Daily Archives: Monday, June 16, 2008

Allergies…or Bubonic Plague?

Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 by Administrator

Only your medicine man knows for sure…yes I am writing this post to let you all know that I went to town today to change my allergy medication (all over the counter, not prescription). I took one at 5 PM today and hope that it will do the trick. I changed from a Reactine type product (chemical Citirizine Hydrochloride to some other chemical concoction that starts with an “L” plus a decongestant. I don’t know really if it is a cold, or a severe air quality allergic reaction I am having but what I do know for sure is that I am more sensitive to air quality and definitely have minor allergies to dust and pollen and whatever (or had/have minor allergies). I have to tell you I am getting pretty fed up with the sickness thing, because it just isn’t my style.

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Karate 46

Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 by Administrator

After my race Saturday morning in Devon I rushed off to join a Kobudo class in Devon. There were just brown, black, and higher belts there so Marilyn (the only lonely orange belt) was happy to see me. She gave me my Tonfa sticks (which I irreverently refer to as “tofu sticks”) and I tried to catch up as best I could. The handles are a bit loose and I have to glue them up a bit. The 2 hours I missed were all about the Bo, which is a wooden staff. Anyway, I was very warmed up when I joined the class and so had no problem doing push ups. You see, if anyone dropped their Tonfa, the punishment was that you had to do push ups. It is an incentive to grip your weapon properly and not drop it. I dropped mine about three times. But I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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