Time spent sharpening is never wasted. A couple of weeks ago I helped a friend to lay a nice oak wooden floor. This entailed lots of standing up and bending over, and I'm delighted to say that I … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
You will never be ready.
You will never be ready. If you wait until you feel ready to be a parent, or change careers, or take up swordsmanship (I had to sneak that in somewhere), or attend your first event, or write your … [Read more...]
Why am I getting so many damn emails?
Once upon a time in Fairy Land, a chap produced something cool, and told all his friends just once. Everyone who was interested went out and bought it straight away, and they all lived happily ever … [Read more...]
The Secrets of the Sword Alone: Henri Sainct Didier returns!
I am delighted to announce that Henry Sainct Didier's beautiful and comprehensive treatise from 1573, Traicté contenant les secrets du premier livre sur l'éspée seule (Treatise containing the secrets … [Read more...]
Another medieval mystery: the three turns of the sword…
One of the key skills in research is being able to judge when you have sufficient data to form a tentative conclusion, or a firm conclusion that’s open to revision, or case-closed no point discussing … [Read more...]
Personal update: mental health
Do you ever have days when it feels like you're carrying an invisible anvil around with you? Probably. Most people do. I've been going to a therapist for the last few weeks to try to sort out why … [Read more...]