Before I post anything else, I thought I might as well post a short intro. I’d hate to start things off with a bare blog. So, here are five things about me that you might want to know.
- I grew up in Germany, Japan, and England before returning to the US at age 13. So, yeah, I’m a DoD Brat (like a Military Brat, but my parents were civilians). Third culture kid, and so on. I prefer to take a global view of things, overall.
- When it comes to art/entertainment (I don’t believe that there is any meaningful difference between the two), I tend to like just about everything. If I’m not bored or outright offended by something, I generally don’t think it’s worthwhile to have any strong negative opinions on it.
- Sir Terry Pratchett is, in my humble opinion, the greatest writer who has ever lived.
- I study history, and I write a lot on the subject. The closest thing I have to a specialization is in what the late Douglas Adams called ‘the fundamental interconnectedness of all things:’ the often surprising ways that different parts of the world have influenced each other throughout history.
- I am neither a cat nor a dog person. I like them both, but for very different reasons.
Vade in Umbras, Salta in Lucem 