Showing posts with label Ouch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ouch. Show all posts
Monday, August 24, 2026

Roasting Hatch Peppers

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It is Hatch pepper season . My local grocery store was having a sale so I bought a bunch. Had a few raw that I  chopped and had on a burger ...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

From Car Meme To Reality

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You've likely seen this meme about the wisdom of placing decorative items on your steering wheel: Most people would chuckle at the pic t...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Omoplata in Portuguese Does Not Translate To

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" A monkey making sweet love to a football ." But it probably should, at least in regards to the Omoplata in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

I Used To Be An Adventurer Like You.

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Then I took a knee in the face. Which happened tonight at jitsu. We were doing side mount sparring and wall drills. A wall drill is a fiendi...
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Monday, May 01, 2023

Learning Fun, More Learning Fun, Ouch

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Saturday, I attended a Jiu Jitsu seminar at the training center. Visiting was Chet, a 4th Degree Back Belt who is an incredibly skilled prac...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

No, Really, Don't Do That With Your Pistol

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Texting while driving is bad.  Shooting yourself while driving is even worse. Fox 2: Man accidentally shoots self with unholstered pistol wh...
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Friday, September 16, 2022

Yeowch - I Was Not Expecting That

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So yesterday I went to do some jitsu. The lesson was on the overhead sweep from guard. First time learning it, and it is a very fun sweep. I...
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Monday, April 18, 2022

Tax Day

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While a fine is a tax for doing bad, a tax is a fine for doing good. If that's truly the case, we were rather good this year. As a resul...
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Friday, March 18, 2022

PT: So, How About Ouch For An Answer?

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In addition to flying, I Did a PT session today. Apparently it's not just my IT Band that is a bit cross with me. There's a piece of...
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Friday, February 04, 2022

Ow, What The Heck?

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So, no ice machine yesterday, much sadness. As such, I didn't put on the ice gel pack I've bought as a replacement at night, as fall...
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Thursday, February 03, 2022

Well That Cleared A Year's Worth Of Deductibles In A Month.

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Got the bill in the mail for the surgery, which I have now paid. Reading the top line I almost passed out.  Bottom line was quite a bit bett...
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Friday, October 29, 2021

How Very Not Good

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Apparently, every happy event must be matched with a not-so-happy event. Well, my business accounts at Chase got hacked at around 5:30 last ...
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Thursday, July 01, 2021

Rolling With Boulders

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A major part of Jiu Jitsu is rolling.  It's where you get to practice all the techniques. This can lead to happiness or frustration, esp...
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Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Lots Of Money Doesn't Replace Good Judgment And Experience

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Otherwise known as how to Smack Up A Multi-Million Dollar Aircraft The Easy Way. Flying: NTSB Reports Don’t Always Reveal the Complete Story...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Everyone Has A Plan 'Til They Get Punched in The Face

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This is Fight Sim week at the jitsu training center I attend.  Fight Sim week is done at the end of each chapter in the training cycle and i...
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Friday, October 02, 2020

The Best Knife Defense Is Using Your Feet - As In Run Away!

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Learned some knife defense techniques in Jiu Jitsu last night. The best and safest defense, bar none, is to run out of effective knife dista...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Well, That's Is Some Spendy 9!

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Went to a local gun shop, not "my" local gun shop mind you, as this one is rather out of the way typically for me, charges a trans...
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Friday, March 01, 2019

Abby And The Man O' War

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On the last day in Florida we headed to Pompano Beach. It's a very family oriented beach, not hoity toity like Miami beach but a very...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Just Remember One Thing When Falling Backward....

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Winter, every time it comes around, as is its wont, tries to kill me. For the latest attempt, at about 11 pm last night, I'm taking the...
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Friday, September 06, 2013

Snakes On A Park Trail - A Michigan Rattler

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Yes, Michigan does indeed have one poisonous snake: The Massassauga Rattlesnake. One kid found out this interesting fact up close and perso...
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