Boarding School

How to keep kids safe around weapons and tools… your questions answered.

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Last week I ran a survey to find out what I should be working on next. This generated a very clear ‘get on with the “systems from sources” online course’ response. I am following orders, and hope to have the first couple of modules up for beta-testers next week. I will set it up so … Read more

Mission Accomplished.

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Sixteen years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life, so I went and sat on top of a hill in the Scottish Highlands, and meditated for a sign. A voice in my head said “go to Helsinki and open a swordsmanship school.” So I did. Now that school has become “The School”, and … Read more

Dread

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I am right now in Ipswich looking at potential homes for my family. I travel a lot, and have the practicalities pretty much down to a fine art, but the night before this trip I was consumed by a deep and abiding sense of dread. I feel like this the night before just about every … Read more

An actual blog post

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It’s easy to forget that “blog” is shortened from “web log”, which is adapted from “ship’s log”, which is a daily record of every notable thing that happened on board ship; your position, distance travelled, direction, weather conditions, Seaman Jones flogged for impertinence, Midshipman Smith lost overboard in a freak encounter with a Kraken, that … Read more

Progress Report: Letters Home, Abandonment, and the Matron Effect

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This is a progress report for the “get over boarding school” project. If you’re here looking for some technical sword stuff, I suggest going here or here. I usually edit my posts quite carefully. Not this one, because if I do, I will end up deleting the whole thing. So please bear with me. Shortly … Read more