These pages are created by Ted Muller of Sacramento, California
 

• SITE FORMAT:  All writings, photographs, and other preparation are my own.  My mission is to feature unique and original material, presented with perfect spelling and relatively flawless grammar.  Page construction is simple and uncluttered.  For you this means no pop-ups, no advertisements, no frames or difficult-to-navigate sections, no "mystery meat", and no redundant copyright warnings.  Wherever practical, page formatting defaults to the user's choice of text size.  Pages are best viewed using 1024×768 screen resolution.
   
• EMAIL:  Constructive comments always are appreciated.  If you find something interesting or useful, or should you encounter an HTML error or downloading problem, I would be pleased to hear from you.  If, however, you merely wish to be arbitrary, or spout your own agenda, then... well, I will defend to the death your right to... go away.
   
• MY MASCOT:  His name is Petey; he's an accurate-to-scale representation of a Paiute Indian petroglyph at the magnificent Lagomarsino Site in northern Nevada.

• PIANO:  I first took up the instrument at age five; now I am the proud owner of a Yamaha Disklavier Mark III, a most powerful and addictive toy!
   
• BRIDGE:  I have been playing and directing duplicate games for nearly fifty years.  Play problems and analytical software are particular passions.
   
• OUTDOOR AMERICA:  Virtually my entire life has been spent in proximity to the northern Sierra Nevada.  Next to experiencing these mountains' wonders first-hand, visiting our country's prettiest and most special places is the best thing.  An added bonus is the opportunity to share my photos of these outings.
   
• THE SOAPBOX:  This is my website, so I can rant and rave as I please.  And I do!
   
• GRAPHICS:  The artwork and cartoons reflect the talent of my late wife, Pam deGaines. Fractal images were created with the open-source program, Fractint.
   
• MATH RECREATIONS:  I have spent a lifetime fascinated by numbers — exploring the wonders of such things as mental arithmetic and calculator mastery.  While making no claims of original thought, I do hope that my findings have meaning for someone.
   
• COMPUTER STUFF:  As a programmer and former Novell Administrator, I also am a diehard BASIC afficionado.  Although I wrote and still use a number of perfectly functional GW-BASIC utilities, subsequently I have graduated to PowerBasic and its industry-leading capabilities.
   
• FUN & GAMES:  Miscellaneous diversions not applicable to another category.

• ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS:  Virtually all images are shot hand-held.  Older pictures were captured on 35mm film and scanned from prints.  I finally went digital in 2006 with a Panasonic FZ30, then with a Canon G10 and Panasonic G1 as well.  As of 2010, my workhorse unit is a Panasonic FZ35, which I fully expect to use forever.  Little if any editing is done in the lab; in general, what you see is what was there.  Feel free to use my photos in any non-commercial manner.

• SHAMELESS PLUG:  My pages are compliant with the strictect standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).  Very few websites are in such conformance, because the time and dedication required are beyond the interests of all but a few perfectionists such as myself.  Most importantly, these efforts ensure correct rendering of the pages by any modern browser, now and in the future.