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“1 in 10,000,” says Hanshi. “1 out of every 10,000 people who enroll in martial arts classes will become yudansha, black belt.” It’s after 8pm but no one cares. Hanshi’s giving us another chalk [...]

A torn meniscus. Maybe. That’s what Hanshi says. Hanshi, whose day job is as a DOM (doctor of Oriental medicine). Hanshi, who has had four knee surgeries. Hanshi who had to write a thesis to get [...]

Sitting out has always been a psychological challenge for me. So when I had to pull myself off the mat during Thursday night’s karate class, I actually started to cry. I’ve since rested as much [...]

Where do I start? Last week, two gigs with museums game through, asking for my writing for events that will involve some of the biggest coverage I’ve had to date. This week? First one, then two, [...]

It just keeps coming! This doesn’t do it justice, since the wind has blown a lot of the snow on the porch off into the woods, but check out this picture of the claw foot tub on the porch in the [...]

Here’s a link to a photo of the steps leading from the house up to the woodshed. Five inches of snow – actual powder like from back home – and counting on Fork Mountain! Click here.

It’s the kind of snow that, from the driver’s seat, looks like the warp speed screen saver on ancient Macintosh computers. After helping Hanshi and Sienna with kid’s karate class, after running a [...]

Jane from Seattle emailed me today with a fitting quote from Tom Robbins’ Jitterbug Perfume: “They say that February is the shortest month, but you know they could be wrong. Compared, calendar [...]

Trying to fend off the start of a cold and preserve writing energy. Might be quiet on the blog for a few days.

Call it optimistic spring cleaning. I turned my second packet in and got immediately to work sweeping, dusting, and mopping all 2,100 square feet of the house on Fork Mountain. Next? I split wood [...]