A Vanity Page of Sorts...


Why do I look scared???



Above picture medium or large size.


Above picture medium or large size.



 Here be me emailing address Document edit date: 6 January 2002
  1. My wife's paintings
    1. Proofsheet
    2. Map version
  2. My Grandma Lil's paintings
    1. Proofsheet
    2. Map version
  3. My sky diving career and why I quit!
  4. Some fine poems for your review
  5. Some of my poems as well
    1. Chapbook of my poems...
    2. First lines
    3. Titles
  6. Most of the best of my stories (at least the ones I've had the "stones"  to present!)
  7. Some recipes…
    1. Drinks
    2. Food 
  8. Material on my first ship USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) Still in the works.
  9. Material on YP674- the only craft I commanded in the Navy. Well, sort of; I "commanded" under the supervision of some very salty officers! I still remember the obscene remark one old Warrant Officer made when he saw me standing watch at the helm for the first time...
      I am curious which class of boat YP674 belongs to since I'd like to be able to put this this information on a web page. That way, I can enlighten the kids in my extended family and maybe a few other readers. The problem is that it has been nearly impossible to find this information.  If you want to read a tale of frustration with red tape, read this!

    • On the left column is a picture of Pope John Paul II, taken in 1981. The statue is intended to rotate with a 24 hour period so that His Holiness will bless every part of Guam once a day. (His Holiness visited Guam in 1980.) The statue is made of bronze with a bronze motor that is supposed to keep working for a very long time in spite of the humidity and mold on Guam. The motor seized up within two (2) years. Maintenance of this statue was supposed to done without funds from GovGuam (Government of Guam) by the local people. GovGuam had to pay for the initial repairs as the locals could not collect enough cash. The last I heard (around 1993), the statue had quit turning as the motor had totally seized up; the "weather proof motor" was overcome by the conditions on Guam...


    On a personal note, my favourite TV shows are either Science Fiction or History Channel or some of the Commedy Channel shows. No, I don't think much of sitcoms - I keep wondering when they started leaving the "h" out.)

    I suppose I should say a few words on how this page came to be created.