7.22.2014

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 7/19/14

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 Friday Night - 7/18/14

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

Weekend update

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.

7.20.2014

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Friday, July 18, 2014


Thursday, July 17, 2014

7.18.2014

Aikido Thursday Night - 7/17/14

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.

Weekend update

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

7.16.2014

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Monday, July 14, 2014


Sunday, July 13, 2014

7.14.2014

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/9/14

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 Saturday Afternoon - 7/12/14

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 Friday Night - 7/11/14

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 Thursday Night - 7/10/14

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.

Volleyball, 2-1

We started off a new season with a win.  We won the first two games and lost the third.

7.12.2014

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Thursday, July 10, 2014


Wednesday, July 09, 2014

7.09.2014

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 7/5/14

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 Thursday Night - 7/3/14

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.

Weekend update - ApolloCon

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

7.08.2014

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Sunday, July 06, 2014


Saturday, July 05, 2014

7.04.2014

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Wednesday, July 02, 2014


Tuesday, July 01, 2014

7.01.2014

Books read 1/1/2014 - 6/30/2014

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):

  1. Bradbury - The October Country
  2. Brite - D*U*C*K
  3. Brust and White - The Incrementalists
  4. Brin - The Postman
  5. Budrys - Entertainment
  6. Bujold - Captain Vorpatril's AllianceWhite - The Shiva Option
  7. Chalker - The Wonderland Gambit Book One (did not finish)
  8. Chalker - The Wonderland Gambit Book Two (did not finish)
  9. Clement - Music of Many Spheres vol. 2
  10. de Camp - Lest Darkness Fall
  11. de Lint - The Road to Lisdoonvarna
  12. de Lint - The Cats of Tanglewood Forest
  13. Espenson - Finding Serenity
  14. Foster - The Spoils of War
  15. Foster - The False Mirror
  16. Frost - Fitcher's Brides
  17. Heinlein - The Rolling Stones
  18. Hodgell - Dark of the Gods
  19. Holmes - Anvil of the Heart
  20. Key - Angel of Darkness (did not finish)
  21. Key - Whisper to a Scream  (did not finish)
  22. Key - I'll Be Watching You (did not finish)
  23. Kiernan - The Ammonite Violin and Others
  24. Kotani and Roberts - Delta Pavonis
  25. Kotani and Roberts - Between the Stars
  26. Kotani and Roberts - The Island Worlds 
  27. Kurtz - Childe Morgan
  28. Kurtz - In The King's Service
  29. Lansdale - Mucho Mojo
  30. Lansdale - The Two-Bear Mambo
  31. Latner - Hurricane Moon
  32. Lorrah - Blood Will Tell
  33. Lumley - Iced on Aran
  34. Lynch - The Republic of Thieves
  35. Mills - Egil's Book
  36. Mills - Winter World
  37. Oliver - Sojourn
  38. Oliver - The Shores of Another Sea
  39. Platt - The Silicon Man
  40. Saberhagen - Machines That Kill
  41. Sanderson - The Emperor's Soul
  42. Scalzi - The God Engines
  43. Scalzi - The Human Division
  44. Schmidt - The Wanderer
  45. Schmidt - Kensho
  46. Schmidt - Way-farer
  47. Shaw - Dark Night in Toyland
  48. Stewart - Perfect Circle
  49. Tepper - Gibbons Decline and Fall
  50. Weaver - Long Walk Home
  51. Wells - War of the Worlds
  52. Willis - All Seated on the Ground
  53. Wurts - Fugitive Prince (did not finish)
  54. Yarbro - Saint-Germain: Memoirs