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Hi. My name is Bryan Anthony Cass. This is a personal greeting from me to you. Welcome to my home page:

My family consists of:

• Diane, my wife since 25 April 1987 (all right, OK, here's our wedding picture!)
• Aaron, born 27 June 1990
• Andrew, born 6 June 1994
• An orange cat named "Milo" and a tiger cat named, well, "Tiger"
• A cockatiel named "Ernie" and his young bride, Gretel
• Various tropical fish, and worms and bugs and daphnia to feed them

Here are some pictures of me and my family:

• X Diane and me in 1986 - she was about to leave on a short-term missions trip to Korea
• X Back by popular demand, here's a picture of my mom!

Important events recently:

• Bryan and Diane spent a week in May 2001 at Playa del Carmen, Mexico!
• The Casses enter the 18th century! We were part of a Revolutionary War re-enactment group called The Brigade of the American Revolution - enlisted in the 5th Connecticut Regiment. Look out, you Tories! (Look out no longer, because we had to withdraw from the group for a while. Too far away and no time to commit to it!)
• Aaron, Andrew and I built a treehouse in the back yard in August 2000. It was entered into a treehouse contest and we won 3rd place!
• My sister Wendy got married on 7 Sep 1996! L to R: Me, Aaron Cass, Diane Cass, Wendy DelBono, John Delbono, Leslie Cass and Robert Cass.
• On 16 Dec 1998 was born my nephew John Robert DelBono! Isn't he cute? And his sister Nicole was born on 29 Jun 2001!

Here is a list of things I do (with some appropriate links!):

• Work at IDX Systems Corporation as a computer programmer
  • Here is a picture of me in my cubicle at work - March 1993
  • And here is my most recent resumé
• Member of Crosswinds Wesleyan Church in Canadaigua, NY; and here's what my faith entails
• Play musical instruments in several bands -- one of which was LC Jazz Band. I recorded a sample of myself playing some of these instruments (click on the speaker icon to hear the sample -- OK, these are old (1994?) and I need to update them -- I'm really a lot better now... no, really! ;-):
  • Tuba
  • Trombone (Note: You can hear me playing a solo in May 1998 with LC Jazz Band at the LC Jazz link above)
  • Alto Recorder
  • Piano
• Keep tropical freshwater fish tanks
  • 125 gallon soft water tank with Angelfish and other thingies. I have greatly improved my plant growth in this tank with CO2 injection, a self-made lighting hood with 4-40W tubes, laterite clay in the gravel, and daily doses of trace elements. (This tank was sold in July 2003)
  • 30 gallon tank for Discus only
  • 25 gallon brackish water tank with Mollies, Bumblebee Gobies and Swordtails
  • I tried a 10 Gallon "experimental" plant tank with yeast CO2 injection and a peat substrate
  • A few other various sizes used for breeding fish
• Watch and feed wild birds
• Weed a garden and provide nice homes for various garden pests ;-) Here's a picture of some lillies and sunflowers from the front yard.
• "Treasure hunt" for my genealogy tree
• I now have 14 generations of CASS online! Check it out here!
• Generally fiddle with, fix and make things
• Ponder silly things - especially on IRC (OK, I don't IRC any more because my company cut off IRC access. What, was I supposed to be working or something?? :-)
• Check here to see what organizations I have been in over the years. Maybe we've been in the same ones??
• I was a leader in a scout-type group called Royal Rangers. I made a web page for our Outpost 34 group here. I also wrote my own computer program called Outpost Organizer to help manage the group, which I created a web page for here.

Hey! Listen! I have an idea about how to use the WorldWide Web to reunite people who have been in organizations in the past and have since lost track of each other. It goes like this: Create a web page with the title containing "ReunionZ". The "Z" on the end will create a unique word to be used for people who are interested in locating others on the web. On your ReunionZ page, put a list of the groups you have been involved in, including any abbreviations common to the group, the city, state and range of years you were involved. Take a look at mine for an example. You can also include snapshots, group photos or an audio message to spur memories. Then, when the various web searchers pick up your page, you're in business! A search of the web, using Google for instance, with the words "ReunionZ MVHS" will find all people who went to Mission Viejo High School and are interested in talking to one another. What do you think? Drop me a line and let me know.

I have also found a cool company that will provide a nexus for reunions too! The name is ReunionNet. Check it out! Tell Jonathan Miller that I sent ya! Or to catch up with your old high school buddies, take a look at Classmates.com.

Cool links I found!

Here are some links to some interesting sites (well, interesting to me, anyhow :)

• If you like cooking, try out www.ichef.com. Lots of recipes and info there.
• U.S. citizens, you can get income tax help here, or download and print a tax form you need
• If you're interested in aquaria, here's a link to a nice, comprehensive web page dealing with the aquaria hobby
• Here are some cool Jazz links:
  • Nerd World
  • Jazz Improvisation
• Did you know Klingon is a real language? You too can amaze your friends by speaking real Klingon at your next soirée! Check out the Klingon Language Institute. Qapla'! Hey, and these guys even sent me a birthday email card written in Klingon! What'll happen next July 5th?? Or hey, how about a Bible translation into Klingon? Hm... but maybe that wouldn't sound so inviting coming from the pulpit -- Blach! Q'akach klor hsi hlach!! haha :-)
• Places I have lived:
• 1. Camarillo, CA (1961-1962), 20 Mission Dr.
  2. Houghton, MI (1962-1964), Michigan Tech housing, Daniell Heights
  3. Greece, NY (1964-1965), Townhouse Apartments (now called Northgate Manor)
  4. Irondequoit, NY (1965-1972), 94 Crestfield Dr.
  5. Irondequoit, NY (1972-1975), 342 Thomas Ave.
  6. Irondequoit, NY (1975-1976), 50 Anchor Terrace
  7. Laguna Hills, CA (1976-1978), Costeau St.
  8. Mission Viejo, CA (1978-1979), Via Loyola
  9. Mission Viejo, CA (1979-1980), Verbena Dr., on my own now
  10. San Clemente, CA (1981), Via Zapata, housesitting for 6 months with Ed Cleland
  11. Laguna Hills, CA (1981-1982), Northrup Dr., with the Clelands
  12. Mission Viejo, CA (1982-1983), Casanal Dr., With Joe and Amy Cleland
  13. El Toro, CA (1983-1985), Los Alisos Blvd., Saddleback Ranch Apartments
  14. El Toro, CA (1985), Sage Hill Ln., with Paul Evers
  15. Lake Forest, CA (1985-1987), Lake Vista Dr., with Glenn Warren and Mike Cipolla
  16. Trabuco Canyon, CA (1987-1990), Canyon Ridge Dr., first home after marriage
  17. South Burlington, VT (1990-1991), Brookfield Dr., while looking for home in VT
  18. Charlotte, VT (1991-2003), Greenbush Rd. (This house was sold! Go here to see my online ad!)
  19. Victor, NY (2003-), Close to relatives now

We own a 1992 Ford Explorer. We have had many problems with this car and had tried to get Ford to reimburse us for a defective manual transmission that happened to fail after the warranty expired. Here's a letter I wrote to a consumer agency outlining the problem. Here are other people dissatisfied with their Ford:

• Dead Ford Home Page
• Association of Flaming Ford Owners
• Another Dead Ford Site

I must be cursed. We had a little Carbon Monoxide problem at home. We traced it to our gas range, which was obviously malfunctioning. "Hello? GE? Would you be so kind as to stand behind your product? Even OUT of warranty?" Well, let's see what they said...

OK, maybe I'm not cursed after all. I actually had a good experience with this company for a change, so I thought I would let you all know. Positive reinforcement is a powerful thing, you know. So, here's the story: Our now infamous Ford Exploder, er...Explorer, for the third time has a problem with the parking brake cable sticking in the "on" position. This is "not-a-good-thing." I figured the Raybestos cable I bought two years ago would be the last one for a long while. Well, not so; and I spun the chamber and bought a Wagner one this time. Figuring "what the heck?" as I usually do, I called Maynard's Auto Supply to see if there was some kind of warranty on the Raybestos cable. No dice. Undaunted, I called the company that makes Raybestos: "Yes," said they, "our parts have a lifetime warranty. Send us the old one and we'll send you another cable." Well they should tell their dealers that. Anyhow, taking a stab in the dark, I wrote to the company and in a very nice way, asked if I could have a refund instead of yet another cable which I didn't need. And here's their response!

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