Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Gina's
Aikido
Delivered a batch of baklava

Saturday:

Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Helped M. renovate his house some more
Watched some of "Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows"

Sunday:

Helped M. renovate his house some more
Grilled out for Father's Day
Made a blackberry cobbler
Went and gathered up all of my tools from M.'s place
NBA Finals

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 6/15/13

Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Gail, Dan the Elder, and Mario

Ukemi:

Did not get any in.  Watched over the rest of the crew.

The Walk:

Twice as usual. 

Releases:

I watched Gail and Mario work together

Techniques:

Watched over Mario and Gail working on Shomen-ate and Aigamae-ate.  I joined in as uke for Mario.

Aftermath:

None of note. 

Aikido Friday Night - 6/14/13

Aikido players: Tim, Marvin, Gail, Dan the Elder, and Mario

Ukemi:

Did not get any in.  Watched over the rest of the crew

The Walk:

Twice as usual. 

Releases:

I watched Marvin and Mario work together

Techniques:

Watched over Mario and Marvin working on Shomen-ate.

Aftermath:

None of note. 

Aikido Thursday Night - 6/13/13

Aikido players:  Dan the Elder

Ukemi:

None tonight

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays, normally.

Releases:

Not on Thursdays, normally.

Techniques:

I wanted it to be a review night.  We got through shomen-ate fairly quickly.  Agamae-ate took the rest of the evening.  Left side was the toughest.


Aftermath:

None of note. 

Wednesday workout

Weight machine still needs repairs at work.

I baked a batch of baklava for a customer instead.

Volleyball, 0-3

Played Wild Sets and got slaughtered.  They've added a couple of really good players and that has made a big difference.

We also started out the evening with just 4 players, instead of 6.  It would not have made a difference if we'd been at full strength, though.

Monday workout

Weight machine still needs repairs at work.  Instead of a workout, I went a helped a friend get some fencing supplies.  Pre-made fence panels weigh a ton.

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Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Pollos Asados La Silla
Aikido

Saturday:

Up at 5 a.m. to go blueberry picking
19.5 lbs of blueberries.  The bushes were essentially empty when we left.
Aikido
Started working on sourdough
Tamales for dinner
More bread work

Sunday:

Lost power during thunderstorm
Crashed for a nap
More bread work
Ran an errand for M.
Dinner at the in-laws (homemade spaghetti sauce and bruschetta)
NBA

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 6/8/13

Aikido players: Tim, Troy, Dan the Elder and Ramon

Ukemi:

Got in a full set

The Walk:

Twice as usual. 

Releases:

I worked with Dan

Techniques:

Did some work with Dan on Oshi-taoshi and Hiki taoshi.  Tim also had me finish Ju Nana Hon Kata by throwing Dan with Sumi-otoshi and Hiki-otoshi.  On Hiki, I forgot that we are currently releasing folks for the throw, and held on to Dan for an air fall.  He landed well, so no harm done.

We then worked with Troy on the gurumas.  He did really well.  We ended the day on a nicely executed Hiji Guruma of me.

Aftermath:

None of note. 

Aikido Friday Night - 6/7/13

Aikido players: Tim, Dan the Elder, Hossein, and  Mario

Ukemi:

Did not get any in.  Watched over the rest of the crew

The Walk:

Twice as usual. 

Releases:

I worked with Dan

Techniques:

Tim had me run through Ju Nana Hon Kata.  I made it through 15.  Lots of large chunks of rust.  Issues with the control on Ude gaeshi, some on Waki-gatame and the usual issues on Aigamae-ate.

Aftermath:

None of note. 

Tweet summary on 06-10-2013 for the past day

• 06/09/13 @ 2:53pm : PEGGY WICKHAM ART - http://t.co/DDzNMGU1kt - Paintings and prints of all sorts - #handmade #artfire
• 06/09/13 @ 9:08am : Lost power due to thunderstorm. How long for restoration this time?

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Tweet summary on 06-08-2013 for the past day

• 06/07/13 @ 2:52pm : ORIENTAL FINDS - http://t.co/XAeId3btcR - unique and stylish handbags and pillowcases are great gifts - #handmade #artfire
• 06/07/13 @ 6:35am : Storm last night knocked out our transformer #TNMP said to check our breakers. Really? Power out for 5-1/2 hours. Back on at 1:30am.