For as long as I can recall I have kept freshwater tropical fish. Of course, earthquakes have a tendency to play havoc with aquariums, and mine were no exception. Recently I have begun to rebuild my collection on a much smaller scale. The picture is of one of my current (small) tanks. I enjoy the challenge of growing aquatic plants, and you will note some: (Click on a plant in the picture for identification). hygrophylla polysperma gigantia I spend much free time programming computers, mostly in Visual Basic, Assembly, Fortran, and some Visual C. I think C and Java are vastly overrated! I of course collect CDs, mostly of 20th century art music of tonal composers, primarily American and British. I also have a small collection of laser video disks, mostly those especially created for the medium which exploit the relationship between music and temporally organized movement. My CD collection reflects my interest in film music. I support freedom of expression and first amendment rights vehemently. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, of which I am a member, supported the overthrow of the ill-conceived Communications Decency Act. Victory on this issue at least temporarily inusres freedom of speech and thought. |
