Irish workshop–Saturday morning and afternoon
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Irish Workshop — Friday night
In Winona
For Gaeltacht Minnesota‘s weekend workshop. Different dorm from last year, but still with wifi.
A Period Swiss Army knife/Leatherman
See Princely Splendour: The Dresden Court 1580~1620. Scroll about 3/4 of the way down and see
Folding Multipurpose Tool, Nuremberg, c.1560-70. Continue reading
The origins of the Indo-Europeans
More on galloglas
A follow-up to my book note and link about armor I subsequently posted: Galloglaich: History and Equipment. It is part of the Na Degad: Medieval Ireland site.
Ouch!
Rode my bicycle to the Park-and-Ride yesterday. Somewhere on the way I pulled a hip muscle. I was able to ride home afterwork, and some ibuprofen got me through dance last night, but almost any motion hurts. No cycling today–took the car.
The universe is a dangerous place
Sensationalism and ignorance at the New York Times
Yikes!
Next weekend I am going to Gaeltacht Minnesota‘s workshop in Winona, like I did a year ago. The workshop is split into sections based on experience/ability.
Today the instructor of my section sent an e-mail to everybody in it. The contents were not surprising, but the address list really got my attention. As I expected, there were two of my Monday night classmates from this past year, but I also recognized the address of one of Will’s students (i.e., from the advanced class) and that of a GM instructor. So it looks like the powers that be have placed me in an upper level group. I am flattered and scared.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 