Quoted:  I suppose most aikidoists know about these books, but I'm going to say a few things about them anyway. These are "Best Aikido" parts one and two, by Moriteru Ueshiba, the current Doshu of Aikido. I purchased these books when I began Aikido, and they've been very helpful. Each contains many techniques, all with pretty good sequential photographs and

Quoted: Just a short post. I just realized this morning that a normal 1.5 hour Aikido practice isn't making me sore anymore. I'm not sure, but I think that is progress.

Quoted: Like many of you, I've been using Yahoo! since it first went online. I guess I've been using the same Yahoo! Mail address for almost 10 years. So let me first state that I'm a Yahoo! fan. But, has anyone else noticed the totally insipid "featured" stories that come up when you go to the Yahoo! homepage. Here's what's on there right now: Who's tempting

Quoted: Last weekend we took a trip to the Fort Worth. The weather was nice, so we figured we should go before the hellish summer heat gets here. Since our last trip to this zoo they have really improved the gorilla habitat. Frankly, I don't even remember what it was like, as it was 16 years ago. But the new enclosure is very cool. They actually have two

Quoted: Well, last night we went to see Morrissey, at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas. I'm including my spouse's review of the event below. The opening act, Kristeen Young, was pretty horrible. I don't like the girl wailing while she bangs on a keyboard thing. She tried to act cute and nervous, which was annoying. For female musicians, gimme Johnette Napolitano

Quoted: I just read an entry on the Librarian in Black about her experiences being "on" so many social networking sites - setting up profiles, keeping up with news, etc. It occurred to me that someone (or multiple competing someones) should create a central registry/repository/database of social network profile information. You fill in your profile info at

Quoted: I upgraded my blog software, and it killed all my old images and videos. Not just the code, but my actual files are gone. Shit. Actually, it was my fault, but I'll blame the upgrade process anyway. It required that the blog directory be empty, and I forgot that the images and videos were stored in a subdirectory.  Ughh. This makes me want to just go

Quoted: Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of hearing Jello Biafra do his spoken-word performance at the Granada Theater, in Dallas (thanks to the Granada for these pics). If you don't know who he is, click the link above. We got to the Granada nice and early. Its a great venue, where you can sit down at a table, order some food and drinks, and relax. Yes

Quoted: Since it is taking me forever to get Bob's Trick Tips moved, here are links to all the video clips. Freestyle, longboarding, ditches, quarter pipes, street, etc. (more...)