3 facts about the number 3: This is the end of my 3rd week of being back to the gym I’ve committed to 3 days a week and have fulfilled my commitment thus far I’ve made it to 3 Aikido classes this week So all in all this has been a good few weeks. I’m…

I just realized the last post I put up said “Day 3, week 2” when it should have been the other way… Week 3, day 2. I will correct this. I don’t have much but still feel the need to post past 140 characters via twitter. I went to Aikido last night. Sensei teaches Thursdays…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) I would rather learn from the multitude of small lessons that we can find hidden under rocks, inside a smile, in the gentle nod of a person walking by, then the bigger lessons. The smaller lessons can teach…

I’ve decided that 140 characters are not sufficient to relay my thoughts for my morning work outs. Read it, don’t read it… it’s ok! 😀 These are for me to reflect on. So it’s ok if you roll your eyes. It’s ok if you don’t read. I’m going to commit to these posts for a…

I just came back from this and feel the need to try and reach EVERYBODY that is local to come and support this event. This is a two day event, it’s free and the music was awesome. My son and I arrived when a duet was performing French folk music. We had a great local…

Our Aikido school took a field trip today to the Asian Arts Museum in San Francisco. Currently, they are running an exhibit called “The Lords of the Samurai” that had artifacts depicting the cultural and combative aspects of fuedal Japan. It was a beautiful exhibit and amongst many beautiful displays, they had a calligraphy piece…

My son is taking his 5th Kyu test in Aikido today. Although there will be other tests in his life on the mat, in school, in his career, this is his first in Aikido. He already has major accomplishments in Tae Kwon Do, currently ranked as a 2nd degree black belt, active in his school,…

A couple of days ago I celebrated my 46th birthday. The day before my sweet friend Tania took me to a wonderful dinner. I contemplated a couple of things I wanted to do on my birthday, and decided that I wanted to celebrate it alone, in my new home. For anyone that follows me on…

And today pretty much couldn’t have been a more perfect day. Breakfast at Tubby’s in Cotati is something my son and I do once or twice a month so it was fitting that we started there. We drove out to the coast and rented Kayaks from John at Lotus Kayaks (707 865-9604). John is a…