It is strange how we have gone from a Little League family to a Karate family. I miss watching the kids play ball. CJ had his green belt test today with the Master. It was a rough one, poor punkin is whoooped tired. I am really going to have to work hard to be in shape to survive a test like that. Luckily I have a good while before I have to really worry about it. I'm so proud of him. He has worked so hard for this achievement.
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SuziQ - Apr 17, 2010 2:45:47 pm PDT #23612 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
DavidS - Apr 17, 2010 3:01:17 pm PDT #23613 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Congratulations, CJ!
It is strange how we have gone from a Little League family to a Karate family.
Whole different vibe, huh? It could happen to us with Krav if Emmett keeps with it. And right now he loves it and is pretty dedicated. The interesting thing will be how well he takes to the adult classes in the fall, but I know the teachers like him so I think it will be good.
SuziQ - Apr 17, 2010 3:04:36 pm PDT #23614 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
One thing I have found, at least at our dojo, is that there is a much tighter family atmosphere with the karate. Sure, we got to know the families in Little League, but there was an added tension there that is missing here. Maybe because we have so many parent/kids who take karate that it is a more relaxed family feeling? Since kids aren't competing for play time or stats it is a very different vibe.
msbelle - Apr 17, 2010 3:08:14 pm PDT #23615 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Mets/STL scoreless in the 12th.
DavidS - Apr 17, 2010 3:18:06 pm PDT #23616 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
One thing I have found, at least at our dojo, is that there is a much tighter family atmosphere with the karate.
The opposite for me. In Albany Little League is a big deal. You typically have something like eight teams playing over the course of a Saturday and after you've played a few years you know kids and parents on every other team as well.
Plus, if you're on a tournament team (as Emmett was) then you wind up spending weekends with other parents and kids and a fair number of overnight hotel stays as well. All of which fosters the closeness.
Now that Emmett's moved up to Juniors I miss the Little League atmosphere. You really only see the team you play and you don't get folks wandering over from before and after other games on the other field. Fortunately Emmett still umpires Little League games so I get to go hang out periodically and catch up with kids I coached last year.
brenda m - Apr 17, 2010 3:21:27 pm PDT #23617 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I am watching a UFC match where one of the fighters looks for all the world like he's wearing Vicki Lawrence's old lady wig from Mama's Family.
Huh. I would think if you were watching that they would at least be hot. (Really, when I think of UFC I picture the cast of The Unit.)
DavidS - Apr 17, 2010 3:25:48 pm PDT #23618 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A lot of the UFC guys are pretty beefy dudes.
§ ita § - Apr 17, 2010 3:40:03 pm PDT #23619 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
when I think of UFC I picture the cast of The Unit
Oh, so nothing like that. Speaking as someone already predisposed towards fighting men, the UFC ain't that tasty. And The Unit is pretty shrimpy in comparison.
Amy - Apr 17, 2010 3:43:39 pm PDT #23620 of 30001
Because books.
Fourteenth inning now. They must be exhausted and frustrated and pissed off.
So about four hours ago there was apparently some sort of wild fistfight in the middle of the street, just one block down. (It's a busy street, just two lanes and residential in this part, but it's a county route, heavily traveled.)
Between the local biker gang and I don't know who else; apparently several people were involved. Three ambulances were called, five squad cars, blah blah. And the cops are still there, lights flashing.
I can't wait to move.
Scrappy - Apr 17, 2010 3:46:46 pm PDT #23621 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I loved watching the little kiddos play. The coach pitches, and there are grown-ups all over the field, helping the kids stand in the right place or explaining which way to throw. Their attention goes in and out, but you can see moments where these 6-year-olds make a great catch or really connect with the ball and they are so in the moment.