Morning,
Today I debated about taking my kids to the movies, and learned that a 3-D Beowulf was in the theaters.
But is it appropriate for kids?
According to many of the sites I found, errrrr…..the answer is NO WAY!
If you’re a parent, checking out what’s good for kids is always a wise thing before spending money […]

“This is madness! You must give her sanctuary!”
Ramis was silent a beat too long, as if to give Auriane time to listen to herself. There was no flicker of emotion in that enigmatic face. Then she whispered, “I won’t tear the fair web spun by one far greater than I.”

“You care naught […]

Morning,
Well.
Well well.
Well.
I’m due for surgery now in 12 days (that’s the good news!).
The bad news is that my leg problems are increasing daily. I started my beloved circle walk….and after 100 feet, realized…it would be utter insanity to continue it.
So I came back home.
I’m at a crossroads yet again in my life. […]

Morning,
About 1.5 months ago or so, I experienced an amazing array of emotions during one of my Kendo (Japanese swords) classes. It was the first time I had really sparred, and I had been put face to face with utter, blinding fear. You can read about it over at this post.
Well…yesterday I […]

Morning,
I’m a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason. You might not know at that very moment just why things are occurring, you might not understand it for another week or year or decade or even three decades….but sometime in the future, the light is going to go zingo! in […]

You know, I really adore my martial arts and self defense classes - the information and knowledge I’m learning there is just plain gold.
I had a very interesting discussion with a sensei yesterday about fighting and how not to panic when the stress levels are high. When you’re in the heat of the […]

Parenting. It’s the ultimate of a hero’s journey.
Okay, true, I suppose one’s own personal growing-up time is really the most soul-searing adventure one can undertake. After all, to first be a parent, you should first have passed all of the life’s lessons that have been thrown at you! You should have […]

You know, you can choose to view everything in life as a hero’s journey. It makes the pain and difficulties much easier to bear.
My right femur is getting worse and worse. While I can still walk and karate-ize and sparrize and what have you…when it’s all done, I’m constantly reminded that hey! […]

Choices.
It’s a great concept.
Yesterday my overly-angsted kid told me, Mom, stop saying I’m making choices in regards to my actions!
?
You know, just think about it. Who controls your mind? Who controls your body? Who holds the knife to your throat and says, okay, go jump into the pool with all your […]

Morning,
I think that being a firm parent is one of the toughest things a mom has to do.
Today one of my kids made some very ill-considered choices…so I chose to inflict specific consequences geared towards driving the point home.
The good news is that was certainly achieved…the not-so-thrilling news is that it resulted in major […]