Mar. 1st, 2008

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1. Had a really good time at Northern Lights today, but I left before the judging was over. Worked gate with the lovely [livejournal.com profile] jenphalian and [livejournal.com profile] lbitw and saw their son, [livejournal.com profile] sideshownate, too. Great event. Well-run by the talented Lady Frigga. Dayboard included venison and goose. Had a wonderful surprise and saw [livejournal.com profile] bernina2000de, her son and several other Ruantallan folks. Had house guests last night -- Ardenia, Wolf and Albreda. I cooked, and they brought beer.

2. Really powerful video, "Amen," from Kid Rock.

3. The sound of winter in upstate New York is the sound of snowmobiles.

4. I don't know that I will ever watch the movie, but I am listening to the CD of Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild." A lot of school have started using this book, which is about a young man who leaves his parents and law school behind, tramps around the country and eventually dies in the Alaska Wilderness. I remember reading the original article in "Outside," and I know I have read parts of the book before. I am also listening to "In the Company of Soldiers, in which Rick Atkinson -- one of our greatest military authors -- is embedded with a unit going to Kuwait even before the Iraq War started.

5. Speaking of books, how did this sneak up on me:



6. Oh, and fans of Jim Loewen should know that he has published an updated and revised edition of "Lies My Teacher Told Me -- Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. ," a book I recommend everyone, especially teachers, read.
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1. No SCA event for me next weekend. We are having a Saturday training session for the youth grant. It will result in being off next Monday, though. We're looking at other March events, including Mudthaw at the end of the month. We'll be at Coronation, too.

2. Oh, good news! Our stove works again. There will be cookies!

3. Barry Zito did not have a very good day Saturday. His Giants lost to Oakland, 23-5, and while it's Spring Training, you just do not want a pitching line like this:

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With thanks to fireroseboudicc. Go see her (gulp!) Yankees' blog at Purist Bleeds Pinstripes!

4. If you are looking for a good politics and media column, I highly recommend Dan Kennedy at Media Nation.

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