Dave Switzer's Home on the Web

Greetings and salutations. Celebrating the 12th year of this web site, it now has a new background and a new photo...

Things to Do

	I am a trainer and technical writer at a small IT consulting company in Richmond Hill. I just started working there -- once I figure out what we do, I'll be able to explain it to you.
	For 10 years I edited and published the science fiction and fantasy magazine Challenging Destiny. It's now on hiatus.
	When I'm not working on the above projects, some of my favourite activities are reading, writing, playing cards and board games, watching Boston Legal, playing piano and organ, singing in a choir, and travelling the world.
	I am interested in apes, language, and the intersection of the two. I wrote an essay on language in apes for a University of Waterloo anthropology course on primate behaviour.
	When I'm travelling I like to take photos of mountains, waterfalls, and other things. The photos I've scanned in are from my trips to Europe and Western Canada & USA.
	Recently I've been collecting brilliant quotations about life, the universe, and everything. So far most of them are from science fiction authors.
	One of my favourite science fiction authors is Joan Slonczewski. She's written such stupendous novels as A Door Into Ocean and Brain Plague.

People to See

Some friends of mine have home pages that are worth visiting. If you know me, then it's distinctly possible that you'll know some of them too.

Places to Go

	Do you want to know what's really wrong with the world and how to fix it? Read Daniel Quinn's books Ishmael, The Story of B, My Ishmael, and Beyond Civilization. For more information, check out The Ishmael Community web site. If you want to read a short introduction to the main ideas in Daniel Quinn's work, you can read his speech The New Renaissance.
	I have compiled a list of fascinating places on the Web. You'll find links to sites on science fiction & fantasy; peace, justice & environmental issues; great apes; literature; magazines; humour; and more.

First posted: May 27, 1996; Last modified: July 17, 2008. You are welcome to send me email at csp@golden.net. I would appreciate any comments you might have on any of the pages or links on this site. The background on this web site is from GRSites.com.