Shodan ... Now I'm a so-called advanced learner
Since my last post to this blog a lot of things have happened. Now these events or occurances are all for the good. Highlights include:
* Son going off to study abroad -- at the Catholic University in Lima, Peru -- a program affiliated w/ the University of Virginia's Latin American studies major. Of course my first born is also a double major so he's taking some economics too (in Spanish, of course).
* My daughter is now enrolled at the Savannah College of Art and Design (a.k.a., 'SCAD') in Georgia. She's established a routine and seems to be thriving. We -- Daddio and Daughter -- are co-competing in the family category for the 2007 BFL challenge. Kelsey has found the gym at SCAD and now owns a bike to complement her strength-building workouts.
* Debbie (my wife of 20+ happy years) and I are enjoying the so-called 'empty nest'.
* I passed my aikido shodan exam and now have to learn to move while wearing those Japanese chaps (a samurai skirt). So now I'm an advanced learner. Relearning how to move while kneeling and surrounded w/ material that somehow always gets caught up on your toes.
Staying busy w/ Toastmasters-related work too. Life is good. JL
* Son going off to study abroad -- at the Catholic University in Lima, Peru -- a program affiliated w/ the University of Virginia's Latin American studies major. Of course my first born is also a double major so he's taking some economics too (in Spanish, of course).
* My daughter is now enrolled at the Savannah College of Art and Design (a.k.a., 'SCAD') in Georgia. She's established a routine and seems to be thriving. We -- Daddio and Daughter -- are co-competing in the family category for the 2007 BFL challenge. Kelsey has found the gym at SCAD and now owns a bike to complement her strength-building workouts.
* Debbie (my wife of 20+ happy years) and I are enjoying the so-called 'empty nest'.
* I passed my aikido shodan exam and now have to learn to move while wearing those Japanese chaps (a samurai skirt). So now I'm an advanced learner. Relearning how to move while kneeling and surrounded w/ material that somehow always gets caught up on your toes.
Staying busy w/ Toastmasters-related work too. Life is good. JL
posted by John Lesko at
7:19 AM
