So I guess one of the hardest things to do is write about who you are and what you actually do.
I mean, it sounds easy, but it actually isn't when you get down to it.
Here goes...
My name is Marty Bostick (Martin when I was in trouble as a kid).
I've been a full-time career IT professional in the database management discipline since 1989, but I've been a hardcore entrepreneur and Internet Marketer since the mid 90's.
I'm currently a beta tester for LocustWare and spend a large amount of my time contributing there where I can to improve the quality of automation tools.
I'm married with three grown kids and three grandkids.
I've probably done just about every facet of IT work that you could possibly think of and my nickname is to most of my friends is "Nerd Herder" :)
I am also an info-product creator with a few successful product launches under my belt now and always working on the next one.
So let's talk about Hobbies and Interests...
My favorite hobby as a musician is playing Irish Fiddle. I have been playing since the late 90's and take my fiddle with me most places if I am travelling. You never know when there will be an open session to sit in and play. With traditional Irish tunes, they are commonly played in most session circles, so I always have a way to break the ice at local pubs when I sit in and play. I'm up to about 600 tunes in my repertoire by ear now, so there's bound to be some tunes to be played.
I sit in a local session and play with friends about once a month now. That's about all I have time for with my schedule. I'm the guy in the lower-right of the photo below.
In addition to playing fiddle, I am also a Bonsai enthusiast.
No...not like the "Karate Kid" crap...real trees with real dollars invested in them.
Some of them I have been caring for over several years. There are quite a few rules and techniques around caring for them seasonally, but it is a great stress reliever and outlet for me.
In my line of work, I need all the help I can get.
All in all, I live a full life and I am always in pursuit of the American dream. I love spending time with my family and friends and being the extrovert I am, I've never met a stranger!
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You seem to be in the right place! There are so many IT guys/developers, musicians and I even saw a couple of people taking care of bonsai trees :)
Welcome on Steemit! You look like a guy who has a lot of experience and funny stories to tell so I'm looking forward to seeing you around.
Whenever I see a new person coming here I advise them not to focus on financial rewards but to build their network first. It is important to post as often as possible and engage with other people.. the great way of doing that is joining some communities and taking part in contests. Joining discord groups is always a good idea too :)
I wish you a lot of fun and success here :)
Awesome introduction post! Had to laugh awhen you said you cakked yourself "Martin when I was in trouble as a kid", as our dev is also named Martin.
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That's me :p
lol 😆
Hi and welcome here! When I started on steemit, my biggest problem was to find interesting people to interact with. So, to help newcomers getting started I created a directory with other interesting and or talented steemians to follow or interact with. Feel free to check it out at https://www.steemiandir.com I am sure it will help you find like-minded people. Enjoy your stay here and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Thanks so much
Nice post Marty, welcome to Steemit.
Always good to see IT people joining our great community.
I also think it’s cool that you play the fiddle it reminded me of an old family treasure.
My father inherited an old fiddle but sadly none of our family members could play.
Enjoy your day and good luck with whatever you do!
Greetings
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Thank you @patrizius92 I hope you have a great day too my friend
What a great introduction. Welcome to this awesome community. I hope you can find a group of people with similar interests to yours, to make the journey more pleasant!
Congratulations on being featured by @zorank in his entry for the Pay It Forward Contest
I'd like to invite you to participate on my Art Curation Initiative #9
Man I'm loving this community already. What a warm welcome from everyone. I can't wait to reciprocate for others. Thanks @trincowski
Welcome to the steem block chain. I hope you will like this platform. Looks like you have lot's of experience about professional life and life . Really, nice to meet with you and you will find so many good people here...Good to see you here.. See you around...
Thank you for welcoming me onboard the Steem blockchain @priyanarc
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Hello Marty, welcome to STEEM. It is more than just Steemit.
STEEM have many interesting DApp like Phone client, Games and many Tools like:
There are more STEEM DApp if you checkout dapp.com
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Thanks a bunch. I'm really enjoying seeing distributed apps take off. This is awesome
Welcome to Steemit @martybostick!
I wish you much success and hope you find Steemit to be as rewarding and informative as I have.
Here are some links you might find useful.
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Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings!
Awesome, thank you
welcome to steemit and have fun and great learning things
Thanks for the welcome @sanjoea
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I agree! Writing about your self is probably the hardest thing, I haven't even write my official introduction and I've been here like ages! Lol
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thanks for the warm welcome @purepinay
Nice #introduceyourself story, @martybostick. looking forward to reading more about your IT work and hobbies you have.
You have my upvote, follow and feature of your story in my entry to Pay It Forward curation contest by @pifc → https://steemit.com/payitforward/@zorank/pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-45
Wow, thank you very much @zorank
I can't wait to contribute all I can
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Welcome to Steem!!!!
I hope you have a wonderful time here!!!
If you ever have any questions let me know.
I love fiddle music and don't understand any IT stuff LOLL
Enjoy being a Steemian as much as I do!
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welcome to steemit @martybostick, you'll find out that there's many interesting Bonsai Lovers post here on Steemit, Uhm.. I forgot the best one but you try check on #gardening and I Have a friend whom also a bonsai enthusiastic but I forgot his account name.. LOL, that's quite a unique hobby and interests, IT, Music and Bonsai... Wheeewww.. Amazing!
I found your post through @zorank entry post in the pay it forward contest this week and I hope you'll have fun on Steemit like we all do.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome and kind words
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You are most welcome, Marty 😉 You'll find me so chatty once you posted about your valuable bonsai too😊
@martybostick What a great way to express so well ami it costs me too much xD is as you say very easy to think but at the time of doing it it is difficult for good family and what a great life I would like to continue reading you welcome and success.
Great project nice post
Hello @martybostick,
I keep my finger crossed and am looking for your future posts
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Welcome to steemit @martybostick.
Welcome the new steemians. Have a great day!
Nice to see another violin (fiddle...) player! If you do ever post music stuff, the @classical-radio (tag #classical-music) also supports and features folk music!
I have dropped by as @zorank featured you in the @pifc Curation Contest!
Welcome and what a great intro
Cool, thanks @marihuya
thats really cool, I have a few Bonsais sadly Ive killed more of them than I care to admit. Im also new to steem but will love to follow for some advice on Bonsais.
Greetings and salutations, Marty! Your nickname is Nerd Herder? you're in the right place here on Steemit.
I know you've got stories. :)
Can't wait to read them.
I've left out the welcome mat for you so you'll feel right at home! :)
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Welcome to steemit. What a intro. Great to know you are balancing both professsion and passion. Hope once you share video of your music with friends. If you use mobile to post, you can use @partiko app available in playstore. It will definitely gives you seemless experience of the steemit.
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Thanks @hungryharish I will do some fiddle recordings from time to time.
I just started using the #partiko app a couple of days ago. Trying to learn the ins and outs with it.
Thanks again for the warm welcome. This is a very personable community.
That's great @martybostick. Let's keep in touch and I will watch out for your videos. I too love films and music.
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Welcome to Steemit @martybostick! It's funny how hard it becomes to sit down and write something out about yourself isn't it?
Very unique hobby. I bet it's fun especially going to the different pubs and the crowd being entertained. Wish we had something like that here in Colorado, I would spend most of my time there. I look forward to seeing your future posts!
You were featured in week 45 of @pifc's Pay It Forward Curation Contest by @zorank. @pifc is a Pay It Forward Community which believes in by helping others grow we build a stronger community. We run this contest each week, it is open to everyone. It's a great way to show off people you find that might need some more exposure or meet new people.
Thanks so much for the welcome. I do look forward to participating in the community and posting regularly.
I cant believe there isn't a local Irish session there in Colorado. Sometimes they are not publicized well. We had ours at a coffee shop for a while too.
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Welcome to steemit. Enjoy the ride!!
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Hello @martybostick
Welcome to Steemit & Wish you luck - success with Steemit!
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Marty, I'm Joey, and you got my attention. You could ask me the same question, like who the heck is Oatmeal Joey. Oh, do you like Ubuntu? I use that as my operating system. I know some web design. Not a lot of code. But I know how to build computers thanks to Free Geek Computers in Portland, OR, USA. Good work with joining Steemit.