The musings of a weary mind. Conversations on aikido, gardening, cooking, travel and, maybe, woodworking.
Elliptical: 14 minutes, incline, level 4, 2.0 miles, 201 cal
Leg press (both): 2 x 15@140 lbs
Leg press (left): 2 x 15@80 lbs
Leg press (right): 2 x 15@80 lbs
Leg extension(both): 2 x 15@60 lbs
Leg curl (both): 2 x 15@60 lbs
Standard chest straight motion: 2 x 15@110 lbs.
We played "Rainbow Unicorns" last night. They're the next-to-last place team in the league, and we had little trouble with them. We did not play our best, and the scores were closer than they should have been, but we still won.
This puts us into a tie for second place with "Wild Sets" just in time for the playoffs. So, we'll probably play "Wild Sets" in the tournament in two weeks. We've not beat them in a while, so the outcome does not look promising, but maybe our luck will change.
Friday:
Up late at 7:30, heated up the oven and got the sourdough ready to bake
Started working on Kolaches for the reunion
Baked the sourdough
Baked the kolaches
Did some more prep work for the reunion
Saturday
Up at 5:30
Left the house for Corn Hill at 7:15 a.m.
Got to Corn Hill around 10:30
Reunion
Left the reunion around 5:15
Got home around 8:30
Sunday
Slept in til 7:30 or so.
Got in a nap
Went up to Intergalactic Airport to help K. with the convention a bit
Drove back around 5
Read some in the new Elizabeth Moon book: "Limits of Power"
Was doing some prep work for a family reunion, so I did not go to class.
Had planned on helping my wife with some convention work, so cancelled class.
Ended up doing some prep work for a family reunion.
Weight machine is now functional at work, but I had some more bread baking that needed to be done.
Next week.
We played a team that only had 4 members. We started out with 5, but soon bumped up to 6.
We lost the middle game. It was close, but it was one we should not have lost.
Weight machine is now functional at work, but I had some bread baking that needed to be done.
Next week.
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 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 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 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.
Weight machine still needs repairs at work.
I baked a batch of baklava for a customer instead.
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.
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.
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
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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 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.
No class last night. Storms were in the area, so for safety's sake, I called off class.
Weight machine still needs repairs at work, so I went home and walked
the dogs. Jack stayed with us for the entire walk. I waited until later in the day to walk, so it would be cooler. I'm going to wait even longer next time, as the boys were panting early on.
I didn't get much of a workout as it sniff a lot, walk a few feet, sniff a lot..........
We played Bumpin' Uglies on Tuesday. We were slightly ahead of them in the rankings. The games were competitive and reasonably close.
I was not at the top of my form: serving was ok, net play not so much.
Next week we play Wild Sets, Frank's team. It's always a good match but, not usually, for us, a good result.
Weight machine still needs repairs at work, so I went home and walked
the dogs. Well, dog. Jack bailed out about 100 feet into the walk. I unstrapped him and left him in the paddock while Tank and I walked about 1 mile according to google maps.
I tried to keep Tank on the grass as much as possible, since it was about 93 out. Need to slowly get his paws used to the pavement.
Friday:
Lunch at Taqueria El Nopalito
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Aikido
Dinner at El Centinela with K.
Basketball
Sunday:
Nap
Worked at M.'s to help renovate the house
Got stung by a wasp while tearing down gutters
Attempted a Czech bread recipe - failed (bad yeast?)
Aikido players: Tim, Troy, Dan the Elder, and Mario
Ukemi:
Got in a full set of warm-ups
The Walk:
Twice as usual.
Releases:
I worked with Mario on the Releases
Techniques:
Worked
with Mario on Shomen-ate. We actually got a number of successes on both sides. Next time, I plan to work on Aigamae-ate.
Uke'd for Troy on 1-17 both sides. Skipped left side on Sumi-otoshi, as my back was acting up by that point.
Aftermath:
Lower back, left side was acting up. Probably caused by a fall on kote-gaeshi, but could have happened at any time.
Aikido players: Tim, Troy, Hossein, Mario, and Ramon
Ukemi:
Did not get any in. Watched over Ramon, Hossein, and Mario
The Walk:
Twice as usual.
Releases:
I watched Mario and Hossein work on the releases
Techniques:
Did a little work with Hossein on Shomen-ate
Aftermath:
None
of note.
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