind comment Paul.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #25

#28
I don't know what to tell you Gerald Hecht, except it was the cookie someone gave me in Washington State. And then I started singing "I'm so excited, I just can't hide it." What got into me?!

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #24

#35
Thanks Roy for both - high five and hive five!

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #23

#28
Gerald Hecht Well ,it looks like there is bonhomie in the air this weekend. I can even hear the tune of Hawaii Five-0 playing in the background. Cheers!

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #22

#28
Gerry free porn on the net can be exciting, learning for me must be a continuous practice of personal equanimity.

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #21

#28
Dear Gerald, free porn on the net is exciting, for me learning must become a continuous practice of personal equanimity.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #20

Nice Gert Scholtz! I think I've produced 56-57 since I joined in April of 2016. You wrote, "Each wave unfolds and breaks differently" I find this to be very true. There are times my mind is on a roll and at other times it's too scattered and it would show in my writing. It probably does at times anyhow ;-) Congrats on all your buzzes which are very buzz-worthy!!

Paul Walters

7 years ago #19

Gert Scholtz What a cool buzz and its my sentiments exactly. Just returned for a trip to Sri lanka and already my fingers are itching to bash out a buzz!!!

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #18

I would love to surf all your waves, Gert, but as you say, the feeds are coming quicker all the time and they often disappear after about 24 hours. Congratulations on your half century and also thanks to Kevin Pashuk, are the variety of straight forward, honest to goodness story telling they portray, along with a personal infusion of character; without the BS, posturing, condescension and politics often found elsewhere. Here's to the next half century!

Dean Owen

7 years ago #17

Hey Gert-sensei! Congrats. I'm going to have to look through them to see if there were any I missed. I love your writings and it's great to be part of a small group of writers here, like you, Ken Boddie, Pascal Derrien, Paul Walters, Gerald Hecht, City VP Manjit and others who are not in the business of dishing out advice. I hope this group grows as it represents authenticity at it's best.

Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸

7 years ago #16

Thanks Gert Scholtz for your support !

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #15

Hi Gert - just in time before my midday liquid blast (nutritional not alcoholic) I have completed my Paradox Wisdom https://www.bebee.com/producer/@cityvp/our-blood-is-red-our-flow-is-orange

Julio Angel 🐝Lopez Lopez

7 years ago #14

#14
Socrates

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #13

#16
Not quite finished with this buzz Gert, because it has ignited other neurons in my head which now is fermenting another paradox wisdom. The essence of which is the difference between a place where one can evolve more than simply another place where we can plug & play. Will link to this when it is completed today.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #12

#10
Phil Friedman As a young boy we lived in the USA for a few years and there I was hooked on Hawaii Five-O. Perhaps I should add the theme tune to this post? Thanks Phil for stopping by and for the compliment!

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #11

#8
CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit Your description of beBee as a global learning village is spot on Manjit. Thanks for once again enriching the post with your wise comments.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #10

#6
Aurorasa Sima Thanks for reading and sharing Aurorasa. What is that lovely German word: Zeitgeist? Your presence on beBee is exactly that.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #9

#4
Julio Angel Lopez Lopez Was it also the Greek philosophers who said "the more you know the less you know"? Thank for the kind comment Julio.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #8

#3
Savvy Raj Thank you for reading and appreciating the adage on writers Savvy. Always nice to read your gentle prose.

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #7

#2
debasish majumder Thank you Debasish my friend. Your proficient poetry would need a beBee book of its own!

Gert Scholtz

7 years ago #6

#1
Pascal Derrien Thank you Pascal - a big compliment from the inventor of unique angle posts!

Phil Friedman

7 years ago #5

Gert, I was for decades a fan of the original Hawaii 50, starring Jack Lord. I watched in the original, then later in late night re-runs -- ironically because it never failed to put me to sleep in about 15 minutes. Whether there are any parallels to be drawn with beBee Honey, I leave to others to judge. :-) But I can say that your writing is stimulating, not soporific. And you proposal to syndicate re-runs is a master stroke. Cheers!

Julio Angel 🐝Lopez Lopez

7 years ago #4

#8
Great comment CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit

CityVP Manjit

7 years ago #3

What a lovely testimonial to beBee. When it comes to the brass tacks, this for me is where you wrote "True to the affinity precept of this platform, our writing reveals who we are." That represents, above all, why I like being here at beBee, because IMHO our home for learning is actually us and our own words. What beBee then becomes, for me, is a hub for the spokes of that learning that extend here, there and everywhere. Gert Scholtz is the home of the learning of Gert Scholtz - but together we are a new kind of village - that we may actually end up seeing a global village with a positive connotation - because when Marshall McLuhan coined the term "global village", it was a skeptical view of how the electronic age needs to be understood [because it can become an extension of our nervous system]. I honour that skeptical view but that does not mean that it is my own defacto reality - it is simply a wisdom that evolves rather than is cobbled. This buzz is a milestone moment and this is why I prefer celebrations which are not time-bound and social, but primarily highly individual and meaningful to the experiencer of them. For sure there is still social interaction in this, but it is interaction as unique as our DNA and not simply an annual ritualistic movement that ends up repeating itself like the movie Groundhog Day. This is a kind of serious play in our own honeycombs - that when added together make a metaphorical human hive - rather than a hive mind which is depicted by Star Trek characterizations like "The Borg". We are human bee's where the "bee" is the evolving brand power of beBee. Our blood is red, our flow is orange.

Julio Angel 🐝Lopez Lopez

7 years ago #2

Everything you say is true, and even more so. I read a buzz from a lost bee in a valley, far away. It gives an idea to write a buzz of yours, because, you have a lot of intelligence, you look for information and you get 3 more. Conclusion, as the Greek philosopher, I only know, that I know nothing, but I keep trying. Thanks to the invention of Juan Imaz

Pascal Derrien

7 years ago #1

its always a pleasure to read your posts Gert Scholtz they are always varied with a unique angle so thanks to you :-)

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