MIKE HOME PAGE

A major hobby of mine is genealogy. I think one of the most important reasons for me to pursue this interest is that I grew up a large distance away from all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. As a result I never had a real opportunity to get to know any of them very well. After my father started writing about his life and origins, I began to understand how important it is to know something about who your parents are, and how their lives were affected. Not just by their present choices and decisions but also by their parents, siblings and environment.

So now its time for you to explore, enjoy and educate yourselves, Email me with comments and suggestions, I look forward to hearing from you and maybe incorporating ideas in this website. And also maybe getting to know a few folks who have chosen to wander here.

My father, David Meakes, was a veteran of World War II. Having served in the Canadian Army for more than a year, and then the Canadian Air Force for the remainder of the war. Serving between early 1941 to wars end in 1945. This was foundational to his visceral hatred of war. Over the coming decades he watched as the wars came and went around the world. But most closely to the wars the United States were involved in, in what seemed like every decade after the end of World War II. He spent a great amount of time looking at the causes of each conflict as well as the execution of the war and who and what influenced the outcome of each. In his late 80's he felt compelled to articulate his feelings about war for anyone that would be willing to listen. This resulted in his first computer and learning the skills to write and publish his manuscipt in a book which he finished in his mid 90's just before he passed away in 2019 at almost 97. I am proud of his dedication to this project at an advanced age when most are satisfied to sit back and wait for the inevitable. Most of all I am proud of the father he was to me and the man of peace I knew him to be. I hope you will look a little further and find value in his writings. And that maybe we might live in a more peaceful world.

Astronomical image of the day
This site will give you a chance to view current
astronomical images and learn abit about what
you have just seen. These images are from
observatories and spacecraft from around the world.

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Perspective: The Golden Rule

Here are a few of my many

Personal Interests

My Family
Genealogy
My involvment in Astronomy
Astronomy links
Education and public outreach
Health and Medicine - For you and your pet
Sailing and traditional schooners
Environment
Government

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing