To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician
(1809-1894)

That wasn't my first choice for a quote. I hate the word "civilized," but I couldn't find the one I really wanted. That one was something like, "We live in a society that reveres our living conformatists and pays homage to our dead rebels." Don't know who that's by. While looking through the rest of my pages, realize that none of my links are underlined, they're just in different colors. This page is always under construction. E-mail me if something's totally wrong. And if you plan on spending some time here, which I hope you do, here's a hint. You know that annoying little pop-up ad that Tripod has because I'm not rich enough to afford my own domain? If you leave one of those open at all times, you won't have to wait for it to reload every page.