I’m glad that there are better writers out there than me. It can be a struggle to come up with good content, so when I find something that makes great points, I can step aside and point, bowing my …
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How To Stop Breaking Off Little Bits
There's a concept you may recognize, if you're a science fiction geek: the Amtal Rule, from Frank Herbert’s Dune. Pressure test something until it fails, to assess its worth. If you have …
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This Week’s CDC Update On Masks, Vaccines, and Delta (or “I Told You So”)
If I were just a hair less bummed about the world being sick, I’d be patting myself on the back for my last post being ahead of its time. Delta is catchy as frak, not everyone you know is vaccinated, …
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Back To Masking, And Training Cautions
I love the martial arts, but my soul won't shrivel — much — if I have to pause my recently restarted training. Even after I warned against doing so in a recent post. But I've made the choice to cut …
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Staying Safe And Sane: 7 Key Observations
[Original post date: October 12, 2020. About 6 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. The stats I quoted are obsolete — "nearly 220,000 Americans have died from it" — but the other points hold up …
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If You Want To Stay Active, Don’t Stop – Ever
This one is for Sandy: “I want to do Aikido until I die.” Your activity of choice could be tennis, kendo, running races, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, or trail running. Rock climbing, surfing, …
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