October 2007 Archives

So, you may have noticed a little change in the ol' website. It's a little...um...brighter...um...metro...erm...ok its really really pink, but this is for a great cause.

October is Breast Cancer awareness month and this guy Matthew Oliphant at Pink for October got this idea that "hey, I can get the word out if I get a lot of bloggers to help me".

Well, considering that my wife may be prone to getting it, and well, as a guy I could get it (yes dudes... we can get the Big C upstairs as well as downstairs...), I'm all about helping out so that a cure can be found and hopefully there will be affordable, well managed (ok, run with the dream here) health care that can help us battle Cancer should it arise.

My path is one of service, on multiple levels. I hope that I can serve those who need it by this simple gesture. I will also do this in memory of a little girl I never knew, who became a great warrior. She fought a mighty foe, yet was full of life and love even when it took her at the age of 14. My love to you Heather.

Cancer isn't just an adult disease.

So it's been a month since I became a student of Shinkendo at Mashuu Dojo and I can honestly say that for the first time in many many years, I actually look forward to going to my workouts that last 2 hours a night, twice a week. I just wish I could attend more, but work and life being what it is, so be it. Plus, I don't want to over do it just yet.

It is really nice to have something like this to be passionate about and have that passion reflected in the dedication and professionalism of the Instructor and his student teachers. I have to admit that with the preparations for the audit at work winding down where I will be flying more once the audit is done, I'm a bit annoyed that I won't be in town to maintain the pace of my training.

I will say this about the workouts: The make you sweat! Lots of forms and movements that are aerobic and isometric. It kicks your butt after a couple hours :P With luck, I will be a lot less of myself in a hurry. We shall see. This art is a wonderful art and I highly recommend it for those with the passion and discipline to learn it. Jensei Shinkendo!