12.29.2015

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Sunday, December 27, 2015


Saturday, December 26, 2015

12.28.2015

At the movies - Star Wars the Force Awakens

Star Wars the Force Awakens - 4

I wholeheartedly enjoyed this movie, which appears to be the only one I've seen in the theatres this year.

I hope to see it in the theaters again.

Weekend update

Wednesday:

Lunch at Honeymoon.  Good sandwich, good soup.  May have been overcharged, not certain
Baked raisin and pumpkin pies

Thursday:

Up at 7 a.m. to bake rolls
Early Xmas dinner at mom's
Gifts

Friday:

Gifts at the in-law's
Poker with K, D, and C

Saturday:

Star Wars for the first showing
Geocaching
Dinner at the in-law's

Sunday:

Football


12.25.2015

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015


Tuesday, December 22, 2015

12.23.2015

Weekend update


Friday:

Lunch at Moonshiners. Good sandwich.  Sysco bourbon pecan pie, I think.

Saturday:

Aikido at Phillip's place
Dinner with K at El Centinela
Poker with K, C, and D

Sunday:

Geocaching
Football



Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 12/19/15 - East Houston Aikido Club

Aikido players:

Tim, Jeff, Gail, Trey, Phillip, Phillip, Mario, Marvin, and Dan

Ukemi:

Got in most of my usual set

The Walk:

Not today

Releases:

We really worked on releases all day today.  And mainly just 1 and 2.

The attack that Jeff and Gail use in their dojo is different than the one we use in ours.  Different intent, really.  Ours: uke is trying to steal your Rolex.  Theirs: uke is trying to pull you in range for a punch.

Techniques:

None today

Commentary:

Phillip got frustrated with me and handed me off to Jeff.

12.21.2015

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Saturday, December 19, 2015


Friday, December 18, 2015

12.17.2015

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015


Monday, December 14, 2015

12.16.2015

Volleyball, 0-3

Opponent:I'd Hit That, 6 p.m.

Played one of the power teams and lost all 3.  But we played decently.

The first one was 12 - 21, the second 12-21 and the third was 12-15, I think.  Something along those lines.

12.14.2015

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 12/12/15 - East Houston Aikido Club

Aikido players:

Phillip, Mario, and Dan

Ukemi:

Barely got in one third of my usual set

The Walk:

Once

Releases:

Not today

Techniques:

Mario and Dan attempted to work through 1-17.

Mario got through about 6 with Dan as uke before he had to disappear.

Dan got through 7 with me and Phillip as uke before Squirrel!

Phillip and I did some work with each other.  Phillip was working on Hiki Taoshi with me and I ended up being very resistant to it.  After thinking about it, I think I was resistant to it because of his death grip on my wrist.  I'm pretty sensitive to that sort of thing and get very solid when it happens.

We also did a little work on Tenkai-kote-hineri and Kote Gaeshi.  I showed a few tweaks on Tenkai and a couple of variations of Kote Gaeshi.

Commentary:

Dojo is about 40 minute drive from home.  I will probably only go out there on weekends as other days would have be back around 10 p.m.  If Kim wants to go on Mondays, I'd go out there.

Working with Phillip has been an adventure in the past and I think it will be in the future unless I can get him to stop giving me so much feedback.  Maybe I can take advantage of this coming weekend when Jeff and Trey are supposed to be there and get them to tori with me as uke.  Have them randomly clamp down/not clamp down and see the different reaction I generate.

I think the main difference is that Phillip sees things as uke's fault first where I tend to assume it's my fault as tori.

Weekend update


Friday:

Lunch at Don Patron's Bar and Grill - Definitely not a bar.  Barely a grill.  But, good food.
Started mixing up and baking cookies.

Saturday:

Blueberry muffins
More cookie work
Aikido at Phillip's place
Dinner with K at El Centinela

Sunday:

Slept until 10 a.m.!!
More cookie work
Football
Pizza



12.13.2015

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Friday, December 11, 2015


Thursday, December 10, 2015

12.10.2015

Aikido Wednesday Night - 12/9/15

Aikido players:

Dan

Ukemi:

None

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Dan with me

Techniques:

Dan worked on Ude hineri

Commentary:

Dan had a rough night tonight.  Releases were a problem, footwork being the main culprit.  Ude Hineri was aproblem as well, with the initial off balance being the main culprit there.

12.09.2015

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Monday, December 07, 2015


Sunday, December 06, 2015

12.07.2015

Weekend update - SMOFCon 33


Friday:

Up at 5 to get ready for travel
Out of the house at 6
Bank, Shipley's
In Fort Work around 10:30
Lunch at Cooper's in Fort Worth with a big crowd, two car loads.
Panel: Who's Who in Convention Committees, and Why are They There?
Panel: Keeping Staff Motivated
Dinner break, but I was still full.  My eye was quite painful, so I headed to bed.

Saturday:

Montgomery Street Cafe for breakfast - a good, old diner.
Panel: Who was Sasquatch?
Panel: Making social media work for you
ALAMO board meeting
Dinner at Cooper's with a different, smaller crowd
Panel: Fannish Inquisition (What a Show)
Panel: Statistics and Probability Seminar (I ended coming in 7th.  I only won 2 or 3 hands at most)
To bed at 3 a.m.

Sunday:

Up at 7 a.m.
Breakfast at Dixie Cafe
Pack up the car for the trip home
Panel: Enthusiasm Self Care and Burnout
On the road back home
Stop in Fairfield at Cooper's Farm's shop
Home around 3:30 p.m.



Aikido Wednesday Night - 12/2/15

Aikido players:

Dan

Ukemi:

None

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Danwith me

Techniques:

Dan worked on Shomen ate, Aigamae ate, Ushiro ate, and Oshi Taoshi

Commentary:

None of note

12.05.2015

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Thursday, December 03, 2015


Wednesday, December 02, 2015

12.02.2015

Volleyball, 2-1

Opponent: Bumpin' Uglies, 8 p.m.

The start of a new season.

We won the first 1 21-12, lost the second 12-21 and won the third 15-9 or so.  Our opponents were having an off night, they normally play better than they did.

12.01.2015

Weekend update - Thanksgiving edition

Wednesday:

Got home from work, started working on 4 pies: Pecan, Apple/Raisin/Coconut Cream, Blood Orange Meringue.
In bed around 11.

Thursday:

Up at 6 to start working on bread.
Dinner at V's

Friday:

Up at 6 to get ready for Seguin trip
Breakfast a Schobel's in Columbus.
Cemetery in Seguin
Lunch at Cooper's in San Marcos
Back home by dinner

Saturday:

Eye is aching
Walk the boys at Challenger
Watched football while K, C, and D played poker.

Sunday:

Lazed around because of aching eye



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Sunday, November 29, 2015


Saturday, November 28, 2015