The Participants

Over the years, various friends and relatives have braved our arcane rituals and weird personalities to join us for the Weekly Festivities. Here is a registry of those participants, along with their official designations.

Designations

• A: D’s friend and former NOAA alumnus.

• C: D's niece. Fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch. Likes sledgehammers, moose, camping, Forrest yoga, and D2.

• C2: aka C*D2++, aka Fortran.

• D2: C's husband. Speaks fluent German. Is himself a technological singularity. Likes hiking, np-completeness, and C.

• BM: D2's mom.

• E: S's niece. Everyone’s favorite mentor. Can spot a firefly a mile away. Likes reading, writing, dusty old books, and poetry.

• ED: Ellen; LD's sister.

• G: S2's husband; aka GC.

• KR: S's sister.

• KZ: C's mom.

• LD: Liz; ED's sister.

• M: S’s brother.

• M2: S’s nephew.

• MK: friend of SM.

• ML: KR's husband.

• P: S's brother. Knows all the languages. Likes skiing, archery, dulcimers, and talking to Huldufólk under the northern lights at midnight.

• PZ: C's pops.

• R: C2’s brother.

• RM: D2's dad.

• S2: S's sister.

• SM: S’s niece. Quiet, introspective, and thrifty. Swims faster than Michael Phelps. Likes old records, parakeets, animals, and nature.

• SM2: D2’s sister.

• T: S2 & GC’s animal companion.

• D: Says "five of" when he means "five til." Knows the elevation of every summit. Likes clocks, trains, hiking, and driving long distances.

• S: Says "five til" when he means "five of." Knows everyone's ip address. Likes hiking, words, photography, and quiet.

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