I forgot to post my dream about the Pope this weekend… since I have been convering the death of Pope John Paul II, it’s only fitting that he make a guest appearance in my dream. There I am, sitting in my dream-state St. Peters, where I am at a Mass and the pope is there [...]

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Well, I decided to check back in on my CafePress.com shop, and it turns out I have sold two “Save the Owlbears” t-shirts. That makes me happy, because somewhere something I designed is getting worn, and unbeknowst to those two people they are wearing nearly unique items. Hmm… that inspires me…

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And, for once, this is not a reference to Erbe-san. Tonight we had a pretty good all-round workout, complete with slow sparring warm-up in order to avoid mundane regular warm-ups. I felt kind’ve disconnected, but still pretty good. After class, took those of us taking the test aside to tell us to be concerned about [...]

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Wow, I was checking my email before heading to bed and I have to say, I’m impressed at NewEgg.com. I ordered the replacement parts for my MythTV on Saturday afternoon and their invoice said they don’t fill orders on weekends… apparently, 12:27 am on Monday morning is on-duty for them, because I just got my [...]

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Before I get going, I must level-set my title: the countdown has been going on for quite awhile, however now begins the BIG RED NUMBERS. Thursday’s workout was pretty good, we got the opportunity to work on a little of everything… I did a few kata with some of the purple and brown belts before [...]

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