My New Macbook Pro

I’ve always been a mac fan but never considered a macbook until recently.  I’m so amazed at my new mac notebook though.  The track pad and the multi fingered gestures are awesome.  Some things like “pushing” the page up with a two finger gesture vs “pulling” the page down with a mouse pointer on a…

Fall in the leaves – Marion IA

Fall in the leaves – Marion IA, a set on Flickr. This was the first time I’ve been able to experience the majesty of fall in the Midwest. I missed it by a couple of weeks last year. It is truly a spectacular site. The leaves on the trees turn an amazing hue of gold,…

Like you would catch a baby

I remember that a few years ago one of our teachers, Sasun spoke about a statue of O Sensei that depicts him standing in hanmi with his arms out stretched.  The figure shows O Sensei as if he’s just finished Tai No Henko.  Tai No Henko is a fundamental exercise in Aikido.  The video below…