Yesterday I was innocently working from home when my cell phone rang. The caller ID read "UNAVAILABLE" so I should have known better. But just in case it was someone from the office, I picked up and said hello. "Hello?" a female voice replied. Then after a moment, "I'm so sorry - I was adjusting …
Author: RunBikeThrow
By day, I'm a mild-mannered Director of Training at a software company in Ann Arbor, MI. By night - I sleep, mostly. In between, I do other things I feel the need to write about. Check out fitnessat50.net to view my thoughts on running, cycling, Aikido, and other things that keep me going.
Do What? I Can’t Imagine. . .
If there's one thing being a runner is good for (*) it's getting a sense of perspective. This morning I was meeting with our company president, an aficionado of the latest and greatest in technology (you can read my "Gadget Man" post here). A message from one of his daughters had appeared on his Apple …
A Hundred Thousand Moments
This morning I went to the semi-annual Dan (black belt) test at my Aikido school's main dojo. It was a long test, with three people each testing for shodan (1st degree), nidan (2nd degree) and sandan (3rd degree) rank. But it was also an exciting test to watch. At Dan level you see everything from …
Just a Little More
WAY BACK AT THE dawn of history (around 2007), I was on the mat at the start of a weeknight Aikido class. Our instructor worked us through the warmup routine until we got to the wrist stretches. Then he stopped for a moment. "I was asked recently how far one should take a wrist stretch," …
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