Welcome to ATS! It sounds like you have a lot to share and I look forward to seeing some of that to be sure. It's always nice to have another person in the forums with a drive for research.
There ought to be a mod along before too long to give the welcome message and all. I don't recall anymore just what the restrictions are before you make your first set of posts, but I am sure that getting your min. accomplished shouldn't be a problem with the wide range of topics to choose from. lol...
Welcome aboard!
