Hello World

Yes, I have finally taken the plunge and entered the blogosphere. As anyone who knows me knows, I'm not without opinions, the trouble for me blogging has always been one of what to focus my opinions on. So what is it that I have decided to focus my ranting on? Fencing, as done in The Society for Creative Anachronisms.



I know, I know: ho hum. But for the three or four of you who are still reading, you're probably wondering what I actually know about rapier fighting, so here you go: I began in the S.C.A. in 1989 in the Kingdom of Atenveldt. In 1991, I began fencing Olympic foil and epee. By 1993, I was transitioning over to the relatively new (to us, at least) style of SCA fencing and was authorized in 1994. Since then, I have lived in a few different kingdoms before finally settling down in Artemisia. Unfortunately, that same travelling hasn't allowed me to stay in any one kingdom long enough to achieve any official recognition for my skills. Not that I'm complaining (too much). If I was in this for the awards, I would have given up long before now. No, if my fifteen years of fencing shows anything, it's that I fence because I enjoy it.