My Colonial Ancestors
The following table contains a manifest of my ancestors who emigrated from Europe to settle in North America, specifically, Nouvelle-France. Church names are in (). Current-day names are in .…
Mount Madison :: The End of a Thirty Five Year Journey
When you climb all 48 of the New Hampshire mountains that are 4000′ or higher in elevation, you get to apply for a patch. One of the requirements is that…
Docs: A Documentation Repository
Documentation is the neglected side quest of software development. Programmers and software engineers like to build logical solutions to digital problems. They don’t like describing their work, especially considering that…
December
December is the cruelest monthThis time for once my cheeks are warmAfter long years in the monkey-houseI am ready for the storm - The Waterboys, December On 22-Dec-2025, I was…
A Series of Catastrophes: A WWI Game in Development
“War is a series of catastrophes which results in a victory.” – Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France, remarks to President Woodrow Wilson during the Paris Peace Talks, 1919 Introduction…
Gemz: A Ruby Gem Repository
Welcome to the grand unveiling. My repository is functionally complete, at least as far as Phase One is concerned. The first phase of this project is to replace the old…
Turning 60: The Curtain Opens on Act IV
During this past Halloween weekend, I was in a Montréal pub with my friend, Marc Guenette, celebrating the second half of my birthday travels and rooting for the Toronto Blue…
“This is a Pilgrimage for You”
“This is a Pilgrimage for You” No sooner had Claire given voice to my innermost thoughts, in the shadow of Evangeline at the Grand Pré National Historical Site, did the…
Swimming in Estrogen C’ – Chapter Twenty
“Teeg! I’m picking up a ship’s signature on the long-range navigational sensors.” Tegan Mallory woke instantly from the light, meditative sleep she used during the longer, routine trips. She should’ve…
Swimming in Estrogen C’ – Chapter Nineteen
The remains of her life were endured as a constant silent sob interrupted by moments of horror and despair. As before, she was encased in the undulating mirrorball, but now…
Swimming in Estrogen C’ – Chapter Eighteen
The past fortnight had been murder. Something had to give and give soon. The situation on Proteus-VI was next to hopeless. Over 85% of the planet’s surface lay under the…