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<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>David
came home from KC, KS, Friday night, which was wonderful. More wonderful
yet is he gets to stay here this week because Sprint wants him to 'interface'
with one of their suppliers. YAY!! Which means he was here for one
of the high points of my SCA career - one that some members of this list helped
to make a reality.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Saturday night, at Steppes Fall Court, Tenchi Sueko-san was given a
Sable Thistle in Japanese Culture. Baroness Valeria Richilia de Navarro insisted
that Sueko accept her own first Thistle in place of the one the Crown
sent.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Naturally, her mother wept. Her father wasn't a lot less moved, but
hid it better. Also present were two friends of Sueko's, newcomers to the
SCA with Japanese personae. They made it possible to engage in some
serious persona play over a WOMAN being given an award without the presence and
permission of her clan chief. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks
to all who were in on this - and I bet there were a bunch from this
group.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
service, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=821535918-11102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Gerita, proud mama</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>People are like stained glass
windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness
sets in, their beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. --
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross</FONT></DIV>
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