Subdeacon Joe
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"How can we easily let all our friends know?"
We were both very active in the SCA. Almost all our friends were involved in it. Picked a major event around when we wanted to do it, had the wedding done by a rent a minister in our front yard, fed everyone, and made it down to Palo Alto for evening court.
Just happened to also be May 5th.
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And, sometimes they need a bit of extra help after serving:
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45 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
This is the first time I have ever told it to anyone. I guess I'm getting maudlin in my old age.
Well, I found it downright inspiring. You can bet that the gentleman who patted you on the back had his own moment like that way back when. And whoever patted him on the back when he needed it had his own moment.
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I think it's called "exhibitionism."
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I learned a new term today. One of my brothers messaged me with an article about Helms Bakery and in the article was the word "viennoiserie." I had to search it.
"Viennoiseries (French: [vjɛnwazʁi]; English: "things in the style of Vienna") are French baked goods made from a yeast-leavened dough in a manner similar to bread, or from puff pastry, but with added ingredients (particularly eggs, butter, milk, cream and sugar), which give them a richer, sweeter character that approaches that of pastry.[1] The dough is often laminated."
Which seems to describe a lot of Mexican soft breads and pastries.
Now, to go down the rabbit hole of why so many Mexican baked goods seem to fit this category.
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29 minutes ago, Alpo said:
These people shoot at 100 feet (33.3 meters). I still don't know what the ski skaters shoot at.
From Wikipedia:
The biathlete carries a small-bore rifle, which must weigh at least 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), excluding ammunition and magazines. The rifles use .22 LR ammunition and are bolt action or Fortner (straight-pull bolt) action. Each rifle holds 4 magazines with 5 rounds each. Additional rounds can be kept on the stock of the rifle for a relay race.[12]
The target range shooting distance is 50 m (55 yd). There are five circular shooting targets to be hit in each shooting round. When shooting in the prone position, the target diameter is 45 mm (1.8 in); when shooting in the standing position, the target diameter is 115 mm (4.5 in). This translates to angular target sizes of 0.9 and 2.3 mrad respectively. On all modern biathlon ranges, the targets are self-indicating, in that they flip from black to white when hit, giving the biathlete, as well as the spectators, instant visual feedback for each shot fired.[12]
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13 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
I have to elaborate on this. I was in the Montclair Plaza in Southern California with my wife and daughter on some holiday where there
were a lot of veterans around. We were just outside Nordstroms and there was a moment of silence when they played this song (imagine that happening in California today). It got very quiet and I found myself sitting on my heels with my back against a wall. I've never been a crier, but I had tears running down my face and I couldn't quit shaking.
An old man walked over a said "You go ahead and let it out, son. I've got you covered", and he turned his back to me and blocked me from view. My wife came over and stood next to him until Kelly finished the song. He helped me up and patted me on the back and walked away.
I never saw him again, don't know anything about him, and I'd never bawled before and haven't since. My wife told me that was the only time she'd ever seen me cry, and then said, "I didn't even tell him thanks." My daughter showed up about that time and she has never seen me cry.
My thanks go out to an old veteran wearing a WWII USAC baseball cap. Pappy, you were there when I needed someone and I hope and pray that there were people who were there for you when you needed a friend.
WOW! Thanks for telling that.
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Mexico is considered a Latin American country. Many people wrongly think it's Central American, or even South American country, but it's North American.
Side note: Greenland can be considered part of North America.
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Dremel!
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"Mornin'! Would you please bring down/pull out (describe position od firearm)? Thanks."
Yes, even if it's afternoon I'm likely to say, "Mornin'".
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34 minutes ago, Stump Water said:
There was a narrow gauge railroad built to the town in 1881.
Interesting map at wikipedia that you can zoom in on.
If it brought in wood it's just a more efficient way of bringing in wood.
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Surprisingly for such a titanic struggle, Towton is less well-documented than other battles of the Wars of the Roses. Even such basic data as the numbers engaged and killed, wounded, or subsequently massacred and executed remain a matter of hot dispute among military historians, although the emerging evidence of battlefield archaeology makes clear that the battle surpassed all similar struggles on English soil.
On one fact, however, all authorities agree: for a medieval battle Towton was awesomely huge. The lowest estimate for the number of fighting men there is 50,000 - the highest, upwards of 80,000. And there is broad consensus, too, that at least 20,000 died, probably around 28,000 - an estimated 1% of the total population of England at the time. That is a staggering statistic by any standard. So what brought these men to that desolate field, and why did they fight and die there?
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
That last one there is one of the dumber things I've ever heard of.
We've been at War for 4 years. We've been shooting and blowing up and bombing and now we're going to quit. The war is over. At 11:00. But it's 10:55 so we're still going to keep shooting!!!!
If we've decided to stop the war at 11:00, what the hell difference is me firing off some cannon at 10:55 going to do?
But that's what they did.
Worse....the Armistice could have been signed a few days before, but some fathead liked the idea of "the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month," and so held it up for a couple of days .
Even worse than that idiocy is that the were attacks ordered to begin within an hour of that time.
Last American death, 11 November, 1918, at 10:58. https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/last-american-death-wwi
The two groups had been watching each other, everyone knowing that it was to end soon and just hoping to wait it out. Well, almost everyone.
A couple of pieces I've read about it , possibly all originating from the same source, suggest that he was somewhat bitter that he hadn't killed any Huns and, without orders charged the Germans.
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From FB
Another way of signalling at sea, besides flags, was to signal with sails and guns. This system became established very early on and was a welcome, if not easy, solution when flags were prevented by poor visibility and smoke. The system of sail signals began to be used as early as the 14th century, and only within a fleet, to send messages to the entire alliance. This lasted until the 18th century.
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33 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said:
Yeah. I’ve seen them before on a regular shelf in some smaller stores.I’m not a big salt user. I usually substitute pepper for salt at the table and I cut salt in a lot of recipes by as much as a third.
I don’t find them any more salty than other brands, but that’s just me. My family prefers them as well. I have never asked any of them why.
To each his own. Pickle brand loyalty seems to run strong. I was raised with Del Monte Dill Halves, sometimes whole Dills. Then went to Vlasic after trying them when I left home. Tried other brands now and then, but none measured up. One day saw the Mt. Olive brand at half the price of Vlasic. They were better, in my opinion, than Vlasic.
I've tried some of the local small batch, naturally fermented brands, especially https://www.thebrinery.com/
Good, but LORDY they're expensive. Especially with how I like pickles and sauerkraut. 9 bucks for a 32oz. container.
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And, indeed, "Lest We Forget"