Hi, I'm Eric. I've posted a few notes and pictures about myself, my family, work and hobbies here. I hope they'll give you a bit of insight into who I am.
When I was a teen, I was fascinated by model rockets. I bought as many as I could afford, built them, launched a few, but mostly I dreamed about being an astronaut. Maybe in part it was the impression made by Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11, but another part was the desire to travel across the galaxy, exploring strange new worlds in a futuristic spaceship. I guess Star Trek and later Star Wars, had their influences on me too.
Click here to see my High Power Rocketry page
My father and one brother are commercial-rated pilots, and I've spent many exciting hours in the cockpit of a small airplane. From this background I developed a passion for flying through the air, and lately I've become devoted to radio controlled model planes, especially sailplanes. There's something magic in being able to fly with no motor dragging your plane through the air.
Click here to see my
R/C Soaring page
 |
Did you know that January 31, 1999 was a "Blue Moon"? A blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. March 31 was the second blue moon of the year. We don't get that very often! |
One of my fondest memories of childhood is our family sitting out in the backyard on a warm, clear summer night. My grandfather had a little telescope and we looked at the moon through it. Astounding, spell-binding! He gave me that telescope some years later, and as I grew up it became pretty beat-up. A few years ago, I had a machinist make me a new tube for it, and it looks as good as new. Of course these days I have other, better, telescopes and binoculars to look at the sky with, but Grandpa's telescope will always be a part of me.
Click here to see my astronomy page
Click here to see my amateur radio page
Follow this link if you like to make music.
Links
to other sites on the Web
Warren
Man-Son-Hing's Home Page
The Canadian Association of Rocketry
Alaska's
North Slope
 |
For the last year, I've been working on the North Slope of Alaska, near the shore of the Arctic Ocean. |
Please send me an email to let me know how you like this page.
Or you can leave a comment in the guestbook. Thank you for visiting.
Last edited - 2004 Jan 26
