Random notes...

Last Saturday ragnorokt, hollyqueen and I went to the the First Annual Cider Summit N.W.. It was the first cider summit put together by the new Northwest Cider Association. I had a great time tasting all the cider and meeting some of the faces behind the scenes. We’re at the leading edge of a craft cider explosion and it’s a great time to be a fan. I’m looking forward to future events such as the Vashon Ciderfest and Ivar’s Cider Celebration.

In other news, I’m getting excited about teaching Whist at Steamcon II. Soon I should know my schedule and I’ve been working on a short history of the game and rules so I can create handouts for people who learn the game. My not-so-secret goal is to educate enough players to create a Whist club.

Speaking of Steamcon II, I think I need to make new calling/business cards. I have “eyeball QSO,” but they met with confusion and a lot of note writing on the back of the them as people tried to match up their view of me with the person on the card. At the same time I’m thinking about dropping some of the email addresses and web sites I have scattered out there. I’m not interested enough to expend the energy to become a “superstar” blog star so one blog on LJ is enough for me.