Stephen S. Bates

I make my living as a contract programmer. Here's my business web site. Recent clients include:

I play harpsichord in several local professional ensembles.

For entertainment, I write doggerel: humorous, often abrasive, often highly political poetry. Read some of my efforts on the Yellow Doggerel Democrat...

Finally, if you must have it, here's my Geek Code...

All trademarks and service marks referred to on this site are acknowledged as belonging to their respective owners. Any appearance of the name of a company or product on this site is purely for identification and does not constitute an endorsement of that company or product. My poetry on this site is copyright © 1996-2000 Stephen S. Bates. Any other copyrighted material on this site is used with written permission. While I make every effort to keep the site current and to avoid errors and omissions, I disclaim all responsibility for damages resulting from the use of information on this site that is incorrect or out of date. Links to other sites are provided for viewer's convenience only; I have no control over the content or availability of those sites. Absent explicit referencing agreements, I have followed standard web practice of linking only to the default or main pages of sites. Comments or questions regarding site content should be addressed to me at or to P.O. Box 272488, Houston, TX 77277-2488. - Stephen S. Bates