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november

2009-11-29T20:46:59Z

wow, this month has been full and gotten away from me. The first weekend of the month, on Saturday, there was a Louisiana Classical Association meeting -- in which I was promoted to the new post of Blog Administrator. Does this replace the Newsl...

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TSD class, 11/2

2009-11-03T16:09:59Z

I was honored and privileged to be asked to assist last night during class. Ko Dan Ja Nim Romero was instructor, but there were no other black belts to help out, so we red belts had to step up at various times. It was weird, I hadn't thought of ...

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QotD: Circus Act

2009-10-23T13:28:14Z

If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform? Ever since I watched Circus of the Stars as a kid, I always thought it would be most supremely fun to be on the trapeze. It looked like swinging, only with more altitude, and wh...

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TSD Demo

2009-10-11T19:03:17Z

Saturday we got up early to participate in a Youth Festival at the YMCA, sponsored by the O'Brien House. There were lots of groups performing for the audience of kids and their parents, mostly dance groups. I'm surprised there wasn't a singing g...

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Go Goku!

2009-10-02T15:54:04Z

Surprisingly non-cheesy! All the elements of the anime were there, but with enough reference to the "real" world to make it seem relevant. They didn't try to overwhelm the story by introducing too many characters -- there was one bad guy (Spike...

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a lot funnier than I remember

2009-09-29T03:19:08Z

I saw Blazing Saddles (1974) for the first time as a youngster -- no clue how old I was, but I'm pretty sure I saw it on HBO or maybe videotape at Shelby's house. I was hesitant to see it again, because I didn't think it was all that good the fir...

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and speaking of tv...

2009-07-29T15:16:05Z

I hate the rule of the guest star (I really need a proper name for this) = Narrowed It Down to the Guy I Recognize. Whenever there's a big-name guest star on a murder mystery (CSI, L&O), he is always the guilty one. Always. Unless it's an episo...

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tv junkie

2009-07-29T05:08:54Z

I watch waaay too much tv, but I guess I'll learn to accept it. I started watching Kings on NBC a while ago, and was truly disappointed when the network announced that the show would not continue beyond the first season. Thankfully, all the epis...

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unconscious mutterings 339

2009-07-26T19:20:18Z

I say ... and you think ... ? Taxman :: April 15; H&R Block; Jack E; IRA; retirement plan; tax shelter Material :: matter; solid; liquid; gas; plasma; stuff; text Format :: hard drive; essay; term paper; 200 word paper File cabinet :: organi...

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testing for second gup

2009-07-26T00:51:11Z

Testing today was awesome, and everyone did really well. No mishaps, no contact during non-contact sparring (not always the case, unfortunately), no major injuries. Well, not today anyway. In the previous month about six people (self included) ...

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