I may need to order some belts before the next grading.
Basketball practice downstairs is loud enough without the stereo.
It's really nice to hear someone tell you they appreciate all the years you've been volunteering.
It never occurred to me that instructing at judo is volunteering, but of course it is.
Since when is Europe's "The Final Countdown" [...]
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Notes from judo class tonight
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A blast from the past
"To see a horse in human flesh, descending on a hammock through the air, and as it nears your house" — wait, what's that about my house?
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All of a sudden
Things change in a twinkling sometimes. My judo sensei, who has had cancer for a year and a half — maybe longer, I can't remember what year it began — died this morning at 2 AM.
I saw him on Wednesday, and he looked fine, if a little thin. Now he's gone, and I [...]
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It had to happen eventually
People born in the year I started University are now starting University.
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Gramma J
My last remaining grandmother died last week. It was fast; she went in her sleep the night after she'd been admitted to the hospital.
I delivered the eulogy, presented here in edited form:
Ladies, gentlemen, friends, and family:
We gather here today to mourn the loss of my Gramma, Jeanne Johanneson, but more importantly, we gather to [...]
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The last few days
On Thursday we went to the Corb Lund concert at the Westman, and it was fantastic. The opening acts were quirky and alt-country, so they meshed well with Lund and his band. The headliners played a lot of my favourites, which made me happy. All in all, there was near enough not [...]
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Lazy Sunday
Today I sent away a story, previously published, to a podcasting site in the hopes they'll want to make it an audio story. Not sure if they'll bite — I really don't know if it'll translate well to the audio format — but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Then we went over to our friends' place [...]
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Weird and sad
A girl from my home town who was about, what, four or maybe five years younger than me has died. She had a heart attack, apparently.
Wow.
And I found out by the magic of Facebook groups. I don't even know what that says about the world. Are we more connected? Less?
Rest in [...]
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