Hi Barry,
I had never heard of you before joining Steemit, so I'm interested in all of what you feel like sharing. Me too I've heard of this platform through listening at one of Jeff Berwick's show. You seem like a cool guy with life experiences people can learn from. Controversial people are often the locomotives of our world trains, they help in pulling us forward in the right direction!
Éric (https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@heroic15397/let-me-introduce-myself)