Tag: history
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Memoir Addendum – Critical Shiai
This account is the result of one of my journal prompts to tell a story that I haven’t previously but want to remember. Critical Shiai Back in ’65, I was participating in a local shiai. There were 2 or 3 clubs participating. The shiai (matches) were being held in our club dojo at the YMCA.…
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As Tears Go By
As Tears Go Byby The Rolling Stonesperformed by Marianne Faithfull It is the evening of the dayI sit and watch the children playSmiling faces I can seeBut not for meI sit and watch as tears go by My riches can’t buy everythingI want to hear the children singAll I hear is the soundOf rain falling…
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Memoir Addendum – Push-hand or Sticky-hands
Push-hands or Sticky-hands One of the interesting practices I’ve picked up over my many years of martial arts training is ‘push-hands’ from the Shaolin perspective or ‘sticky-hands’ as seen from the Wudang perspective. I found the practice useful in my other martial arts as well, facilitating my manipulation of energy for techniques in Judo, Aikido,…
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Subjects of Mastery
On what subject(s) are you an authority? Subjects of Mastery On what subject(s) are you an authority? You’ve heard the phrase, ‘jack of all trades, master of none’? Well, my authority (mastery) is similar, meaning none, but I have ‘jacked’ into many areas over the years. While I’ve spent a good portion of my life…
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All I Have To Do Is Dream
Yes, I’m obsessed with dreams and dreaming this week, and maybe not just this week…; –) All I Have To Do Is Dreamby The Everly Brothers Dream, dream, dream, dreamDream, dream, dream, dreamWhen I want you in my armsWhen I want you and all your charmsWhenever I want you, all I have to do isDream,…
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Sleepy Time
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? For most of my life, I’ve managed on five and a half to six hrs of sleep per night. That doesn’t count the times I had to crash after being up on speed for a weekend or several nights, either studying (school) or partying…
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Nothing Else Matters
This is a matter of history, my history, the history of my generation, to be exact… plus, I’m a sucker for a good beat boxing, basso profundo, and an electric fiddle…; -) Nothing Else Matters Interesting that such a deepPhilosophical meditationComes from a Heavy Metal bandMetallica But my favorite versionRendered by Voiceplay I saw the…
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Education Is Subversive
Education Is Subversive Why do you think authoritarians hate it so much? Do everything in their substantial powersTo dominateUniversity facultiesAdministratorsCurriculums Silence the IntellectualsThe storytellersThe philosophersThe poetsThe artists of all stripes? It’s because educationAnd by extension critical thinking IS Subversive! At least to the AuthoritarianAgenda… –LE – 6/28/25\ PS: Apparently, only the ruling ‘elites’ (in their…
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Memoir Memory — Family Tragedy In 1983
Family Tragedy In 1983 An older post, but still relevant… Spirit VS Form – A Poor Life VS No Life I’m filled withRage and griefO’r the lossOf my new niece A summer breezeThe winter chillA life of easeOr a job that kills The joy of loveThe pain of lossThe will to liveAnd its cost The…
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Memoir Addendum – On Listening
When I try to explain this to people, they usually don’t listen, and I suspect, don’t really care. They are more interested in bulldozing their own personal perspectives through, looking for acquiescence, and not interested in anything that might differ. On Listening And Hopefully Understanding There’s a trick to audio learning. I didn’t invent it,…
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