The musings of a weary mind. Conversations on aikido, gardening, cooking, travel and, maybe, woodworking.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Full set, and watched over the others
Did a little work with the crossover leg falls.
The Walk:
Not today
Releases:
Not today
Techniques:
We worked on Ki Harry for a while, trying to get everyone working on Aiki circles with their feet.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Kim, Mario, Marvin, Dan, and John
Ukemi:
Got a full set in
The Walk:
Twice as usual.
Releases:
Worked with Marvin on his set
Techniques:
Worked with Marvin on 7 and 8.
Worked with John on 8.
Aftermath:
Too many arm bars for my left shoulder, it aches again
Friday:
Stray Doberman shows up at our house
Lunch at Table 7
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry pancakes
Aikido
Dinner with K. at El Centinela
Art Show work
Sunday:
Blueberry pancakes
Art Show work
Mowed the lawn. Had to a not insigificant portion with the push mower.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, and John
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
I worked with John on Hiki Taoshi
The other folks worked on Tenkai Kote Hineri and Kote Hineri
Aftermath:
None of note.
Friday:
Lunch at Lone Star Taco
Aikido
Saturday:
Blueberry muffins
Work on Buttermilk cluster and Peach Buttermilk bread
Dropped Flex off at dealership to repair damage from getting rear-ended
Aikido
Dinner at El Centinela
Sunday:
Lots of sleep
Grilled out chicken and burgers
Aikido players: Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Nope, not tonight
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Dan
and Mario worked on Oshi taoshi for the evening. Split the time
evening for both roles. Got some work on the left side for both. Also
did some introductory footwork lessons for Mario for the 3-step attacks
we expect at the next level.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not for me, but watched over the others
The Walk:
Not today
Releases:
Not today
Techniques:
We worked on getting the first ten techniques out of the first release, and then did some work on Shihonage.
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Tim, Kim, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not for me today, still babying the shoulder
The Walk:
Not today
Releases:
Not today
Techniques:
They ran through 1-10 right side and then worked on Shihonage
Aftermath:
None of note.
Aikido players: Kim, Dan, and Mario
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Worked on Tenkai Kote Hineri, Kote Hineri, and Kote Gaeshi
Aftermath:
None of note.
We started off a new season with a win. We won the first two games and lost the third.
Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Jeff, Gail, Phillip, Bryan, Audrey, Dan, Mario, and John
Ukemi:
Not today
The Walk:
Not today
Releases:
Not today
Techniques:
Jeff came down to work with us on ground work. Pretty interesting stuff. Maintain 3 points of contact if at all possible.
Aftermath:
Mario kneed me in the shoulder while we were working together. It's going to take a while for it to get back to a non-troubling condition.
Went to lunch at a local Chinese place.
Aikido players: Dan, Mario, and John
Ukemi:
Not on Thursdays
The Walk:
Not on Thursdays
Releases:
Not on Thursdays
Techniques:
Worked on Tenkai Kote Hineri and Oshi Taoshi
Aftermath:
None of note.
Thursday
Worked half day
Dentist
Packed up and drove to the north side of town fro ApolloCon
Helped load boards into Art Show
Friday
Helped in the Art Show
Saturday
Grocery store run for K running the Con Suite
Got rear-ended before making it to store
Helped in the Art Show
Sunday
Helped in the Art Show
Helped tear down the Art Show
Drove home
One of the only good things about catching a bus to my job is the time to read books. I get about 30 minutes inbound and 30 minutes outbound to read each day. That has helped to put a serious dent in my to-be-read pile.
There were several I did not finish. de Lint's books under his Key pseudonym: I liked the writing, but not the subject matter. Wurts: a middle book in the series. Chalker: I felt no interest in the characters.
Here are the books I've read so far this year (54 started, 48 finished):
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