My introductory post

Hi, my name is Dave. A friend told me about Steemit a few weeks ago and the concept intrigues me. I am familiar with the concept of the block chain, since I have been following Bitcoin for several years.

My profession is engineering and I live in New England. On weekends, I am building a small cabin in NH. It will be off grid and solar powered, so I am interested in those subjects. I plant a vegetable garden each year and have been using wood chips for mulch. I have been practicing the martial art Aikido, for the past 30 years. I am a certified Foundation Training instructor, so if anyone reading this has back pain, feel free to contact me. I enjoy spending time on the water in my canoe, kayak and paddleboard. I hope to build a PD Goose sailboat in the near future. I am currently studying Spanish and learning to play the ukulele to build brain cells as I get older!

I recently read the book "The Fourth Turning" and I believe that it accurately explains the social and economic changes which I believe will be coming to the USA. 

I worked in Guam for 2 years after I graduated from college. After that I sailed as an engineer on Liquid Natural Gas tankers for 4 years, bringing LNG from northern Africa to the east coast of the US. For the past 30 years I have worked for a high tech company building air traffic control radars for airports around the world.

I am glad to be on Steemit and I plan to add useful content based on my experience on the above topics and my other interests. I hope to help the Steemit community grow with knowledgeable comments and by helping others.