Website Errata 1.0

HELLO, to all.

Jennifer and I have survived the move, as have our companions Claudius and Yoshi. We have survived mountains. We have survived heat. Most importantly, we have survived Texas.

Before I go on, let me tell you how grateful I am for the well wishers who said such kind things before our move to California. It was very kind of you, particularly for two people you've probably never met, in person. The same goes for the very kind words after my father's recent heart attack. I'm constantly amazed, particularly in the current world we live in, that normal people can show such kindness to complete strangers. Really, thank you all. I mean it. And don't feel bad if you didn't know - this isn't a ploy for sympathy - just a genuine thanks to those of you who sent emails. Not something I would've done for a stranger. Very cool of you.

At any rate, as you have probably noticed, this will be the new home for the Honved.com blog.

I am trying to transition all of the contents of Honved.com away from Yahoo geocities, and this is the first step. My reasons for this are, essentially, as follows.

1. Yahoo is repeatedly changing the software for web hosting and mailing lists.
2. These changes have played havoc with my format.
3. This havoc makes me look like an idiot.
4. Only Mrs. Bagosy is permitted to make me look like an idiot.

Make sense?

I also wanted to take the time to point out an error in interpretation on my part. A friend has asked me to clarify some information in Avanti regarding the use of captured M11/39 tanks in Burma. Upon a second glance at my (admittedly halfphazard notes), I regret to to say that I cannot confirm the existence of these vehicles any longer. I can confirm them in British/Commonwealth service, I just can't do it much farther east than Syria. As such, consider what I have posted about M11/39s serving against the Japanese to be very fanciful indeed. At least one source claims that the Chinese had M11/39s (I doubt this very much) or even other Italian vehicles (doubt slightly less, but still not likely). I can, however, confirm, that Chinese CV33/35s did indeed engage Japanese armor. So, you can still have that "Battle of the Cardboard Titans" if you insist upon it.

Also, pretty excited to mention to those of you who care that my Thesis has finally been assigned an ISBN number and can be found on the shelf at GMU library. The title was changed twice before it finally reached the library stage, but IT IS on the shelf now, and I DID manage to get myself a copy (by having a copy printed for myself, and for my parents). That means that there are four copies in existence. So get your collector's edition while it's err... red hot.

The full, official title is, The Origins of Mithraism in the Roman World; it was not my first choice, but it does work. You can find a link to the information, call number, etc. under my name "Bagosy, Alex T." at the following library website. http://library.gmu.edu/

It is available through interlibrary loan, though I doubt it'll be a Bantam paperback or blockbuster movie in the near future.

(I've started the research on my PHD, but haven't picked a program yet. Will let you all know when I do!)

I have a great deal more to say, and will soon say it, in a slightly less rushed manner. If you wish to contact me, please do NOT use the email addresses listed on Honved.com; they WILL NOT work. Instead, you can reach me here. I will continue to clean up the information on Honved.com as much as I can prior to a move to a better server, but I can't promise much, except that it will annoy the living hell out of me to do so.

Will write again soon,

- A.