User:Ommnomnomgulp

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Me... what's up with that?

What up with me? This user is male. This user is heterosexual. This user is proud to be an American. This user is a citizen of the United States of America. This user is of German ancestry. This user is of Japanese ancestry. This user does not smoke. This user is drug-free. C2H5OH-0 This user is a non-drinker. Relationships This user practices abstinence. CF This user is childfree. This user is not a pet owner. WP This user wishes he had a pet. Religion This user is interested in religion. This user is a Christian. This user believes in intelligent design. This user believes in Theistic evolution. This user is skeptical of the Zodiac. This user is a Sagittarian. 豬 This user was born in the year of the Pig. Education This user teaches at a university or other institution of higher education. This user is an academic. This user is a college student. This user is a university student. HIS This user's favourite subject is History. This user is a historian. This user is interested in World War I and World War II. ° This user has university degrees. AS This user has an Associate of Science degree. BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree. BS This user has a Bachelor of Science degree. MA This user has a Master of Arts degree. MA This user has a Master of Arts degree. MSc This user has a Master of Science degree. This user is studying for a PhD. This user studied at the University of Nevada, Reno. This user studied at the University of Tulsa. This user studied at SHSU. This user attends or attended the University of Arizona. W This user is a Wisconsin Badger. Wikipedia This user is a Wikipedian. Today is 7 March 2012. CTB This user has contributed to the following pages. Lingo en This user is a native speaker of English. ja-2 この利用者はある程度の日本語ができます。 1337 7|-|15 |_|x0r 5|>34|<5 1337. Misc. Beliefs A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma. to¦go This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives. by The passive voice may be used by this user. “,;:’ This user is a punctuation stickler. . The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. , This user fixes comma splices. They are annoying. its This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has). ’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. This user says NO to the EU. LE-1 This user's been known to screw up the occasional sentence and make the occasional typo, but is otherwise pretty accurate with regards to English. ... This user would like to be able to speak more languages. Hobbies voc-3 This user is an advanced vocalist. This user enjoys writing. + This user plays retro games. This user is addicted to travelling. This user is an Eagle Scout. This user was active in the Boy Scouts of America. This user maintains a Facebook profile. This user enjoys electronic music. FORD This user is a Ford fan Computer Stuff I studied computer programming in college, and all I got was this lousy compiler error. This user uses Google as a primary search engine. Java-4 This user is an expert Java programmer. vb-4 This user is an expert Visual Basic programmer. HTML-4 This user is an expert HTML user. php-3 This user is an advanced PHP programmer. C-4 This user is an expert C programmer. c++-3 This user is an advanced C++ programmer. This user contributes using a PC This user contributes using Internet Explorer. This user contributes using Microsoft Windows XP. Eats and yums This user eats watermelon. This user eats chocolate. This user loves to eat pizza. This user eats quesadillas. This user eats chili. This user eats cheese. This user loves oranges. This user eats pears. This user drinks Coca-Cola. Coke This user believes Pepsi is no match for Coke. Not even close. Pepsi This user drinks Mountain Dew. This user drinks hot chocolate. This user drinks chocolate milk. This user eats at McDonald's This user eats at Taco Bell. IK This user drinks Inca Kola. TEA! This user drinks southern sweet tea. This user drinks tea. This user believes that you should never put milk in with the tea bag. This user drinks coffee. This user eats Swedish Fish. This user eats popcorn. This user eats potato chips. This user eats cookies. This user loves pasta. This user loves donuts. This user eats sushi. This user loves hamburgers. This user eats cheese. This user eats raspberries. This user eats strawberries. This user eats bananas. RC This user drinks R.C. Cola. This user drinks orange juice. This user is a carnivore. This user is an omnivore. Goofy Stuff This user advocates the use of more cowbell. This user STRONGLY advocates the use of more cowbell. STAR WARS This user would shoot Greedo first. ¡ This user knows the Chewbacca Defense and is not afraid to use it! This user demands you Respect my authoritah! $\sum$ This user is greater than the sum of his or her userboxes. no nazis This user opposes facism in all its forms This user is from the planet Earth. This user prefers it ... HOT!! ubx-5 This user uses entirely too many userboxes.

My background

I was a professional computer scientist for the first fifteen years of my career and earned three accredited degrees in the field. After retiring, I went back to university to pursue history and Asian Studies and earned a master's degree in United States history and another bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies.

My historical interests

There are several areas of historiography that I specialize in and enjoy studying.

• Japanese history, including:
  • Religious history (all periods)
  • Military history (all periods)
  • Meiji, Taisho, and Showa social and cultural history
  • Japanese education
  • Intra-Pacific War (1931-1945) rural and urban history
• United States history, including:
  • Religious history (all periods)
  • Military history (all periods)
  • American cultural history
  • The history of the western U.S.
  • Naval and maritime history
  • Diplomatic history
• Global colonialism and imperialism
• The history of North American higher education
• Maritime history
• Cultural and social history

My Blog!

I've finally given in and started a blog. Afterall, all of my friends have them, so why shouldn't I?

Here we go!

My thoughts on the world - Anyday/Anymonth/Anyyear

Wow, since this is my first blog entry, I'm gonna make this a doozy!

What's wrong with the world, anyhow?

Blah blah blah, gas shortage this, immigration reform that, political this and that, look at me! I'm so smart! My trite and hackneyed ideas have so much value and I'm sure that if people just read this blog, the world would be a greater place to be! Whoopty do! Religion this, art that, one little paragraph to solve the world's problems! I'm just the greatest! George Bush this, Hillary Clinton that; wow, I'm sure my thoughts on these matters are just so darn important!

Ok, there you have it... That's pretty much the blog I would write on a daily basis, so I'm striving for max efficiency here.