So, this is awkward. Since I started working on my memoir Bark and Lunge, this has become a dog blog. I love all the people I’ve met in the dog blogging community, and I plan to continue blogging about dogs. I’m working on my second book, a novel about a mixed martial arts fighter whoContinue reading “How is this fun to watch?”
Category Archives: martial arts
Taking Wonder with a twist of Danger
During a recent martial arts class, Rob asked his students whether they saw the world as a dangerous place with moments of wonder, or a wondrous place with moments of danger. Definitely a wondrous place, I thought. Then I considered my writing and realized that to move the action forward in my novel, I needContinue reading “Taking Wonder with a twist of Danger”
Write what you know
When I started NaNoWriMo in November 2009, I wanted to write something that was actually fiction, rather than a thinly veiled version of my life. I thought, “What can I write about, that I know a lot about, but that wouldn’t be about me?” Of course! Mixed martial arts. Rob’s passion. I gave up tryingContinue reading “Write what you know”
Don’t cry for me, Ipanema
A few months ago, we were watching an episode of the International Sexy Ladies Show (yes we were). This stimulated a discussion about wanting to go to Brazil. I went into full trip-planning mode. February tends to be a glum time for me, so we should go then. Oh, except I’m signed up for aContinue reading “Don’t cry for me, Ipanema”
Progress
The castle in my backyard
Construction has begun on Rob’s dream: a backyard building where he can practice martial arts. I have a vague fantasy that I’ll be able to park my car in the garage when all is said and done, but who knows, he may decide that the kettlebell collection needs to stay where it is. It’s aContinue reading “The castle in my backyard”
I don’t want to do my laundry
I literally have been losing sleep (people use that expression figuratively, don’t they?) over a couple of issues regarding my house. One involves the permitting for a large accessory building to accommodate the garageful of martial arts equipment currently preventing me from parking my car in the garage. In an unexpected development, I was theContinue reading “I don’t want to do my laundry”
The Good Girl’s Guide to MMA
Now, I don’t want to drop names or anything, especially since I doubt a single one of my readers has any idea who these people are, but Rob and I have trained with the two dudes who battled it out for San Jose on Saturday night. Here I am with Cung Le, who broke FrankContinue reading “The Good Girl’s Guide to MMA”
Connections
I planned to write about my perspective on Mixed Martial Arts today, but I’m not as revved up about it this morning in my office as I was Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., watching a mentor of Rob’s getting his arm broken. It was awesome. I’ll get there. Instead, let’sContinue reading “Connections”
Element of surprise
Why do I think it’s necessary for birthday/Christmas presents to be a surprise? Several weeks ago, Rob saw a book in a used bookstore that he wasn’t sure if he owned. He went home and discovered he did not and he wanted it. Wouldn’t it be neat to get it for him for Christmas, IContinue reading “Element of surprise”
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