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### <center>  My first ever blog post is here for you below.  It was on Bushcraft / Self Reliance & Off Grid life and interests for me.  It was posted on Sept. 23, 2016, nearly a  month after I signed up LOL.</center>      

<center> And I want to see your first one that you authored on here, and WHY you chose that topic!</center>      

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## <center> Some of the Backstory for you:</center>      


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I was not comfortable MAKING a blog post with everyone on here knowing blogging, formatting, making their posts look pretty, I basically joined Steemit the first week of August 2016 -- August is my birthday month so I will always remember that. 

- I spent the first weeks here reading and commenting on posts.  A LOT.  

- #### I have always said I am not a blogger.... I am just a guy that blogs.  And there is a big difference. 

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### <center>  *I kind of fell into this due to my pursuit of Liberty.*</center>      


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Crypto/Bitcoin/CryptoCurrency/Blockchain is all a part of that journey.   I've always been an activist type person and like helping people, and informing them of things going on in the world that affects them.  

I guess all my public activism for years as such, the run for City Council to actually challenge the corrupt establishment and help people.... led me to the publishing of videos over the years on these things, along with running my Real Estate business, and constantly posting on Social Media like Fascistbook etc - to try and make a difference for humanity.  

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#### <center>  My first post ever @Steemit post - the main picture/graphic: </center>      


<center> https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://barrydutton.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/what-is-bushcraft-basic-meme-edited-w-barrydutton.png?w=700</center>      


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## <center> *How did my idea for this new series come about?*</center>      


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I was talking the last day a lot with the wordsmith @dwinblood who is a very sharp and engaged guy about some of this, and I came up with this idea later to do this "get to know your neighbour" series LOL.   I think it is unique and functional!   I am excited actually to do it so I can engage more with you, as a community and resident on Steemit -- and learn more about you!  

The first post you gingerly step out and do on here, as a Minnow, likely says something important about you and I want to listen to you, and learn WHY you chose that topic!

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He gets your brain going!  If you have not followed or interacted with @dwinblood -- you may want to give him a look on here and connect with him.   If you have not chatted with him in awhile, you might want to --- he might really make your brain fire up in directions you did not see coming LOL -- many people here have this affect on our community: 

<center> http://i.imgur.com/g278Khs.gif</center>      


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I had an hour's worth of comments typed back and forth with @dwinblood over the March 5th and 6th 2017 period.   One comment that led me to start thinking about doing this series can actually be found right here on our friend @thecryptofiend's post about a topic I focus on regularly and had talked with him on this the night before he made this post: 

https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/would-greater-comment-voting-help-the-community#@barrydutton/re-dwinblood-re-barrydutton-re-dwinblood-re-barrydutton-re-dwinblood-re-thecryptofiend-would-greater-comment-voting-help-the-community-20170306t161827635z

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## <center>*Why did I pick this topic?*</center>      


- Because I want to live a more self reliant lifestyle.  I do not believe everyone should be forced to remain connected to the Matrix and the Grid by the government by force, manufactured and uninformed consent, and coercion if they don't want to be.  

- I desire to lead a simpler life than we are conditioned daily by media and the agencies to think we need.  

- Being able to live simply yet well, is something attainable 

- Primitive skills of self  reliance are completely being lost for homesteading / off grid life if you wish to live that way and be connected to the simple, more primitive life and forced to remain connected... to The Grid.  

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## <center> My first Steemit post - direct link: </center>      


### https://steemit.com/offgrid/@barrydutton/what-s-bushcraft-anyways-those-outdoorsy-self-reliant-off-grid-people

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## <center>  ENGAGEMENT COUNTS IN ANY COMMUNITY!  </center>

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#### <center> Sorry if I cannot get to replies right away</center> 

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