Things that mad Scott likes to do:
I enjoy writing a personal blog when I have something to say. It is usually political soapbox ranting, but I also put news, science fiction tidbits, entertaining videos, and that sort of thing up there too. I started blogging in Blogger, but quickly moved to WordPress software on my own site as Blogger is quite frustrating.
Dancing: Ballroom, Social, Modern, Folk - all are fun. My favourite dance tunes sorted by rhythm are being listed slowly.
Living History Reenactment: Educating people about history is important.
Computers: tools, toys, career - these things keep me fed and clothed right now...
Surfing: I wish I was closer to a real beach with real waves. Very little compares to being stationed in Hawaii, and having access to the Summer waves of Eva Beach and the Winter waves off the North shore of Oahu. For body surfing and boogie boards it has to be Sandy Beach, Oahu though.
Sailing: Like surfing, this is a hobby that is no longer active, but I wish to take it up again.
Soaring: Quite possibly one of the greatest pleasures in life.
SCUBA Diving: I first got certified by Joe Nadel after taking the PADI open water SCUBA course while on temporary duty at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan in 1987. I think that tropical coral reefs are one of the most beautiful sights in the world, and the sense of freedom you have while floating, effectivly weightless, in the water is exhilerating. I have missed diving for a long time, but managed to slip in a resort dive at Negril, Jamaica in May of 1997. Erci and I are getting back into diving through Adventure Scuba (Chantilly, VA) with several friends from work. Matt Davis is our instructor, and we are having a ball. I will try to keep my online dive logs up to date.
Archery: is something I am trying to pick up. It should be a lot easier with the beautiful new longbows that Bill Darr of WhipperWil Archery made for me. One is a Yew longbow, 28" draw length, 58 pound draw weight; the other is ash, 28" draw length, 30 pound draw weight.
Falconry: is a fascination. Wouldn't it be nice to fly your own peregrine or tiercel?
Wargames are something I never have enough time to play. My favourites are Pax Britannica (suggested changes), Kingmaker, Third Reich, and Battle of the Bulge.
My Aquariums: help keep one from getting too stressed.
Football: real football that is, Americans call it Soccer.
Games: miniatures, board games, information games, play-by-mail games. Especially Flying Buffalo games like Illuminati and Starweb. Iron Crown Enterprises has a few fun games too.
Volleyball: a good game is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Cycling: a ride on my HP Velotechnik Street Machine GT is one way to relax, and the best way to see the local area. For rugged trails and hills I switch to an old Trek 6000 aluminum mountain bike.
Warhammer: this fast paced miniatures game has caught my attention. It is really a great scam to separate hobbyists from their money, but the armies look so cool! I plan to do an army of Orcs and Goblins, and I need to make them ready to fight off those self-righteous Bretonnians (Peter and Alex) and Wood Elves, not to mention those pesky Lizardmen and Skaven (Bob).
Vault of Warhammer Knowledge
A Warhammer Page
Blackwind & Raddix Gaming
Major General Tremorden Rederring's Colonial-era Wargames Page
XXXenoPhile, a fun adult card game
Woodworking, Hand Sewing, and Leatherworking, at least enough to make replicas of medieval artifacts.
Soccer and Volleyball are the two sports I wish I had more time to play.
Current Periodicals:
Utne Reader magazine, social and political commentary, stimulating articles
Gear Magazine, light men's interests with some interesting articles on sexuality and politics
National Geographic, a mainstay
Smithsonian Magazine
Macworld, for the Macs in our house
Science News
SexLife Magazine, published by Zygote - appears to be discontinued... sigh
Travel to historically significant sites and exotic places, or simply to places where I can relax, read, scuba dive, swim, study, or contemplate my navel.
I am trying to learn to design better (more readable) web pages.
My template is available.
I am learning by reading "Creating Killer Web Sites" by David Siegel, who, while very opinionated, writes an excellent treatise on using page layout design principles to make web pages more understandable.
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