Like
many
people, I
have an eclectic group of interests. The Ancient World and
past civilizations hold a certain something for me, and
I've been interested in science fiction since around the
age of 9. My following of Doctor Who has engendered
an interest in British culture as well. Hopefully, you'll
find something of interest on this page.
Some television programs I like
Most of the
programs I like happen to be British, such as The
Avengers, most of the programs created by Gerry
Anderson, Red Dwarf, The
Prisoner, and Sapphire and
Steel. I also used to be a big fan of The
Tomorrow People, and I've enjoyed both watching and
reading The Tripods trilogy in the past.
What
I like to read
Historical fiction,
by Lindsey Davis,
Steven Saylor,
Colleen McCullough and the
Cadfael books of Ellis Peters.
Good science
fiction, by people such as Robert A. Heinlein, Frank
Herbert, Larry Niven, et al.
Works of ancient
literature, particularly epic poems and history.
What
I listen to
Film scores, by people such as James Horner, Jerry
Goldsmith, John Williams, Bernard Herrmann and Miklos
Rozsa.
Electronic
renditions of classical music, especially by Tomita and
Walter/Wendy Carlos.
The works of Peter
Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q.
Bach.
Various links that I happen to like:
The EARchives, which
has WAV files from many movies and television shows.
EarthCam is a collection
of links leading to live or almost live cameras throughout
the world. If you'd like to see images of a traffic jam in
Singapore, a coffee machine in Australia, or photographs of
the Earth from space, this is the place to do it.
Why not take a virtual
tour of the Tower of
London?
Find out about the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World.
Discover what it was
like to live in Ancient
Egypt (you'll see pictures of the Eye of Horus!),
Classical Athens or just look at a huge list of sites
pertaining to All
Things Ancient.
Brittania
covers practically everything regarding to British
culture.
Finally, a bit of fun:
yes, ladies, gentlemen and others, it's the
Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torch Page.
What
I do for a living
I work for the United States Postal
Service, looking at images of envelopes all day and
telling the computer what they say, so they may be
bar-coded and sorted. If you see a yellowish bar on the
back of a piece of mail you've received, that could mean
I'm responsible for you getting it!
Be sure the
check out the neat zip+4
generator on their webpage. Just enter almost any US
address, and it will tell you its +4 code. Try it, make my
job easier :-)
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back
through the Gateway.