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saturday qualifying

Saturday(6/22) was qualifying day for the indycars. We got to the track around 9 and set up our chairs at the corkscrew. From there we watched the indy nxt qualy 2. Qualy 1 happened while we were walking from our car to where we put our seats. The indy nxt cars were quite loud as […]

Summer Trip #1

Just got back from my first trip of the summer. It was to Idaho for a golf tournament of 80 people. Although it was a very fun, long weekend, I was struck by the beauty of the landscape in Couer D’Alene. Vast rolling green hills and verdant countryside with yellow flowers. It was hard to […]

Rucking

I started rucking. Which is basically walking with a weighted backpack. I can definitely feel the difference in my heart rate. I didn’t think this would be that hard but it can be quite challenging. I use between 10-20lbs, depending on the day, and the weather. I try not to push too much and give […]

Family

I leave tomorrow night for a quick trip to Texas. My grandmother who is 99 lives in TX. I also have an aunt and uncle on my Dad’s side who live there. My grandma shattered her ankle about a month ago. My uncle is experiencing some health problems, that might be liver cancer. My whole […]

Covid Bummer

Covid is awful.  I tested positive on Monday.  I had all the symptoms.  I had a fever, body aches, soar throat, headache, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and extremely tired.  This is my first time getting it.  I had all the vaccines and boosters.  I thought maybe I was one of those lucky people who were […]

Yoga

I recently took up doing yoga once a week. I feel it is excellent for both mental centering and flexibility. I already feel the difference in my karate flexibility after 2 weeks. Helping with my kicks and comfort with movement. Yoga has always been something I’ve strived to do but have had difficulty keeping motivated […]

friday practice

This year my dad, my great uncle, and I went to the Indycar race at Laguna Seca. Laguna Seca is the most famous track on the west coast and is super fast and technical for the drivers. The track is home to a section of track called “corkscrew” which features as 6 story drop from […]

Busy Day

On Saturday I was very busy.  I went to two karate classes in the morning.  One was regular class and the second was weapons.  Then in the afternoon I went to Juneteenth Festival at Black Miner Bar.  It was an interesting festival with food vendors, vendors selling clothes, jewelry, purses, hats, etc, horseback riding, kayak […]

black stripe

Last thursday I received the black stripe on my belt. This means that I am now officially doing my black belt test. It feels crazy to see how far I have progressed since I began karate back in 2016. Then I was some 8 year old kid who wanted to learn some self defense, and […]