Reading Playboy for the Articles
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I hope you good folks are following me over on Substack, because I'm
writing some pretty cool stuff. My ongoing series, "Reading Playboy for the
Articles,...
Looking for Zorro
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Last night on election night the country took a dark turn. The choice of
Donald J Trump as President signals a major step backwards for the United
State...
Hanegoshi in shiai
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Here we have a lovely hanegoshi springing hip throw!
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Poxbox Blog Going Private
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It's finally come to this. It's sad in one way but necessary.
Over the years this blog was a lightning rod at times for problems. At
first it was problem...
Leaving Social Media
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I think it’s time I depart from social media for a time. My first steps
into “social media” was with Facebook. When I first joined the platform, so
many ye...
Interesting bug
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This afternoon I saw a treehopper (or some kind of hopper) on the kitchen
window screen, so went outside to photograph it.
[image: Sharp-planthopper-UID-...
Farewell Livejournal....
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I went to post this morning, and got hit with the new ToS from
Livejournal's Russian Overlords.
I find that I cannot in clear conscience agree to them. ...
The Songs That Tell the Story
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I like having music play while I’m writing, but I usually stick with
instrumental/ambient because I find the words too distracting. I like
classical, par...
sale! sale! sale!
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I am delighted to report that my novel OTHER THAN HONORABLE, aka
Not!Sherlock, has sold to Harper Voyager in a two-book deal. The tentative
release date is...
NEW: short story subscription (re-post)
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Thanks to everyone who has ordered a short story sub so far!
I shall be running the usual series of 12 stories throughout the next year.
Some will be SF, a...
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We've been up in Lancashire recently, staying at the fabulous Stirk House
Hotel and attending the latest Pendle Witch Tour - this was one of a series
of to...
Not receiving energy
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An aikido thought When we watch Sensei at Camp, it is quite evident that
the attacker’s energy never reaches him. Sensei has already won before the
attack...
Summer dresses.....in Winter!
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Even though it's WAY too cold outside to wear summer dresses this time of
year, I still love buying them in preparation for when it heats up enough
for me ...
Swat: Unit 887 (2015)
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Best Swat: Unit 887 in High QualityNow you can watch full Swat: Unit 887 in
best look with duration 120 Min and has been launched in 2015-09-29 and
MPAA r...
Weather Is Not Always My Friend
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I woke up badly, late, and with a headache today. The headache was
explained by the severe weather warning announced for my county, and was
somewhat respon...
NINJOKES: The Broken Heart
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NINJOKES: The Broken Heart
The Ninja glass punches, ankle kicks and hair flips his way through the
best bad jokes you've ever heard. Thanks to
https://w...
ArmadilloCon 36: Novels of the Year panel
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*Novels of the YearConvention: *ArmadilloCon 36
*Date:* July 25, 2014
*Panelists: *Renee Babcock, Claude Lalumière, Michelle Muenzler, Alex C.
Renwick, Wi...
Oh, look, the Hugo nominations are open...
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And since that is the case, please allow me to take this opportunity to
mention that my short story "Le Gardien," published in *Tales From a Lone
Star: A F...
Still going strong
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So my students are beginning to settle into a routine of some
going only to Judo, some only to Aikido, and a select few bouncing back and
forth. ...
2013, Books 20-45
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I've gone too long without noting my reading progress, so I'll keep
comments on most of these books short. I've been on a bit of a kick reading
a lot of hi...
Updates for the summer
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Been far longer between posts than I meant to happen, but that's how school
gets ya.
I graduated from PRCC in May with special honors, as a Vice President ...
Apocalypse And You!
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As humans, we have a fascination with significant numbers and cycles.
Sometimes, the fascination borders on the morbid. And sometimes it careens
right th...
American Queen Riverboat Cruise – June/July 2012
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Jan and I decided it was time for us to have a more extended vacation than
the weekend trips we’ve been doing so far this year. After some searching
we ca...
Tracking Mymom
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*Mymom has a guilt.*
*"I don't let you play on LiveJournal enough, ConneryBeagle."* That's what
she says.
*Twitter was talking to LiveJournal so at least ...
A Poem
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Don’t Cry for me
Don't cry for me now I have died, for I'm still here I'm by your side,
My body's gone but my soul's is here, please don't shed another tear...
Living in the Long Rhythms
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The encouraging thing about the yin yang symbol is that at the center of
the strongest portion of one aspect you have the tiny seed potential of the
other....
In memoriam
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Today was the Seiichi Sugano Sensei Memorial Seminar at the New York
Aikikai with Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei, Donovan Waite Sensei, and Jikou
Sugano Sensei...
Up and Running
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Thanks everyone for the advice, and the help. Timdesuyo.com and
Timothybuerger.com are both up and running! I've also got the fan page up
on Facebook, and ...
Winter in Austin
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The world continues to turn each and every day . . .
It is full winter here in Austin, temperatures warm up most days but dive
back down near freezing at n...
Mexico
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Back from Mexico.... and I had a wonderful time. I am glad I got to take a
little time off relaxing. Now at work and home I have to play catch up from
the ...
Tango, tigers and tears...
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Howdy from our last day in South America!
We have been in Buenos Aires since this past Monday and have been enjoying
our final week in South America. On W...
Two days later and I'm still feeling it
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Kat Sensei’s teaching style is different when it is more ‘advanced’
students. It was just Sempai C, Nert and myself last night, so instead of
the traditi...