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"It felt
strange for this to be my death, it didn't feel right. My frustration was that my
death didn't fit me.
It was the wrong size, too small, and I refused to wear it."
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Christopher T. Shields
"Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained." - William Blake
"We have to protect ourselves from the roar and trample of a bewildered herd." - Walter Lippman
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MY MANY AREAS OF INTEREST |
THEY WERE LAST UPDATED |
AND HERE'S A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO ... |
| READ ME FIRST | November 27, 2009 | Just an update on what is going on in my life and where I've been lately. Like you really care. |
| AMERICAN ANGST | November 27, 2009 | Making fun of flag-slathered, trend humping, fashion lemmings and the ridiculous chrome plated, open piped, dildo yachts that they worship since 1993! |
| ANGST and SPEED | August 3, 2006 | I blog therefore I am. |
| BLACK VAULT | August 3, 2006 | A collection of original fiction novelettes, award winning short stories, haiku, partial fragments and dark poetry spanning several decades. |
| DARK THOUGHTS | December 23, 2008 | An optipessimistic view of life in general ... I look forward to seeing the dumb in people. |
| DATAPULSE | December 27, 2009 | Fast and furious 21st century tactical nuclear ground combat in the world of Steve Jackson's OGRE and GEV war games (first produced circa 1977 A.D.). New rules, new units and in depth analysis of the technology presented during The Last War are detailed here. |
| GRAY MATTER | January 18, 2010 | A collection of dioramas, models, and other physical media from history, fiction, science fiction and other genres. |
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HIGH PERFORMANCE
TOYS (formerly SPO) |
November 27, 2009 | My online garage and home to a black and gold 1986 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (currently under restoration), a red 1991 Chevrolet Corvette Z07 coupe (one of just 733 built), a 406 cubic inch John Lingenfelter built fuelie small block Chevy (very rare) and a 2004 black and silver Honda CBR600RR SuperSport motorcycle. Life is too short to own mediocre cars and motorcycles .... |
| THE HUMAN COMEDY | COMING SOON | The Metaphysicist Pressdra Vishnaria's continuing saga of the fall of the human race as chronicled in Mick Farren's "The DNA Cowboy" series of books. Consider this your road map to The Nothings ... and beyond! |
| LAST FLIGHT OF THE "ICARUS" | January 3, 2010 | America's first interstellar mission and its remarkable failure. Fall into a Hasslein Curve along the original trajectory of Colonel George Taylor, his crew and the follow-up ANSA and NASA missions. Explore and discuss the science, the technology and the hardware behind the American intergalactic missions as portrayed in the 1969 movie and cult classic "PLANET OF THE APES" as well as the follow-up movies, the cartoon series, the television series and the many video games that have been produced since then. |
| SPONTANEOUS NECESSITIES | COMING SOON | My online art studio and visual expressions of a darker intellect. See some of my original artwork that is making its way around the local art show circuits. |
| TALES FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT | September 8, 2007 | Real life tales, humor and stories from the street and from my life, submitted for your entertainment. I've had a very, very interesting life so far. Here are stories that pull the leather driving gloves on your hands and throw the seat belt around your body, stories that put one gloved hand on the steering wheel, the other gloved hand on the transmission shifter then plant you firmly in The Driver's Seat ! Soon to be published in book form! |
| TERMINATOR : 2029 AD - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINES | November 27, 2009 | "The Machines rose from the ashes of the nuclear fire ... " Continuing James Cameron's epic tale of Man vs. Machine as originally told in his 1984 blockbuster movie "THE TERMINATOR" and revisited later in the 1991 blockbuster "TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY." This website presents an extrapolation of the original ideas and concepts as well as explores the killing technology of the dark future. |
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UNITED STATES COLONIAL MARINES CORPS FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE |
COMING SOON | An extrapolation and exploration of James Cameron's intriguing future American military branch of service as first seen in the 1986 blockbuster movie "ALIENS." The USCMC Field Operations Guide explores the hardware, technology and the makeup of America's 22nd century high tech, cutting edge armed forces service branch capable of interstellar military force projection throughout the ITC Trade Network as well as wholly original information on the mysterious alien race known as the Old Giants. |
| A SLIVER OF CHILDHOOD REMEMBERED | April 10, 2008 | A nearly decade long personal quest to track down, learn about, meet the artists of and acquire several vintage pieces of 1970's science fiction pop-culture originally offered out of the back of various old Warren black and white horror and sci-fi magazines such as Eerie, Creepy, 1984 and The Rook. |
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"I don't ask God for things that I don't need. God doesn't give me things that I don't want." - Christopher T. Shields
"Every now and then, you realize, with perfect clarity, that you are just not where you want to be." -Killraven
"Because it's too late, I'm running on lost desire... like a bullet in the chamber on a one way ride!" -Helix
"Everywhere is within walking distance ... if you have the time." - Stephen Wright
"The point of living is not to delay death; it is to celebrate life." - Martin Eden
"All culture change is essentially technology driven." -William Gibson
"Trust in God... but tie your own camel." - Arab proverb