General: Interests: Science Fiction & Fantasy
    The line between fiction and fact has always been blurry. Today's fiction is frequently tomorrow's fact.

    I attribute my passion for science fiction and fantasy to my father. His library of paperbacks fills several rooms. And I discovered many of my favorite authors among those shelves. The cover art fueled dreams of the future. It does, however, make it hard to appreciate man's first steps on the moon when one is impatiently awaiting the discovery of hyper-light drive.

    Periodic escape from the stress of everyday life is necessary to stay healthy. The comment has been made that "they", the authors just "make up any old thing." What they write, and dream, helps us explore ourselves and the possible consequences of our deeds in the safety of our favorite chair as we relax. 

    The Encyclopedia Mythica for information on many things! Also see the Spiritual section.

    Image left: Hand-cast bronze figure © S. Ragan 1984, from a cartoon character created by D'Mello Grosse.

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  • StarTrek (These sites come and go faster than I can keep up with)
    Star Trek: WWW
    Star Trek: The Experience - at the Las Vegas Hilton- The closest we are likely to get for awhile.

    StarWars, Babalon 5, and TV related Scifi
    Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
    Sci-Fi Channel: The Dominion Greetings From Babylon 5- Official site on TNT. (Probably a much more realistic version of the future than STNG but we can hope....)
    The X-Files- Mulder isn't dead, he just moved to LA. Guess I'll just have to get by with Mulder and Scully dolls from the Sci-Fi Channel's Dominion website. Cool Sci-Fi Stuff: The Official Guide to J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5
    Starman
    John Carpenter's Starman is a 1984 science fiction and fantasy film directed by John Carpenter which tells the story of an alien from another planet (Jeff Bridges) who has come to earth in response to the invitation found on the gold phonograph record in the Voyager space probes.

    The movie was written by Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon and Dean Riesner (uncredited). Bridges was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film inspired a short-lived, 1986 television series of the same name which starred Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes.

    courtesy of Wikipedia

    Science & Fantasy
    Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine- A beautiful lady and writer of thought provoking human rama in the guise of fantasy. Not to mention the most throughly documented version of the Arthurian legends ever written. She will be missed by many but will live on through her good works. East Bay area stores:

    Dark Carnival Bookstore
    For Harry Potter fans

    JKRowling Official Site - Harry Potter and more
    Official site about the author and the Harry Potter books.

    My favorite podcast:

    MuggleNet.com | The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site
    Features interactive forums, Potter profiles, and information about the books and the movie.

    The Leaky Cauldron: The most trusted name in Potter
    A Harry Potter weblog.
    The Faerie Encyclopedia

    It's Rascal, my favorite cat Faerie
    Cyan Worlds, Inc.
    Creators of Myst and Riven.

    The Myst Journals Web Site

    Wednesday, September 28, 2005
    Cyan, After 12 Million Myst Games Sold, Has A Narrow Escape With Death
    by Dean Takahashi
    Fingerprints of the Gods Official Home Page Screening Room
    The Norse Mythology Web Page
    		Milieux: The Costume Site
    Dinamation International

    UFO's
    SETI@home Be part of the investigation.
    National UFO Reporting Center The Sci-Fi.Com
    Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking Home Page Scarier than any sentient threat Lights In The Sky - Virtual Voyage
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