Today I knew I wasn’t going to get away for lunch, so I grabbed a South Beach Meal Replacement bar from the shelf at home. OH MAN is their Cinnamon Creme flavor great! I would eat it even if it wasn’t diet food! The only way it could’ve been better is if it was slightly […]

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Last night’s class consisted largely of partner training and sparring drills. The first class was a study on side snap kick, followed by some partner drills during which the black belts got to help correct. The second class started out with some basics, which lead into a drill where we moved at our partner with […]

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Well, tonight I got home from a wonderful dinner of Steak and Shake after Karate and had The Moment of Truth on my two part molds. It appears that on some surface level my efforts were successful! I pulled off my Legos and was buoyed by the fact that there was a small seam where […]

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Tonight we had some errands to run, and when I got back I decided to check the status of my silcone molds… the dump (one part) mold came out great, there was only one part that was sub-par. My two parters appeared OK, but I have no frame of reference so I assume everything is […]

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I did actually do some molding today… my rubber was a little gloppy, which concerned me since it’s been shelved for a long time. However, after mixing the catalyst it softened right back up, so I think things are going to be OK. The before and afters of the mold box setup and the pouring […]

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I had to work last night, and because of that today is my only day to hang out and do nothing. Now that I have a day off, I really don’t have that much to do. My MythTV hasn’t been picking up anything worth watching, my lovely wife is reading a book downstairs, and I’ve […]

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I managed to snap a few quick shots of the bedroom, which I will contrast with the extreme before picture of the bedroom right after we bought the house: Before After Wall Art headboard from Hobby Lobby Nightstand from K’s Merchandise Lantern Stand from Hobby Lobby Leading to the Bathroom (chest, wall art, lanterns, and […]

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My humble little online shop, Dork-Mart has gone international! It appears some fine Canadian guy bought one of our Save the Owlbear t-shirts! This means that by no sales effort on my part I have sold seven shirts! I love the Internet!! PS: The guy’s name was Oliver. You know that guy’s a freaking dork!

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This week’s series of workouts revolved around several things: sparring, Sochin, and Hangetsu. On Tuesday we were all feeling pretty upbeat so we decided to spar. First with Matt between classes, and then with McCabe. I got some of the biggest, most interesting bruises I’ve had for awhile from McCabe. We also did a REALLY […]

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Well, my beautiful wife arrived back tonight and it is great to have her home. The look on her face when she saw her bedroom redecoration was priceless! I’ve only seen her speechless about one other time in our relationship and that involved a diamond ring. 🙂 My Mom and her friend helped Tasha unload […]

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