Anthony Bourdain, and Silat

Anthony Bourdain or Cheesy Martial Arts movie? No seriously, it was a tough choice for me.
I chose to watch Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, because I’m always trying to expand my horizons, and because I love his cynical, dry, informed sense of humor. So there I was, expanding my horizons, when to my delight what is [...]

Adrenaline rush lacking?

It’s all the more amazing those women who excel at martial arts because I feel as if we are missing that natural adrenaline drive that men have. The only fighting I’m naturally built for is psychological fighting, goodness knows I’ve fought myself enough times. I was listening to Eminem today…thinking to myself that this song [...]

Stop this train.

No, I’m not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
Try to keep an open mind
But I just can’t sleep on this tonight
Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can’t take the speed it’s moving in
I know I can
But honestly, won’t someone stop this train?
Don’t know how else to say it
Don’t want to [...]

Prayer trade

IM conversation today:
CBM: alright, cathy
CBM: pray for me, i’m going to confession
CBM: then, when I’m done, and super holy
CBM: I’ll pray for you
CBM: deal?
I love being Catholic.

Sparring, and the desensitization to violence.

A person is a person, no matter how weak (even if they have a red belt).

What a man!

What a mighty good man!

Pull that stick, gentlemen!

Pull on that stick, and maybe it will rain!
Tribal people in the Indian state of Jharkand perform a ritual they believe will help bring rain.

Manliness, femininity, and the priest

A horse is a horse, of course of course, but when is a man not a man?

Modern Day Slavery

Harriet Tubman: “I freed a thousand slaves; I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.”

Pictures, coming soon!

Boring blue, going soon.