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Quick aikido thought
Doing something correctly quite by accident and without understanding really doesn't teach me any more than doing something completely wrong by accident and without understanding. -
Random update is random
I spent most of the last two weeks fighting some sort of cold. Last week I was sick enough to miss a few days of work. This probably killed my chances for going to the Aikido summer camp this year; my PTO is pretty well spoken for. Have I said how much I love the fact that my sick time comes out of my vacation balance ( Read more... ) -
This is called leading with your chin.
I didn't quite believe this when I heard it this morning, so I went back to the archives. Yes, this is really what he said.
Sen. Judd Gregg "That should not cause us to legislate based on hyperbole and populist pandering," he said. "We should legislate on what should be best for the financial services industry... and for main street, which ( Read more... ) -
Playing catch-up
I don't update as much as I should, so I've decided to just ramble a bit ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on the Aikido test
So, I tested for promotion on Saturday, the first time since I was studying in NH in 1992. (And for the exact same rank, I'll add ( Read more... ) -
Random life is random
Five things make a post? Really ( Read more... ) -
Mixed weekend
The weekend started on Friday with a birthday celebration; we went to Cirque du Soleil with a bunch of friends. It's an impressive show, and the kid seemed to really like it. We invited the crowd over for pizza and cake afterward; more of a traditional party but kind of late. The late evening made for a bit of cranky kid, but in general he ( Read more... ) -
Checkpoint Restart
I had a great time on Saturday, getting my sword arm moving again under the direction of dcamville and some other advanced students. We never did make it into armor, so I still want to get to that. But my shoulder survived a full day of drills and slow work, which I was somewhat worried about ( Read more... ) -
Checkpoint
I am still without a home computer. I took yesterday off for a mixture of recovery and chores; one of the things I failed to do was resurrect my old laptop. Still waiting for Dell to return my new one - their estimate hasn't run out, but I'm an impatient customer ( Read more... )