Hello Steemers!
My name is Mark and I must say, I'm pretty darned excited about the progress being made in making the blockchain accessible to the masses!
I am a software developer living and working in the Northeast Pennsylvania region (Scranton, PA). I've been interested in crypto/ blockchain business for a few months now. I must credit my good friend John (will link when he gives in and joins Steemit) for turning me on-to the blockchain. He gave a really wonderful presentation on Bitcoin and the blockchain for beginners (I can definitely share the slide-deck if anyone is interested), and since then, I feel any "free-free" time I have should be dedicated to exploring and learning more about the many innovative uses and implementations of the blockchain.
I feel the need to define "free-free": I am a new father. My son, Saja, is about 8 months old now and growing and developing RAPIDLY. We're (my wife Caitlin and I) having such a wonderful time. That said, much of extra time is spent with him. "free-free" time is the time when he's sleeping and I'm not cooking, reading, spending time with my wife, running, hiking, biking, brewing coffee, relaxing...
Family Photo:
I make coffee with these things:
I feel like there's so much to say, but ultimately, I hope this community can help to support me in a number of ways:
- I want help professionally. I'd like a source for high-quality currated content related to my job (Angular 4, .Net development)
- I want help personally. I'd love to find some other parents on here to help extend our supportive community. Sleep is a struggle
- I want help with ideas for organizing Scranton's Tech Meetup. I am presently the organizer of NEPA.js (a meetup group) and have taken on NEPATech. I'd love to hear from people who've started tech meetups in their communities
- I want to stumble on the things I didn't know I didn't know!
I plan to give back by:
- Posting about my processes related to the above!
- Voting and commenting.
- Bringing new faces to the community.
- Spending time with you all.
- Growing this list as my skills level-up.
Lastly, I'd like to thank my friend @jennbell for pointing my attention to Steemit and for being a fellow noobie in the place. I'm really looking forward to what I can both give and get from this community!
[EDIT]: Thank you thank you @sonnyboy! Here is some omitted info:
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Hey Mark! What a great introduction post, totally enjoyed reading it! Good luck with your beginnings here on steemit and good luck being a DAD, that's not an easy task. Keep steeming! @extremeromance
Thanks for the kind words! What an awesome blog you have going on! I look forward to reading more about your adventures.
Thank you! We're just learning how to blog, but in about 3 months we are going to backpack around the world, so stay tuned :)
Welcome
Thank you!
Nothing like a good cup of coffee... Welcome to Steemit Mark - & family... Looking forward to seeing whats new from PA... I lived there for a while long time ago - got out as soon as I finished school (IUP grad. 1995) Toooo cold :/
Dont forget to check out Discordapp.com, Steemit.chat, and a new one I only discovered recently, SteemThat.com - cool resources for beginners and pros...
Dave... :)
Thanks drdave! We had something like 76 degree weather today. I’m sure it’ll get cold, but still warm at the moment. And thanks for the recommendations! I’ll check them out.
Excellent intro post, @mkeith! I, too, cannot make it very far into my day without copious amounts of coffee! I can only imagine my coffee intake is going to go up soon, as my girlfriend and I are expecting our first baby in February. As a new father yourself, any advice that you have for a soon to be father would be incredibly appreciated!
I'm @gogogadgetupvote and I like to Upvote and Resteem the intro posts of new users like you. I have also Followed you. Definitely looking for the parent help, and I will be happy to point you in the direction of any valuable new parent information that I happen upon as well.
If you have any friends or family on the platform with pending payouts on their intro posts, drop me a link to their posts HERE or as a reply to this comment. This is a FREE Upvote and Resteem service that I started and run manually. I just ask for links!
Oh man, we're going to have a lot to discuss in the coming months! I want to be careful about the way I present challenges and struggles, so I think I'm going to have to write a post introducing those ideas in a concise, honest, but not inflammatory or overly dramatic way. Needless to say, it can be a really difficult road.... but above else, I find having a child (especially if it's your first) is such a wonderful experience. The challenges you face could end up being the hardest you've ever faced (they definitely are for me), but the ease with which you forget the last and look to the next challenge is really empowering. Look for a post soon! Followed back!
Welcome on steemit dude. :) you have good blogging skills. It would be better if you include a verification photo. It is a selfie with you holding a piece of paper where your username. Steemit logo. And date you joined is written on it. You can still edit this.
Thank you! I just updated!
totally forgot to tell you about this. . . .because my photo came out bad and i want to forget.
Welcome to Steemit community @mkeith ! Steam On
Thank you much!
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Welcome! Enjoyed reading about ya - loved the pics and personal touch. Looking forward to hearing more in the future. Regards from a fellow blockchain enthusiast!
Hey thanks for the comment! I'm liking what I'm seeing of this community and I'm enjoying reading some of your posts.
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NOTIFYWelcome onboard, Mark. Glad to see yet another crypto and blockchain enthusiastic joining us. You have a beautiful family. Have fun Steeming. :)