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 …
Category: Blog
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 …
Something, something, PASSION
The importance of heroes, change, and unlimited hustle. Also a cat picture.
