D.C. was a blast, but there was a tragedy, then there was so many boards broken and hair that turned blue! Oh my Stars and Garters you gotta check this one out!
Author: Corey
Karate teaching, martial arts competing, grad school writing, married life discovering, airport wandering, lover of life and all things nerdy, quirky, new, weird, and wonderful!
Planes, Trains, and Ubers. Oh, My!
A few weeks ago (already, where does the time go,) I was happily sitting in the Chicago airport, waiting patiently for my flights to get rolling, and for a great weekend in DC. I was heading to the U.S. Capitol Classics/China Open and I was PUMPED. I'd never been and I'd only ever heard great …
Try That Again…
We all have the canned answers. Sometimes, they aren't quite good enough.
Driving, Karate, and Travel, Oh my!
Last we saw the intrepid hero (me). I had just gotten back from Quebec (and here's the review!) and was a little razzed out from a phenomenal weekend with great people and a whole lot of martial arts. But wait, the fun didn't stop there. For the next two weeks all I did was drive …
New Thing with the Whole Facebook Thing
Hey world, Welcome to KataNerd, if you only follow me on Facebook, you've probably noticed there was a dearth of content recently. There are two reasons for that: 1. I haven't written a whole lot. 2. MOST IMPORTANTLY Facebook and WordPress changed their sharing settings, and I have now created a page for KataNerd for …
Travel Thoughts
Three weeks ago (I think) I was in the Toronto airport at something like 5 AM to catch a flight that I had been booted off of the night before due to too many people being on the plane. Not because I was misbehaving, or anything like that. But, during this groggy, somewhat hazy experience, …
Flip the Coin: Sacrifice and Payoff
There's a movie, The Razor's Edge that boils down to, essentially the statement living a good life is as hard as walking a razor's edge. Also, it shows Bill Murray in a different type of role. Think Meatballs but with philosophy and World War 1. It's a great film, and I only ever saw it …
