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Bureaucrats and Vikings
Bruce Blackistone spends his days arranging leased space for the National Park Service -- that is the days when he isn't out on the waterways of the Washington area in the guise of his alter ego, Atli, captain of the Sae Hrafn, or Sea Raven, a reconstructed Viking ship.
The Washington Post reports today on Blackistone and his comrades -- several of them also federal employees -- who have formed the Longship Company, an educational organization dedicated to spreading the word about the Vikings.
One of the best things about the story is the headline: "Tales of the GS-12 Vikings."
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
