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Info Files Section

This is recipes, info files, and whatnot.

Papers
Remarks to the VCCS Campus Safety Forum, 10/9/2007

How-tos
How to build a 12-pack cooler into a 6-board bench-chest
A quick-cheap-n-dirty plywood camp table

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 with a new shooter
Medicine, Physick, and Surgery in Late SCA Period
The Pennsic Medicine Chest

Recipes
Jamestown's Mince Pie recipe
Dexter's Mince Pie recipe
Low-carb Jerk Chicken
Turkey Breast A Deux
On Chili
Extreme Basil Chicken with Cashews
Easy Thai Curry in a Crockpot
Indian Chicken Curry in a Crockpot
Soldier's Pottage
West African Ginger Beer
Pennsic Pickled Beef

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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 National Rifle Association, 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.fairfaxcountycitizencorps.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
http://www.thehighroad.org – Discussion forum, mostly politics – Run by Oleg Volk.
http://www.cetmerifles.com – CETME rifles and the dudes who shoot them.
http://bar.baen.com – Baen’s Bar. The hangout for Baen fen/authors.
http://www.edcforums.com/ -- EDC stands for Every Day Carry – how much junk-n-gadgets do you lug, daily?
http://www.theothersideofkim.com – Kim Du Toit’s page.

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Misc. Web Links:

Reference/Informational:
http://www.theboxotruth.com – Will a gun do X when it hits Y material? Shoot stuff and find out.
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/realdeal.htm-- An Excellent "Don't Panic" piece on NBC terrorism
hoaxbusters.ciac.org -- the best page I've found on virus hoaxes.
maps.google.com -- Find yourself. Find any place. Find how to get from here to there.
groups.google.com -- Everything anyone's ever said in a newsgroup

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

Spiritual/Religious, primarily wiccan:
http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/ -- SelectSmart.com's "What religion am I?" quiz page.
http://www.cog.org/ -- Covenant of the Goddess -- one of the larger Wiccan umbrella organizations.
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wicca/military.htm -- this specific link takes you to the section of the Army Chaplain's handbook on Wicca or Witchcraft.

E-Commerce:
http://www.baen.com/ -- My favorite SF publisher.
http://www.ebay.com/ -- This place can be hazardous to your bank balance :-)
http://www.hotsauceharrys.com/ -- My source for Cajun Rush Hotsauce
http://www.mohotta.com/ -- Another truly amazing hotsauce source.
http://www.pantherprimitives.com/ -- All the authentic historic tents you could ever want
http://www.sykesutler.com/ -- Syke's Sutlering -- a great place for late-16^th to early-17^th century gear.

Shooting / RKBA:
http://www.packing.org/ -- The definitive site for info on concealed carry in all 50 states. How to do it where you can, states to avoid like the plague because you can't.
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
http://www.sksman.com/ -- And if you're into SKS rifles, these guys have the accessories.

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