Hey folks, it's the Peoria Dude. That's my channel on YouTube, anyway, but I will be retiring the Peoria Dude name when I move to my new homestead. My real name is Jeff Trigg, and I've decided to call my property Bobblehead Homestead. Glad to be joining and learning more about steemit.
I just bought 2.8 acres in Waveland, Arkansas at the end of June 2017. For $5,000. With electricity, a water well, an old mobile home, and a couple sheds. I'll be moving there from my home state of Illinois as soon as I figure out where I'll sleep and poop. Then I hope to use the opportunities that the property provides to earn a living, eat healthier, meet like-minded folks, continue to learn, and improve the land. It'll be an epic adventure, one way or another, and I will try to share it here.
A little about me. I came up with the name Bobblehead Homestead because I have a noticeable head tremor due to Parkinson's Disease. My head bobbles. Like one of those bobblehead toy thingies. I was diagnosed at 35 and am 46 now. I'm not able to do things I used to do, and I'm somewhat limited physically, but life goes on. My income opportunities have become limited, and I am not receiving any type of government benefits currently. So if I can raise some pigs and grow some flowers to make some income, all the better.
EDIT: Adding a video intro here. 1 min 35 sec
Here's a list of some things I've done or been involved with. I'm not normal.
Played tuba, trumpet, piano, sang, & danced in high school which helped pay my way through college.
Was the President of my fraternity for two years and graduated with a business degree.
Worked as a 3rd shift hotel clerk after graduation, and worked my way up to manage several Marriott hotels around the country.
Born and raised just outside of Peoria, IL, but I've lived in Oregon, IL, Decatur, IL, Johnson City, TN, Evanston, IL, Chicago, IL, Seattle, WA, Sacramento, CA, Bloomington, IL, Champaign, IL and now I'm off to Yell County, Arkansas.
Was an air filter salesman in central IL, from regular furnace filters to hospital surgical rooms to electronic manufacturing clean rooms. It was fascinating, actually.
Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Illinois. Please don't get me started about politics, especially concerning IL.
Campaign Manager for 2 US Senate candidates, including Jerry Kohn running against Barack Obama in 2004.
Legalization of cannabis activist, advocate for the removal of taxes on poor people (as a start), anti-war protester, Federal Reserve critic, champion of making election laws and access to our ballots equal for all, and generally a live and let live kind of dude.
Big fan of the movie The Big Lebowski.
I've been doing some YouTube videos for a few months, if you care to check them out. That's where I heard about steemit, mostly from 
This is the view two miles down the dirt road from my new place. Bring your fishing poles and a chainsaw and we'll make a day of it.
And always use a wind filter. :)