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What I’m listening to as I’m writing this: Miles Davis- Kind of Blue. Don’t read anything into that choice. I’m feeling pretty fine this Easter Monday. Coffee steaming on the table beside the laptop, I’m full of chocolate. Had some wine and Port Salut last night. Gym done this morning. Nothing to complain about. Monday- … Continue reading
Inspirational writing music- GO! This week it’s Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins. Man, what an album. Okay let’s go. Last week was not the best, but I got 2 quality sessions of each of what I wanted to do in, so lets’ call it a good week all the same. That being said, bad sleep … Continue reading
Okay here we go. Let’s throw on some background music and see what comes out. I’ve gone with Dummy by Portishead. And segwaying nicely into background. Let’s also see what sort of background I can lay down for you to understand the point of this log. Very busy time last year. Lots of events to … Continue reading
Started a phone journal in March hoping to track training towards competing in the European Masters in late April. Just copying and pasting it all in here. 1/3/23 Park pull ups and long walk. Wednesday Gi rounds. Not a lot of partners at my level but some big units so worked on bottom and letting … Continue reading
I blog more often on http://www.kyuzogym.com/news now, and only put something down here when it’s not suitable for that site. I am trying to relax. It is not working. I reached the end of 2022 highly stressed. It took a physical and mental toll. I had a busy and stressful year. I didn’t take a … Continue reading
… By Barry Oglesby, aged 41 and a half. They’re everywhere. They won’t stop uploading! They’re on Yoga mats on patios, and in living rooms hugging their dogs! They’ve all got rubber bands! They’re telling me to lift cans of beans! They won’t leave me alone! That’s right- personal trainers are everywhere. So what else … Continue reading
And so my blog returns! Look, I won’t make any promises as to the frequency of what follows this post. I’ll just say that I’ll be more regular. A vague promise that when I have something to say, and when the time suits, I might, just might, possibly sit down and type something. Honestly though, … Continue reading
All child snatchers seem to be foreigners. You go on facebook and someone has shared “BEWARE… my 4 year old was out playing when he was approached by a black/asian/Eastern European man in a van…” the stories go. It prompted a friend to quip that we don’t need to worry about immigrant workers stealing our … Continue reading
I have an anecdote that’s only slightly exaggerated, depending on the setting and how much I want to embarrass my wife. Basically, I got into martial arts because I wanted to meet girls. I was running with a friend on an elevated track, and my friend was running a Taekwondo class in the hall below. … Continue reading
A really strange thing happened to me last week… I had a great day. That’s not the strange thing. I have many great days. The strange thing is coming a few lines below this one. My great day started with my wife saying, “I know it’s raining but let’s go to Farmleigh anyway and maybe … Continue reading
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