In light of the recent membership announcement, people in the SCA have been asking "What do we need the corporation for, anyway?"

Consistency.  Do you want to belong to a multi-national organization that has members around the world, all playing by (basically) the same rules?  Do you like going to Pennsic, and Gulf Wars, and Estrella, and actually ( Read more... )

Fina posted these on Northshield Hall, but I was curious enough to repost here and see if folks would answer:

What is Northshield best at?

What are we most proud of?

What defines our identity as a Kingdom?
 

Okay, I asked this once before, but am curious again:  Who should the Pelicans in Northshield be considering?  Comments are screened, for privacy.

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15 hours on a plane and what do you get?

• More sleep than you imagine;
• no chance to read any of the books you brought;
• 3 meals on sort of real dishes with real silverware (one was even good...)
• a chance to see Bulgaria from the air
• Arrival in Amman Jordan, at 8:30 at night during their worst weather in years.

Because
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When you are at Coronation (or I suppose any event, really) and the Peers swear fealty, do you notice if they swear in unison, with the oath memorized, as opposed to having the herald read and reapeat ( Read more... )

We recently acquired a stack of large paperback books (think Osprey Men-at-arms) that were in a smokers home.  They smell icky.

We've currently got them in a sealed plastic tub with baking soda spread around, so that none of them are touching the baking soda but hoping it might take away some of the smell.  Does anyone know of any way to remove ( Read more... )

A cheese bar, with tables made from old bowling lanes.

http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/47351627.html

I love my state.

I thought this was a clever idea, especially if you like baseball:

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/ticketing/stitchnpitch.jsp