4.29.2015

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Monday, April 27, 2015


Sunday, April 26, 2015

4.27.2015

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Andiamo
Aikido
Still no water at home

Saturday:

Storms, so no plumber
Blueberry pancakes
Aikido
Dinner at El Centinela with K and the in-laws
Half Price

Sunday:

Still no water at home
Read a Pern book picked up at Half Price
Lunch with the family at Killen's BBQ
Lost power

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 4/25/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Gail, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Got in none of my own, watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Not today.

Releases:

Not today.

Techniques:

We did some playing with random techniques.  Gail stressed out about not knowing what technique to do

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 4/24/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Gail, and John

Ukemi:

Got in a full set

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Jon and Marvin, Gail and Mario

Techniques:

Mario, John and Marvin worked on 13, 5, and 4


Aftermath:

None of note.

4.25.2015

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Thursday, April 23, 2015


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

4.23.2015

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Springbok, after trying Mocando and Honeymoon Cafe and Bar
No Aikido
Massive storm

Saturday:

Blueberry pancakes
Did some cleanup at the rental, post storm
Did some cleanup at the house, post storm
Loaded up stuff for Spring Sparkle
Aikido
Dinner at El Centinela with K
Storm - K kept Tank company

Sunday:

Banana bread
Storm - K kept Tank company

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 4/18/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, and Dan

Ukemi:

Did not get any in.

The Walk:

Not today.

Releases:

Dan and Mario spent a lot of time on the 5th release

Techniques:

I worked with Dan on a bit of the stuff from the seminar.  Mario and Dan worked on some techniques.

Dan wanted to uke for 17, so I did some work as tori.  Got a fair amount of critique on my performance.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 4/17/15 (cancelled)

Big storms in the area, probably the biggest storm since Hurricane Ike, caused us to not hold class.  3" of rain, high winds, etc. did a good job of clearing out the weaker branches in the trees.

4.21.2015

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Sunday, April 19, 2015


Saturday, April 18, 2015

4.17.2015

Aikido Thursday Night - 4/16/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

We started the evening with the off-balance drill we explored at the seminar last weekend.  Mario and John did not make it to the seminar, so it was at least kind of new to them.

11, and 12 for everyone.  5, 9, and 8 for the respective aikidokas 

Aftermath:

None of note

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

4.15.2015

Volleyball, 0-3

Lost handily to the number one team in the league.  On the only two hand block I put up, I took a hard hit on the right hand.  The right shoulder complained quite a bit because of it.  The nice thing is the right shoulder did not complain about the act of attempting to block, just the actual block itself.  A slight improvement in behavior.

Weekend update

Friday:

Day off
Tried to start riding lawn mower.  Failed.
Left at 10 a.m. for Killeen aikido seminar
Arrived at 3 p.m.
Dinner at Golden Corral
Seminar from 7:30 - 10:30

Saturday:

Breakfast at hotel
Seminar from 10:30 - 1:30
Lunch at Mexican joint
Seminar from 3 - 5:30

Sunday:

Breakfast at hotel
On the road home at 9 a.m.
Home around 1:30

Aikido Thursday Night - 4/9/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

11-12, and 1 for everyone. 

Aftermath:

None of note

4.13.2015

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Saturday, April 11, 2015


Friday, April 10, 2015

4.09.2015

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Tuesday, April 07, 2015


Monday, April 06, 2015

4.06.2015

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Wimpy's
Aikido
Sourdough start

Saturday:

Up at 7
Flex in for oil change at McRee
Aikido
In to midtown to Houston Camera Exchange to get new tripods
Dinner at 59 Diner
Sourdough work
NCAA Final Four
Worked on switching my Mac over to the Mavericks O/S: upgrade app, replaced old favorites
Sourdough work
To bed at midnight

Sunday:

Up at 7
Worked on switching my Mac over to the Mavericks O/S: upgrade app, replaced old favorites
Nap
Golf
Grilled out steaks and chicken
Sourdough
Finally got caught up on American Pickers

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 4/4/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Kim, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Did not get any in.

The Walk:

Three times

Releases:

None today.

Techniques:

We worked on *intent* and *commitment* as ukes.  Also did some work from judo distance.  Shoulder grabs and lapel grabs: playing with balance breaks, creating distance, etc.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 4/3/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin,Kim, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Got in a 1/6 of my now usual set

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

I worked with Marvin.  After tweaking, his nicest set in a while

Techniques:

Mario and Dan worked on 6-10

Trey and Marvin worked on 6-8

Kim and John worked on 6-10

Aftermath:

None of note.

4.05.2015

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Friday, April 03, 2015


Thursday, April 02, 2015

4.03.2015

Aikido Thursday Night - 4/2/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

11-14 for everyone.  Everyone was having the same issue: driving through uke in the wrong direction.

Aftermath:

None of note

Weekend update/ AggieCon trip report

Friday:

Up at 4:15 am
Out of the house by 5 a.m.
In Anderson Texas by 7 to take pictures of the Grimes County Courthouse
Leave via FM149
FM 3090
FM 105 West
FM 390
Independence, Tx.
FM 390
Gay Hill, Tx.
FM 390
Longpoint Rd (passed by a place we stayed at as a B&B a long time ago.
FM 1948
LBJ Drive
????
Caldwell, Tx  : picked up some kolaches that turned out to be horrible
Not certain of the roads taken from here
College Station
Hullabaloo Diner for lunch
Hilton
Check in at AggieCon
A couple of panels
Pictures on campus
Dinner at a Mexican joint on Villa Maria

Saturday:

Breakfast in Iola, Tx, about 30 minutes from College Station
A couple of panels at the con
Dinner at Burger House in Bryan.  Disappointing.

Sunday:

Up for early departure
Breakfast in Navasota : Filling Station Diner and Cafe
Drive on home
Electrical work at the rental
Mowed the lawn

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/28/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Kim, and Dan

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

1-9 for everyone.

Aftermath:

None of note

4.01.2015

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Monday, March 30, 2015


Sunday, March 29, 2015