For the past week and a half, something has been happening to my thighs. I don’t know if its all the Sochin, or the warm weather, or the somewhat abrupt focus on stance length and depth, but my hamstrings have been reminding me that they are not happy. It started out after Wednesday night’s blowout […]

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This article, also reported elsewhere, details the exploits of people that have gotten a small rare earth magnet inserted into their fingertip. Using this magnet’s natural oscillations, they are able to feel electricity, magnetism, and other cool effects. This reminded me of my good buddy , who always swore he would get downloaded into a […]

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I AM bored of knocking around the same ten websites again. I WANT an extra two days in every weekend. Also, casual Fridays. I WISH my wife could find her dreamjob. One that wasn’t randomly oppressive, long hours, and very little recognition. I MISS not having to multitask all the time in order to get […]

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I returned home tonight to find a box from woot.com! That means only one thing… its time for the unveiling of Bag of Crap 2! We’ve got The Bag (a Samsonite Camera Case), a book titled “Dear Valued Customer, You are a Loser”, a hideous Sky Rippers Hair Plane toy (I don’t even know what […]

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Several sites are reporting that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have ripped off Tom Petty’s “Last Dance with Mary Jane” in their new single “Dani California”. Being a fan of both bands, I decided to check it out for myself. My cousin downloaded “Dani California” and we listened to it at his house. The main […]

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Several options have materialized around getting the new (used) pool table moved from its current location to my basement. The first two options were people that were listed and pool table and billiards resources in the yellow pages. The first guy sounded kind’ve disreputable and wanted around $375 to move the thing. The second guy […]

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After payday came on the first, I was doing some of my early-month bills and noticed an additional $144.78 as a Payroll deposit. The 6 Sigma payout from my CWI Redesign project came through just as our black belt had predicted! That means that thanks to my application behaving properly for the last six months, […]

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Sensei Quinn joined us yet again today for our Saturday workout. I went ahead and started in my Sochin goal, joined in shortly after my fourth kata and proceeded to catch up while I was getting my wind back. We proceeded onward exploring the new notions that have been brought to us by Sensei Quinn, […]

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Dad and I arrived at the dojo around 5:50 pm tonight to find Sensei Quinn already there and training. My legs were still blasted out, so I could only manage one Sochin before class. Sensei Quinn recommended that I take things slower and really work on getting down in stance. I attempted a few Sochin-dachi […]

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Woohoo! I opened up my email and I have been graced with an Order Number from woot.com for my Bag of CRAP and my card has been charged! Huzzah!! I can hardly wait to see what it is!

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