Date: Thu, 20 Jan 94 14:20:06 EST
From: justin@dsd.camb.inmet.com (Mark Waks)
Message-Id: <9401201920.AA26355@dsd.camb.inmet.com>
To: JAP@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu
Cc: carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <50953E2D0136CDD1*@SMF> (JAP@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu)
Subject: Re: BMDL and insular Carolingians

Siubhan writes:
>Danulf points out that we have a close relationship with BMDL.  Well, if 
>that's true, I didn't know about it, and I've been a Carolingian for over 
>7 years.  True, I'm not in the political circles, but the first time I'd 
>ever heard of BMDL (Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands or some such 
>thing) was when I started working on the Pikestaff at the beginning of 
>January - and then I only heard of it because that's where the Pikestaff 
>was last done.  Some of these "ties" we have may be fairly old and exist 
>only for the fabled "old guard".

I'd say that the reality is somewhere in between. The ties, I gather,
used to be stronger than they are now. Still, there is a fair amount
of personal friendship between the groups; Jane and I probably have
more friends in BMDL than in some of our immediate neighboring
groups. I'd say that calling this a "close relationship" is something
of an exaggeration, though -- the two groups *think* alike in some
respects, and have a number of personal ties, but that's it...

				-- Justin
				   Who certainly doesn't think of himself
				     as "old guard", and is very disconcerted
				     when people say he is...

Random Quote du Jour:

"Consultant: An expert at being an expert. One who gracefully accepts your
	     money to find merit in your sound proposal."
		-- from White Knights and Poison Pills