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I passed my purple belt test and earned the rank of Yonkyu tonight but it was the hardest physical challenge I’ve ever had. The fact that I took the Pine Tree test 48 hours prior paid no small [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have officially earned my Okinawan Shuri-Ryu Pine Tree patch, having passed the physical and written exams this afternoon. I completed the physical test in 51 min 34 sec [...]

Binoculars. Stuffable down pillow. Memory card for digital camera. Headlamp. Bug dope. Tracfone minutes. All day long, lists of what to pack and what to take care of before I leave ring through [...]

I meet with Bill and Susan, friends from the community who lived in Alaska for 25 years and are moving back next summer. I come prepared with notepad and pen, they have the maps and a VHS titled [...]

Well folks, it’s official. I will take my Shuri Pine Tree test on Tuesday evening and I will test for purple belt on Thursday evening. “We’re sending you to Alaska with a different grade,” Hanshi [...]

Wow…a sudden online presence! Click to see the main pageof Perigee: Publication for the Arts (where my name made it up front) or go directly to my newly published short story by clicking here. [...]

It’s officially a whirlwind summer, folks. I think about Alaska everyday. I think about money everyday. I think about not thinking about money everyday. I think about writing stories, stories, [...]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Between being sick last week and all the catching up this week, on top of the wiggynia and restless mind syndrome, and I’m feeling a bit ungrounded. An [...]

It’s another slam-dunk weekend at Pizzart and we’re having a blast. Yes, there are anxious moments. Yes, we are understaffed. But yes, the community is supporting us and yes, the owner is [...]

S-I-C-K and still working…