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Greetings! I reside in Northern Virginia, am a late Baby Boomer, and work as a computer dude for a non-profit in downtown DC. ObDisclaimer Any opinions expressed are purely my own and (very) probably not those of my employer. I'm married. My hobbies include reading, primarily science fiction; cooking - usually ethnic and spicy; historical re-creation; and firearms, both competition and recreational shooting. In the “lifestyle, more than hobby” category, I am a SCAdian and a Burner. You can send email to me using 3fgburner at gmail dot com. Itinerary
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Most Recent Update: Updated Itinerary for 2023 (AT LAST), 1/6/23
This is handouts, how-tos, and articles.
How-tos
How
to build a 12-pack cooler into a 6-board bench-chest
A
quick-cheap-n-dirty plywood camp table
A
quick plywood armor stand
Classes
My
Pennsic medieval-gun class handout
Same
class, nonfiring / University version
Cannon
Drill 101, School of the Musketeer
Quick
notes for an hour at the range wit
h a new shooter
Medicine,
Physick, and Surgery in Late SCA Period
PDF of Med-Phys-Surg Slides
PDF of Firearm Evolution Slides
The
Pennsic Medicine Chest
The
Pennsic Survival Guide
PDF of Survival Guide Slides
PDF Arab Medical Contribution Slides
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Recipes
Artillery Mocha
Jamestown's
Mince Pie recipe
Dexter's
Mince Pie recipe
Mincemeat 2.0, with BISON
Low-carb
Jerk Chicken
Turkey
Breast A Deux
On
Chili
Protested
by PETA Chili
Extreme
Basil Chicken with Cashews
Easy
Thai Curry in a Crockpot
Indian
Chicken Curry in a Crockpot
Vegetable
Curry in a Crockpot
Soldier's
Pottage
Crock-Pot
Brunswick Stew
West
African Ginger Beer
Pennsic
Pickled Beef
Cider-marinated
Pork Stew
Scallops
Dexter
Oma
Winkelbach's Rouladen
Beef
Stroganoff, my way
Chicken
AlfredoNoff
Tilapia
Almondine
Ghanaian Peanut Soup
A Turkish Dish of Beef
Ginger-Clove-Cardamom Shrub
Remoulade Sauce
Recipes from elsewhere
Grilled
Steak with Rosemary -- From Giant Food
Irish
Potroast -- From Lori Titus at The
Bee Folks, via food.com
Lamb with Onions – Food.com post of Madhur Jaffrey's recipe
Pork with Chickpeas – Online post of Madhur Jaffrey's recipe. I tried this guy's use of fennel, and liked it. Ditto also, on canned chickpeas. I also brown the pork chops on the gas grill, then cube them. Fry the onions and other stuff in a wok, and then throw everything in the crockpot. I use turnips for low-carb, and added a tablespoon of Garam Masala at the end.
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Rants and Writings, my own and others
A bit of doggerel: The Pennsic Warrior's Lament
A totally NSFW Bog-grade filk: Four Pennsic Whores
Ave atque Vale, Magister Ioseph: Carrying on
the tradition with the Mongol Birthday Song:
May the candles on your cake
Burn like cities in your wake!
http://www.3fgburner.net/bdaysong.htm
Vale, Lazaretta -- Design for some art, built and burnt at Frostburn 2014.
Equal Justice for All My thoughts after contributing to a fundraiser
The old "Rant", edited to "Thoughts on Gun Violence" More legible, a bit more coherent
PDF Version of the Thoughts
A Rant on my Blog – Triggered by someone inviting me to a rally for "common-sense gun safety measures".
An
Immodest Proposal – You want “Universal Background
Checks(tm)”? Here's an idea.
Why
not renew the "assault weapons" ban? -- A view from the
Left: Kontra tells you why not.
Larry
Correia's outstanding piece on gun control -- By someone who
actually knows what he's talking about.
A
writing of mine, for a Fall 2007 Poli Sci course at NVCC. Some of
the info is dated, but still not bad.
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Here are some of the groups I belong to:
The Society
for Creative Anachronism, Inc. -- A medieval re-creation group.
Specifically, I'm in the Barony
of Stierbach.
I'm
a volunteer interpreter at Jamestown
Settlement.
I do
English Civil War with MacLean's
Co, MacDermott's Regiment of Foote.
From
a political-incorrectness standpoint,
I'm in the Gun Owners of America,
and the Virginia Citizens Defense
League (VCDL). I'm also a member of the Libertarian
Party. To find out your leanings in that direction, take the
World's Smallest
Political Quiz.
Can
you handle a disaster? Visualize calling 911, and getting, “We’re
kinda busy, can we get back to you in a day or two?”. CERT
(Community Emergency Response Team) training looks pretty good, now…
http://www.fairfaxcountycert.org/
includes links to the county CERT program.
Long
Story, Don’t Ask department: I’ve fallen into the job of Northern
Virginia chapter coordinator for http://www.pinkpistols.org/
-- You don't have to be gay, just openminded. Another bunch that
thinks "Never Again" is a good idea.
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Hangouts
GunRightsMedia
(formerly THR) (Gun discussion) – Discussion forum, mostly
politics – Run by Oleg Volk.
The
Military Firearms Forum – Military firearms and the folk who
shoot them. Where the CETME folk moved to.
Baen’s
Bar – The hangout for Baen fen/authors.
Every
Day Carry Forums -- How much junk-n-gadgets do you lug, daily?
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Reference/Informational:
The
Box O' Truth – Will a gun do X when it hits Y material? Shoot
stuff and find out.
The
Real Deal on NBC Terrorism, at Snopes-- An Excellent "Don't
Panic" piece on NBC terrorism
hoaxbusters.ciac.org
-- the best page I've found on virus hoaxes.
Historical / Reenacting:
http://www.chirurgeon.net/
and http://www.chirurgeon.org/
-- The pages for the SCA's modern
first-aid volunteers.
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/
-- The Atlantia (SCA) Arts and Sciences link page
http://www.mtn.org/quack/
-- A truly scary site - the Museum of Questionable Medical Practices
http://www.pennsicwar.org/
-- The info page for the SCA's oldest annual interkingdom War
http://www.pennsic.net/
-- The page for Pennsic stuff, non-official
E-Commerce:
Baen Books --
My favorite SF publisher.
Ebay
-- This place can be hazardous to your bank balance :-)
Mo
Hotta Mo Betta -- Another truly amazing hotsauce source.
Blockade Runners –
My New TentMongers
Syke's
Sutlering -- Syke's Sutlering -- a great place for late-16th
to early-17th century gear.
At
the Sign of the White Rose -- Rod, Gwen & Kathryn’s
Sutlery.
Shooting / RKBA:
http://www.handgunlaw.us
– Replaced Packing.org as the new go-to place for gun
info
http://www.jpfo.org/ --
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. These guys know why
the Israelis use "Never Again" as a motto...
http://www.machinegunshoot.com/
-- Home page for the Knob Creek Gun Range, hosting the twice-yearly
MG shoot.
http://makarov.com/
-- A neat page for people who have Makarov pistols, or are curious
about them
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