Spending the week in Maryland. Went back to the new karate school and had yet another good experience. It’s entirely possible that I’ll never test for a belt there … but the training is awesome.
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In summary: Wildebeests approach water and are set upon by lions. Beasts bug out, but the lions grab a calf and drag it to the water. Lions settle in to wait for it to stop squirming. Suddenly, lions are all “SHIT! SHIT!” as a crocodile ALSO grabs the calf. Lions win the tug-of-beast, . . . → Read More: Wild kingdom Here’s a few vignettes from Haiti: . . . → Read More: Haitian thoughts. Back to “normal” life today. Back on the road tomorrow. Still processing. It’s going to take me a while to process any meaningful fraction of my thoughts about this year’s trip. Going to a subsistence farming community in a third world country is a much longer journey than just the travel … and once again I’ve experienced a massive mental reset. Pending that, here are the pictures. . . . → Read More: Haiti, first of many Posting from the Hospice St. Joseph in Port Au Prince, Haiti. The trip has been a rousing success so far, and we head back to the calm, clean environs of the states tomorrow morning. Three flights, one shuttle between airports, and a drive later, we’ll be home. Since I’m communicating over a shared satellite uplink, . . . → Read More: Haiti I’ve finally gotten around to posting a bunch of pictures from the spring. This covers cheetah running, Jen fellow-inducting, a party, and some karate. For the interest of the moving-picture crowd, I offer Tara’s staff form at a recent demo. She’s coming with us to Haiti. Also, fine, fine, here’s video of The cheetah . . . → Read More: Pictures I am grouchy today. This is odd, since it’s a stunningly nice day, I’m going on vacation tomorrow, and I’m actually at home. I think it has something to do with the fact that this is one of three days that I’ll be at home during a period of approximately three weeks. It makes me . . . → Read More: Grouchy I am covered in bruises. Went to my first class as a real, signed-up student at the Kim Studio in Maryland last night. It was a good time. I had previously attended two classes as a prospective student, taught by two different instructors. On Tuesday and Thursday, the “grandmaster” of the school teaches. I figured . . . → Read More: Iron shirt Had the first of the incredibly vivid, epic dreams last night. redmed and I were about to have a baby. We decided to deliver her on Block Island, because taking a long boat ride during labor seemed like a good idea. While we were away, redmed moved all our furniture into our new house. Go . . . → Read More: Cloroquine Dreams |
