aaa... the beginning - Or, rather an explanation of what follows. Ever attend a lecture and wonder what made the discussion leader an expert? Well, while I don't claim to be an expert - I do claim to know a little bit about the detail categories I edit. Want to know more? Check the URLs that follow...
al... OS Card - O.S. Card's "Speaker for the Dead" - an excerpt from that book that has nothing to do with the book's characters, setting, etc., but has everything to do with what Card wrote...
al... Spider Robinson - Callahan's Crosstime Saloon: where the regulars are anything but, but they are a group of people who really, truly care about each other.
gm... Miscellaneous Games - This and That Part I..."What do Holy Accidents teach? Be resilient. Be Strong. Be ready for change, for the new. Gather many experiences and judge them by the steadfast nature of (y)our faith" -- Tleilaxu Doctrine
gp... Play By Mail - Rick Loomis' Flying Buffalo Inc - I've been playing his games since the late '70s, over 20 years now
sm...Viet Nam - About the time (Oct '67 to Dec '69) I spent there
sp... Confucius - It is said . . . A monk asked Baso Doichi (Ma-tsu Tao-I, d. 788) "What is the ultimate teaching of Buddhism?" Baso struck him, saying, "If I did not strike you, the whole world would laugh at me!"
sp... The Celestine Prophecy - "Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you..."
srs... Judaism - Aish HaTorah - Daily Lift - An international network of Jewish educational centers, where Jews from all backgrounds can explore their heritage in an open, non-judgmental atmosphere
srs... Taoism - "The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances." Taken from Bodhidharma's Wake-Up Sermon as translated by Red Pine