This year's Shirtless Against Breast Cancer campaign includes four calendars, yet there were many more submissions than could fit in these offerings, and some that might be a bit too much for a calendar displayed on a wall... so the collection includes a lovely book!



Two different cover options, but the same interiors, available from… Continue

Poetry Slams are still held on Thursday evenings, sometimes even with a theme! We start gathering at 5:00 pm SLT, and generally get rolling soon after the quarter-hour. If you wish to hold another type of gathering in der Hut, please let me know. We might have salon discussions this winter, if there is enough interest.



Recently, Captain Veles won the Wrangler Cup in Steelhead, and with the memory of Jägermeister Szondi winning the Ascot in Victoriana this summer, I thought it would… Continue

October is Recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in America. Back in July 2008, the staff members of the Consulate were knocking about fund raising/awareness ideas, and the idea for a calendar came up. During the discussion, a Shirtless O'clock reference was made, and one thing led to another... and this is the reason why you do not want to miss a General Staff Call - they are almost as interesting as Steelhead Town Meetings.



The number of calendars we produce will depends on… Continue

I have hung up my Conductor's hat, slept some twelve hours after the last event in Edison, and reviewed.



We tried to make the best of things, what with schedule delays and such. Besides those ignoring the deadlines and the Google calendar, and my misstep on Saturday evening (apologies again, Breezy!) there were very few issues. We managed to stay ahead of the emergency maintenance tsunami. As far as I could tell on my ancient machine, we were not griefed. There was only the one… Continue

So, the thought is to have themes for the Poetry Slam - We have a choice of themes available for next week, Pi Day, the kick-off off for the Relay for Life of SL and the feast of St Patrick.

So what would you like to see as themes, and and when?