It seems like I read that the original intent of steem dollars was to have something that was more stable and independent of the markets so that merchants could more easily price goods and services in it. I'm not sure if that is the case, or what the plans are for it at this point. For myself, I'm pretty happy to just convert steem dollars to fiat when I need it, or power it up into steem to hold for longer term.

I'm glad you loved the photo - it is cloudy and gray sky today so the objet d'art is looking a bit differently. Have a nice weekend:)