This page was last updated on 13 January 2008.
You are a witness to the most exciting event since the rebirth of Spinal Tap!
Yes, after almost a decade of neglect, I am finally getting around to updating my website. There are four parts to this: converting the old version of the website over to RapidWeaver; reorganizing the structure; refining the layout; and updating the content. The first part is essentially done, the next two have phases have started, and the third phase will be a continuing process.
In other words, this is a work in progress -- stay tuned!
Books, books, BOOKS! [Books]
My library currently has in excess of 9,000 volumes; here's what I've read (and liked), what I'm reading, and what's in the queue -- and a link or two to my favorite book-sites.
- Naval SF Recommended
Reading list
- Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge's Exordium
- Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers
- M. K. Wren's The Phoenix Legacy
- The Problem with Del Rey Publishing
- Interstellar, Intrastellar, and Space Travel List
- Fiction pocket summaries and
reviews
- Non-fiction pocket summaries and reviews
Fun and Games [Games]
Every game player is a frustrated game designer, and I am no exception. Here's some stuff I've written or been involved with, stuff I am working on, Gaming "Hints from Heloise", and links to some game sites on the net.
- Vector Movement System for use with Babylon 5 Wars and other games
- SFCONSIM-L, the science fiction wargames mailing list
- Player aids and variants
- Don Hawthorne's Integration Packets
Life, The Universe, and Everything [Essays]
A flippant title for a section with some serious essays, not necessarily by me.
- A Veteran's Guide to Revisionist History (or "Please Excuse the Young Guys Trying to Have Lives"), by CDR Ward Carroll, USN
- Untitled essay on technology, by Poul Anderson
- "At Sea With the US Navy," by Christopher Weuve
- Wade Hinkle's "Nine Billion Names of God" Website
Miscellaneous Items [Miscellaneous ]
Miscellaneous pages which do not fit elsewhere.
- You call that customer service? My experiences with people (especially MacWarehouse) I've paid money to -- the good, the bad and the ugly.
- The Mysteries of the Universe -- REVEALED! Yes, nothing less than the wisdom of the ages, packaged especially for you! (Unlike the Queen, we are amused.)
Frequently asked questions [FAQ]
About the site ("We don't need no stinkin' graphics!") and about me.
Comments? Please let me know.