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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. You can send email to
me using 3fgburner at gmail dot com.
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Most Recent Update: Added Rants section, 1/1/13
Info Files
Section
This is recipes, info files, and
whatnot.
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 with a new shooter
Medicine,
Physick, and Surgery in Late SCA Period
The
Pennsic Medicine Chest
The
Pennsic Survival Guide
Recipes
Jamestown's
Mince Pie recipe
Dexter's
Mince Pie recipe
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
Recipes from elsewhere
Grilled Steak with Rosemary -- From Giant Food
Irish Potroast -- From Lori Titus at The Bee Folks, via food.com
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Rants and Writings, my own and others
Why not renew the "assault weapons" ban? -- A view from the Left: Kontra tells you why not.
A visual quiz on "assault weapons" -- Match the letters to the questions
Answers to the quiz graphic -- A few dozen words, to go with the pics
Printable quiz, with answers, in PDF Page 1 is the quiz pic, 2 is the answer sheet.
Larry Correia's outstanding piece on gun control -- By someone who actually knows what he's talking about.
Michael Z Williamson, on "Assault Weapon" bans -- Read this. I mean, READ IT. Then tell me that a ban is a good idea.
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
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
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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Misc. Web Links:
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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