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 …
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Why I’m Not Giving up Goals
Last month at my favorite writers retreat, I was talking with a friend about my running, and that I'd just run my first 50-miler (hey, she asked). She shook her head. "How did you ever do something like that?" she wondered. I told her about my "year of being 50" activities and the stuff I'd …
2012 – The Fitness at 50 Year in Review
IT'S STILL A BIT HARD TO BELIEVE that 2012, my "year of being 50" is over and done with, even as full a year as it was. As a forward-looking guy, I'm more interested in what I'm doing and learning now, and training for events to come. But readers who joined me during the year …
Have You Seen This Man? And other Miscellany
JUST WONDERING IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS GUY RECENTLY. I realize that old T.J. doesn't 'circulate' much these days, but I'm doing my best to keep him visible. The $2 bill is my tip of choice at coffee shops and other such places. I've been doing it for years as a sort of schtick, and this …
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