This morning’s workout was pretty fun. My Dad came to Mapleton finally to give Saturday workouts a try. Garls-san and McCabe-san and I were the only people that came this week. There was some discussion of recent events as we warmed up, followed by some basics. The focus of the class for me was to […]

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Thursday night’s workout was, as mentioned, a disaster. We had determined ahead of time that chances were good that Sensei Brewer and Sensei Hartman were not going to be there, so we formulated a lesson plan. McCabe-san and Garls-san had some ideas, and I was content to train so I opted to take warmups. Dukes […]

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CNN reports that Michael Jackson may lose his stake in the Beatles copyrights. I want this to happen SO BADLY to restore balance to the Force.

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That using variable names like “gazumablat” does not a.) endear him to his audience, and b.) make the ideas he’s presenting any more clear. Also, a personal pet peeve: people that call * “splat”. It’s either star or asterisk, dumbass.

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The dull calm of my training class was broken a few minutes ago by my cell phone ringing. It was a number I didn’t recognize so I elected to take the call. It was my dentists office. Confused, I listened as she explained that I was long overdue for my teeth cleaning and checkup. I […]

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The guy teaching my class is one of those “special” kind of nerds that uses “foo” and “bar” in every possible configuration as demonstration variables. They’re usually the type that also possess the satisfied nerd sound whenever they talk about technology that they like. The way I can best describe it to those that may […]

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Last night Garls-san was ranking nidan, and he got to take point in the abscense of Sensei Brewer and . Thankfully, Oedewaldt was gone last night too, so we got a different take instead of marching basics all night. We did have a basic intensive first class, but it was done in that special Sensei […]

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I’m stuck in training this week and it happens to be more dull than I anticipated. I’m doing pretty well staying connected with my current workload thanks to advancements in web technology, so all is not lost. This morning, to my dismay, I noticed that there was still a slight charge on my light switch […]

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On Saturday night, my lovely wife and I went to go see Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Before I get too much into the film treatment, I want to give some background about my experience with Douglas Adams’s work. When Tasha and I first met, she was never without her Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy […]

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This weekend I was messing around on iTunes and I noticed that Dave Matthews Band was featured as an iTunes exclusive. Intrigued, I clicked along and found that his newest single, American Baby, is available in front of his new studio album to come later this month. Dave Matthews has long been an iTunes holdout. […]

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