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Friday: Lunch at Abe's after attempting to eat at Chris' Grill and Roll'n Pin Bakery (neither of which exist) Aikido Saturday: Blueberry muffins Artfire Worked on matting some artwork Aikido Dinner at Durango's with K. and K. Sunday: Artfire Worked on matting some artwork Off to Texas Art Supply for matting supplies Propped my foot up on the couch to try to reduce the swelling from an injury on Saturday Read Full Story

Aikido players: Tim, Brad, Dan, Marvin, Roderick, Reese, and Steve. Ukemi: Full set The Walk: Twice, as usual. I also spent some time working with Roderick, Reese, and Steve on it in addition. Releases: I worked with Marvin and he did pretty well. Techniques: I did some work with Brad and Marvin. We went over 1-4 of Ju Nana Hon Kata. Brad worked at 3-step distance and Marvin worked at 1-step. I took a couple of rough falls from Marvin on Gedan-ate on the left side... Read Full Story

Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Dan, Marvin, Gale, Roderick, Reese, and Steve Ukemi: Full set. The Walk: Twice as usual. And then I spent the evening working with Steve on the Walk. Releases: Not tonight Techniques: I did a little work with Steve and Gale on the footwork for Shomen-ate. Aftermath: None of note. Read Full Story

I received a summons for jury duty for the Galveston County Courts last week. So, I went down to the island on Monday, sat around a while, and then was dismissed for the day. We were all told to call in the usual number to see if we were needed the next day or not. When I called in Monday night, my name was not listed. When I called in on Tuesday night, it was. So, Wednesday morning I packed up and drove to the island, pulled into the Justice Center, and went up to County Court No. 3... Read Full Story

I was down in Galveston last week for jury duty. I spent most of four days on the island, so I had a number of opportunities to dine down there. On the last day, I went for Mexican at Mi Abuelita's. It's a nice, simple place that does a brisk lunch business. I chose the Enchiladas Verde (I think, it may have been Suiza). The chips they brought out were good and the salsa, although cooked and not fresh, had a nice flavor. I must have been in a hurry because I don't remember much of the... Read Full Story

I was down in Galveston last week for jury duty. I spent most of four days on the island, so I had a number of opportunities to dine down there. On Thursday, I chose to go to DiBella's Italian restaurant during the hour-long lunch break we were allowed. K. and I ate there a long time ago when we spent a weekend on the island at a B&B; and I wanted to see how it was doing. One of their specials for the day was a new menu item: Chicken and Vegetable Lasagna in a cream sauce. It was nicely... Read Full Story

I was down in Galveston last week for jury duty. I spent most of four days on the island, so I had a number of opportunities to dine down there. On the first day, after I was released for the day, I went down near the Strand for lunch at the Black Pearl Oyster Bar. They do specialize in oysters but, iirc, they did not have any that day. I, instead, chose their fish tacos. You can choose to have the fish grilled, fired, or blackened. I chose blackened. The tacos were nicely prepared with a... Read Full Story

Aikido players: Sal Ukemi: Most of a set of falls The Walk: We did a little work on some of the footwork. I like to get completely out of my previous body space on each step of the first 3 moves. Releases: It went pretty well tonight. Techniques: We then spent some time on 3-step versions of Wagi-gatame. He was pretty consistent by the end of the evening. I think we'll start running through all ten in a row in preparation for the demonstration from here on out... Read Full Story

Friday: Lunch at Mi Abuelita's in Galveston Rendered a decision as part of a jury in Galveston Aikido Saturday: Started working on sourdough for Sunday Up early to get to the Citrus and Fruit tree sale in LaMarque Artfire Blueberry muffins Aikido Grocery store and Spec's for flour and beer, respectively Dinner and cards with the in-laws Sunday: More work on sourdough Artfire Brownies Walked the dogs Guacamole Worked on a returned pen to correct a minor malfunction... Read Full Story

Aikido players: Tim, Trey, Brad, Dan, Marvin, Roderick, Steve and Reese. Ukemi: Full set The Walk: Twice, as usual. I also spent some time working with Dan and Steve on the last 4 steps of the Walk. Dan did not need the work, but he wandered over and joined in anyway. Releases: Not today. Techniques: We did some work with punch the dummy with Steve, Roderick and Reese. Trey and I worked on the 1 and 3 of the kneeling portion of San Kata. We did a lot of tweaking and... Read Full Story