Mitsuhashi Kanichiro on Musashi

Mitsuhashi Kanichiro was a kendo master of the early 20th century. Pulling again from Kenji Tokitsu’s book on Miyamoto Musashi, … More

Institute of Medicine Report: Free Pass for Me

The Institute of Medicine released a 478-page study that claims rising obesity levels are not due to personal behavior. Instead, … More

The NYT article by Gretchen Reynolds about the importance of walking as a key tool for health is misleading. While any … More

We had a solid class again. My challenges are to engage in more direct and effective strikes (Musashi in his … More

Three weeks ago I removed refined sugar from my diet, meaning no refined sugars, no pastries, doughnuts, Nutella, gummi bears, … More

I train with NW Kendo (check out our practice video – we have a new one every week…or so). The … More

The weather is beautiful today but for some reason I am thinking about one of my favorite clips of Gene … More

So the Dear Leader has passed away, leaving his chubby-cheeked son to take on the mantle of kingship for his … More

World of Warcraft is one of the most popular MMO’s ever. With over 11,000,000 players as of 2010 its membership … More

I wanted to make this little blog more mondo and less, well, “me.” Of course, all blogs are basically “me-oriented” so … More