Whadda ya know? Some unwary travelers have lit here.

Hello, fellow Web travelers. This is my personal home page, not designed to wow you with brilliant graphics or polished design. It's just some simple links to things that might be of interest. Down at the bottom, you'll find links to some of my Web-published computer book review articles. Drop by once in a while to see what new deviltry I've been up to. (Be sure to click on the Family Photos link to see my wonderful grandson!)

I read mysteries. A lot of them. If you're even mildly curious about what I think about the books I've been reading, click over to one of my reading list pages below. If you're interested in mystery series, check out my series page.

• 1999 Reading List Page The books I've read in 1999, so far. This one is updated every day or two.
• 1998 Reading List Page Some of the books I read in 1998, as far as I could remember, starting about mid-year.

I'm Suite 101's contributing editor in charge of a small site for bean lovers. Yes, that means folks who love to cook and eat beans. The site tells you everything you ever might have wanted to know about beans, including carefully selected links to thousands of recipes using beans and other fascinating bean stuff. Do me a favor and wander over to The Bean Lovers and have a look. It's a fun little site, well worth a look-see. (Or click on the editor icon up there.)

Oh, by the way. While you're checking out the The Bean Lovers site, join the Suite. Click on the little banner below and join up. If you do, I'll make a dollar and you'll be entered for some fabulous cash prizes they're giving away as a promotion to get their membership up. OK? Do it as a favor to me. Please? (Be sure to use this link--or the one like it at The Bean Lover site--or I don't get credit for you.)

Here's another program I heartily recommend. Join AllAdvantage.com and they'll have you download software that will put a one-inch ever-changing ad banner across the bottom (or top) of your screen while you're surfing the web. You get paid actual money (50 cents an hour) whenever you're logged on and having their ads on your screen. Since I'm logged on a lot, I'm making $12.50 a month--cash--without any significant inconvenience (we're currently limited to 25 hours a month). In fact, some of their ads have led me to things I really wanted to know about. Try it. But be sure to click over using this banner ad below and I'll get credit for your joining. (I think I'll get a nickel for every hour that you get 50 cents for.)