@ rwade102409, welcome to Steemit.
You have a lot of experience in different fields. I am sure you will be able to produce great content.
Thanks for sharing about your hobbies and family. I too want to get away from the model of working for others and move towards working for myself.
If you ever need something, let me know. I have been working on a guide for markdown. One way you could use markdown is to create links.
For example,
[The Sophisticated Travelers](www.thesophisticatedtravelers.com) creates the following result:
Thank you for the welcome and for the markdown tip too.
You are welcome!