That whole idea of progress...
Tag: LEARNING!!!
Forgotten Realms is My Philosophy…Apparently.
Did I think I would pull meta concepts out of my early teen fantasy binging? No. Did I? Oh, yes.
And All of a Sudden…
It's July. Last year at this time we were limited to 8 people in the dojo, masks were everywhere and the tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. Last year I had just moved to Milwaukee and spent a fair amount of time bringing stuff to Ohio. Last year at about this time …
Here’s What I Want: Thoughts on Expectations
The thing about expectations is that they are oftentimes mired, for me anyway, in some really ridiculous premises. For example. I had an expectation to create a brand-new space in a new building working with two different groups of people, a landlord, several employees, and a small army of contractors and workmen, in two weeks. …
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That Certain Something
I'm stuck on this idea of passion. Again. There is something I feel I'm lacking. So much is happening right now that is good and right, but at the same time, there's this pervasive sense I'm missing something important. I hope I'm making the right calls and following through in the correct manner. But I'll …
A List of Ingredients to a Jam Packed Month: Literature, Karate, Extreme Roadtripping, More Karate, Graduation, Moving and then some Karate.
How much has been going on? All of it. All of the things have been going on. Check out what 5,000 miles, not a lot of sleep and a whole lot of thinking will get you!
AmeriKick Internationals: Back in the Ring
Last month (already!) was the AmeriKick Internationals. It was the first NASKA event I had been to in a while. Between honeymoon, black belt tests, working, taking over a business, and graduate school, getting annoyingly sick, and generally running all over the great state of Wisconsin with a grin and a lot of coffee there's …
Competition: Why?
This past Sunday was the Southern WI Open. It's an event I've been going to since I was at 15, if not younger and it's always been a fun tournament and a place where I get to see friends from all over the state. This year was no different. It was also my first event …
A Big Step
There's a lot going on. And it keeps on a'going! Driving, teaching, friends, and a whole lot of family. Gadzooks!
Authenticity of Self
Goals and the pursuit thereof.
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