Richard X Walch's gateway to his family and friends, his interests and hobbies, and Spike, his wonderdog.
  1. eclecticism (ek lek'te siz'em) n. an eclectic method or system of thought
  2. eclectic (ek lek'tik) adj. selecting from various systems, doctrines, or sources
  3. my mom's favorite word is "eclectic"
  4. there is a difference between being eclectic and being fickle

My roommate, Miguel J. Kampma'ah, once told me that a homepage shouldn't be too "specialized". Taking his advice, I hope that someday my homepage can become a monument to all of the diverse crap that exists in the world today. If you and I share a common interest, and you feel like I'm lacking a really interesting fact or a link to a particularily excellent website, please email me and I'll see what I can do.

First, a little bit about me ...
and some pictures...
I have a beautiful family including a very special dog named Spike.

I'm a Mormon and served a full-time mission in Colombia for the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I'm a student at the ,
one of the foremost research universities in the country.
I'm a faithful golden gopher, a junior, and a history major.

and some stuff I think is pretty cool...
with info, pictures, sounds, and links to other pages

Urban Croquet, baybay
Kickin' South Park Page, with pictures and sounds and links
Eastern stuff, acupuncture, chinese art
Science fiction, Orson Scott Card and Star Wars
coming soon...
Entomology, Dinosaurs, Native American Spirituality, Pro/College Sports, Ayn Rand, New Testament analysis, croquet(baybay)
The Sound-byte Legacy, where you can enjoy the best one-liners out there
and some other links that smell really good...

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I guess I'd also like to thank Al Gore for making all this possible. Thanks, veep.

Comment, concerns, complaints? Please email me:

email address
walc0015@tc.umn.edu

May 25, 1999
BREAKING NEWS...
I met recently with academic advisors and it looks like the BA in History is wrapping up from the glorious university.
On to New York City, where the taxi's are expensive, the Knicks are inconsistent, and the only parts of town that never sleep are too dangerous for upper-middle-class suburbanite minnesotans. Dang.
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~ECLECTICISM~~
"That's for blasphemy."