Weekend update

Friday:

Worked from home
Lunch at Subway
Aikido
Started work on sourdough

Saturday:

Up early
Took Flex in to McRee for oil change
Grocery shopped on the way home
More sourdough work
Stopped at JK's for "Cursing Compensation Container"
Aikido
Mowed our yard
Mowed rental yard
Dinner at La Familias with K.
Baseball
Work on sourdough and Croissants

Sunday:

Up early
Called AT&T about slow Internet speeds.  They reset our line and we lost our internet completely
Walked the dogs
Nap
Football
Croissants
Sourdough
Showed the rental to the folks who will be living in it
Football
Baseball

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 10/4/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Dan, Mario, and John.  We also had a potential student sit and watch for a bit

Ukemi:

Got a full set in.

The Walk:

Twice, as usual.

Releases:

Worked with Mario on his.

Techniques:

Worked with Dan on Kote Hineri, Kote Gaeshi, and Tenkai Kote Hineri

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 10/3/14

Aikido players:

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

Ukemi:

Got a full set in.

The Walk:

None tonight

Releases:

None tonight

Techniques:

I worked with Gail on Ushiro-ate

Mario and Gail worked on Ushiro-ate and Ude gaeshi

Mario and Marvin worked on 12, 13, and 14

Dan and John worked on Waki gatamae

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 10/2/14

Aikido players:  Dan, Marvin, Mario, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Mario and Marvin worked on 1-14

Dan , and John worked on their sets of techniques.

Much better than the week before.  Marvin, Marion and John are likely to be demonstrating in a week or so.

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Wednesday, October 01, 2014


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FenCon con report- weekend update

Took a trip last weekend up to Addison for FenCon

Friday:

Up at 4:45 a.m. to get on the road.
On the road, and equipped by Shipley's by 5:30 a.m.
Got in to town and stopped by the DoubleTree for the Dallas Pen Show.  Wandered around that with Rhonda Eudaly.
Arrived at FenCon and started to help Jimmy with the Art Show.
Dinner at a Mexican joint a little further North.

Saturday:

Breakfast at Kuby's, near the SMU campus.
Attempted to find a geocache, but had no luck.
Back to the con for more work on the Art Show
A&M game, watched the first half
Art Auction - pizza from Papa John's
Did a cursory tour of the parties: got grabbed by KC in 2016 and asked to run or advise their Art Show

Sunday:

Breakfast at Pete's Cafe
Back to the Art Show to help check out and tear down.
Drive back home, kept the speed around 85 for most of the trip and was not the fastest vehicle around.

Aikido Thursday Night - 9/27/14

Aikido players:  Kim, Dan, Marvin, Mario, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Mario and Marvin worked on 1-14


Kim, Dan , and John worked on their sets of techniques.


It was pretty sad.  Lots of work to do.

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014


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Saturday, September 27, 2014

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014


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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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Monday, September 22, 2014

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Volleyball, 1-2

We played "Deep Corners" this week and won all only the last game.  We got fairly manhandled on the first two games, but we handled them easily on the third.

Weird.

That should be the last game of the season.  There is another week of regular season, but we've played all of our matches.  We did not make the playoffs. 

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at a new Italian joint nearby.
Aikido

Saturday:

Blueberry pancakes
Walked the dogs
Stopped by the rental to assess light bulb needs
Aikido
A&M Football
Dinner with K. at El Centinela
Football

Sunday:

Time in the shop working on the entertainment center
Football
Nap
Mowed our yard
Mowed the yard at the rental
Dinner
Baked banana bread
Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 9/20/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, Gail, and Al

Ukemi:

Just watched over the other folks, except they wanted to see some wrong-leg falls, so I gave them a bit of a demo.  They then took up the gauntlet and took some rolls

The Walk:

Twice, as usual.Plus, I was asked to demonstrate how I do the 2nd stone fo the Walk.  Dan was interested in seeing my weight shift on the side-to-side motion.

Releases:

Worked with Dan on his set.  Mario and Marvin worked together.  Al and Gail worked together.

Techniques:

Marvin and Mario worked on Shihonage and Tenkai Kote Hineri.

Dan and I worked his way up from 1 through 4.  We spent a good amount of time on 4.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 9/19/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Dan, Mario, Marvin, and Al

Ukemi:

Got a full set in.

The Walk:

Twice, as usual.

Releases:

Oversaw Marvin and Al, Dan and Mario.

Techniques:

Marvin and Mario worked on Shihonage and Tenkai Kote Hineri

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Saturday, September 20, 2014


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• 09/20/14 @ 6:58pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCl2X4 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 09/20/14 @ 6:55pm : ACADIENNE - http://t.co/gd45Avt5J7 handmade needlework items, from the divinely lacy and upscale shawls to kitchen items #handmade #artfire
• 09/20/14 @ 5:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Friday, September 19, 2014

• 09/19/14 @ 6:56pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/XYxCAnndxp - handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, and more #handmade #artfire
• 09/19/14 @ 6:54pm : 123 GEMSTONES - http://t.co/KSat5RpbLZ - Unique handmade jewelry with quality stringing material - #handmade #artfire
• 09/19/14 @ 5:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Thursday, September 18, 2014

• 09/18/14 @ 7:54pm : FLOOR 2 AT BRECK - http://t.co/1V7t4PXO1v - Home decor and gifts that reflect your spirit - #handmade #artfire
• 09/18/14 @ 6:58pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/opGcbmTioI - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 09/18/14 @ 6:55pm : ACADIENNE - http://t.co/NalwQ7zuDD handmade needlework items, from the divinely lacy and upscale shawls to kitchen items #handmade #artfire
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Aikido Thursday Night - 9/18/14

Aikido players:  Kim, Dan, and Mario

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan worked with me on Shihonage

Kim worked with Mario on Shihonage, Tenkai Kote Hineri, and Mae otoshi

Aftermath:

None of note.

Volleyball, 3-0

We played "Bumpin Uglies" this past week and won all 3 games.  They have a worse record than we do, so it was expected, but it was not a whitewash.

Good, competitive match.

Tweet summary on 09-17-2014 for the past 3 days

Tuesday, September 16, 2014


• 09/16/14 @ 7:53pm : FLOOR 2 AT BRECK - http://t.co/1rmadwXrKK - Home decor and gifts that reflect your spirit - #handmade #artfire
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Monday, September 15, 2014

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Weekend update

Friday:

No lunch
Aikido

Saturday:

Blueberry pancakes
Got a haircut
Bank
Aikido
Worked on electrical stuff at the rental

Football
Worked on dough for Danishes

Sunday:

Blueberry pancakes
Workshop time, more work on the entertainment center
Worked on the danishes
Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 9/13/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Dan, Mario, and John

Ukemi:

Got a full set in.

Got to throw some of the other guys with gurumas.

The Walk:

Twice, as usual, facing each other

Releases:

Dan, Mario and John did a round robin set..

Techniques:

Everyong did some work on Oshi Taoshi.

We then went into working on the first chain from Ki Harry.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 9/12/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Kim, Mario, and John

Ukemi:

Got a full set in.

We spent a lot of time having the folks throw each other, warm-up style, with kote gaeshi

The Walk:

Twice, as usual.

Releases:

Worked with John on his set..

Techniques:

Kim and Mario worked on Kote Gaeshi.

John and I worked on 6, 7, and 8


Aftermath:

None of note.