Stromata

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Like everybody else these days, I also have a </b><A HREF="http://stromata.typepad.com/stromata_blog/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://stromata.typepad.com/stromata_blo"><U><B>blog</b></U></A><B>, which, I confess, tends to be kept more up to date than this site.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Religion"><U><B>Religion</b></U></A><B> concentrates primarily on the history of the Christian Church, with special attention to the ante-Nicene era.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><B>History</b></U></A><B> reflects my indiscriminate interest in what happened in the past, regardless of where or when.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Literature"><U><B>Literature</b></U></A><B> is as indiscriminate as History but does have some areas of specialization, notably the writings of C. S. Lewis and the Shakespeare Authorship "controversy".</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Science Fiction"><U><B>Science Fiction</b></U></A><B> is one of my hobbies, and I've been active in SF fandom for mumblety-mumble years. Reproduced here are various fannish writings, fragments of fanhistory, and reminiscences of </b><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chicon 2000"><U><B>Chicon 2000</b></U></A><B>, the World Science Fiction Convention that I chaired.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wargaming"><U><B>Wargaming</b></U></A><B> is my other time (and money) consuming hobby.</b></div> <div> <B>The </b><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Public Policy"><U><B>Public Policy</b></U></A><B> section is not </b><I><B>intended</b></I><B> to be a series of ignorant tirades, but readers' opinions may vary. The general perspective is right of center. Anyone who is irritated by </b><I><B>The Wall Street Journal's</b></I><B> editorial page, </b><I><B>Commentary,</b></I><B> the </b><I><B>Daily Telegraph</b></I><B> or the </b><I><B>Washington Times</b></I><B> should do his blood pressure a favor and read less contentious sections.</b></div> <div> <B>Every personal Web site has a </b><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U><B>Photo Album</b></U></A><B>, so this one does too. The pictures are of friends and family members who were unlucky enough to step within range of Uncle Tom's digital camera. But </b><I><B>no</b></I><B> vacation snapshots </b><I><B>ever!</b></I><B>  I promise.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stories and Verse"><U><B>Stories and Verse</b></U></A><B> is purely a vanity section. Those who are curious can find out why I don't make my living as a professional writer.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ERISA"><U><B>ERISA</b></U></A><B> is how I do make my living. (If you don't know what "ERISA" means, you won't be interested in anything posted here.) Included are articles of professional interest and </b><A HREF="id373.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PENSION PLAN TERMINATIONS Updates and C"><U><B>updates</b></U></A><B> for my treatise </b><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157018111X/qid=1011581155/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/103-6826445-6247006" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1"><U><I><B>Pension Plan Terminations</b></I></U></A><B>, published by </b><A HREF="http://www.bna.com/bnabooks" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bna.com/bnabooks"><U><B>BNA Books</b></U></A><B>.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous"><U><B>Miscellaneous</b></U></A><B> is the miscellaneous section of a miscellany and therefore truly unpredictable.</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters of Comment"><U><B>Letters of Comment</b></U></A><B> will be published when and if I receive them. 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