Hi,
My name is Paul and I want to introduce myself. I live in Fort Worth, Texas and married to a wonderful woman named Emily. We have eight kids ranging in age from 18 years to 2 years old. I listen to punk rock , classic rock new wave, and heavy metal. I also don't mind listening to Jazz and Classical when I'm in the mood.
For hobbies I like to play Dungeons and Dragons/ Pathfinder. I'm a dungeon master and currently working on new campaign based in medieval England. This is an "alternate history" so things like the gods and magic are real. I'm currently working on a source book for my campaign. in the future I will post some of my work on here.
Politically, I consider myself a Voluntaryist, in that I believe that all interactions between people should be voluntary and that coercion is always wrong, even if it is the government. I believe taxation is theft and that the majority does not make right. I do not believe that threatening to put someone in a cage unless they pay taxes is moral, even if said taxes supposedly help feed the poor. I'm not a big fan of any politician regardless of party.
I need to exercise more and get in better shape. I have meniere's disease and had suffered through some really bad vertigo attacks over the last 10 years. As a result I've not been in the best of shape, mainly because I've been afraid of getting vertigo while exercising.
Well I'm excited to be here and meeting all of you here on Steemit.
Hello, @paulbarrus ! I consider too, that taxation is theft. :-)
I'm glad to welcome you on STEEMIt!
I followed you and UpVoted to you!
I wish you happiness! You will be happy on SteemIt!
Welcome to Steemit @paulbarrus! I'm @gogogadgetupvote and I am here to support new users and give their intro posts a boost! I have Re-Steemed this post and Followed you! Learn what I do by checking out MY INTRO POST HERE!! Have fun and Keep on Steemin'!
Welcome
Nice to meet you, @paulbarrus! Welcome to the Steemit Community, wish you good luck and a good start, ive send you a small tip and followed you, hope you have an amazing day! :)
Welcome to steemit my new friend.
Welcome Paul, feel free to exercise those fingers here on steemit then as your cryptocurrency grows feel free to exercise your wallet. I saw you don’t have a Steemit Profile Picture I made a story post to make it simply to do. Here
Welcome paul,
Upvoted and Followed.
Best regards,
@robin-ho
Welcome to Steemit @paulbarrus. You seem like an interesting person. I am in agreement with you regarding taxation and the use of force. I look forward to seeing and reading some interesting posts from you.
Upvoted and followed.
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STOPWelcome @paulbarrus!
I lived in Dallas for about 2 years (a long time ago) and got a side-gig dressing up as the Grimace at a festival in a park near downtown Ft. Worth. I think it was 104 out that day, and likely 110 inside the suit. That was the last time I passed through Ft. Worth. Haha! Welcome to Steemit.
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Hello Paul
Nice to meet you here.
I follow you as a steemit start support to you.
I welcome you to steemit. I give you some tips:
Just make your own post and comment others. This is a nice community here. If you click at @thunderland you can see my posts, and if you like them, you can upvote them and follow me. A post should always contain an image.
You can do this with all users. Have fun and welcome here. @thunderland
If you get a price from steemitboard, upvote his comment with the arrow.
All the best for you and much fun here. -)))
Awesome philosophy... Welcome aboard and followed
Nice introduction post! Glad you made it onto this platform. It’s going to change your life, hope you have a good time. If you have any doubts, you can always join Steemit.chat and ask for #help.
Greetings, friend! Welcome to Steemit. As a fellow Liberty Professional, I welcome you to the digital revolution. haha Please consider joining us on steemit.chat in the #libertyprofessionals, #libertarian, and #cooperative_Agorism channels. You'll find many friends there to help you get started.
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Verifying your identity is very important because it will get you more support and people will trust you more. The best way to verify is to link back to your Steemit account by using another public social media account. For example, I posted my Steemit articles from here through my Twitter account. Another person posted their Steemit information on their Facebook account. Some people will even post a video of themselves writing out their account information since that cannot be Photoshopped. The more famous a person is or the more valuable their content is, the more important it is that they verify. If a new account falls within those two categories and fails to verify, it may get blacklisted.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site.
A new Steemian :-) hello @paulbarrus I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk