[Sailor Steve]

I have no degrees, but I have spent years reading up on Renaissance history, early American history, aviation and naval history, a special favorite being the late nineteenth and early twentieth century development of the modern warship. I have an extensive detailed collection of books on the subject, and spent the greater part of the last decade slowly working on my own World War 1 tabletop minieatures game. I might have more detailed information on armor layouts than anyone I'll ever meet.

I spent a year-and-a-half homeless, and used my time at the local library. Besides catching up on the early mystery masters (Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler) I also had fun with a huge amount of biographies (well, probably not more than 10), including seven books on Jefferson, including Dumas Malone's 6-volume, 3500-page epic. Not trying to brag (well, a little), I just like to talk about it. So I'm not suffering from education, just a serious lack of credentials.