Van,

Now that is what I call a DISARM!

Eons ago I saw a Ranger instructor teaching a firearm disarm and he was a blur. Guess in the age of Remotely Piloted Vehicle Pilots a miniaturization of that MRI issued to all LEOs might not be far behind.

"My luck has always been the sultry women love to chase soccer players in Bimmers…and Mini-coopers…. ‘hard’ to keep up with at times…. "

The picture of a beautiful woman in black leather mini skirt and in black leather jacket, black stockings coming out of a car made my atavistic Mediterranean ...

Bill, your avatar of the twisting San Chin thrust points the way. Heraclitus the Ancient Greek philosopher said (Wiki.) ""the path up and down is one and the same."

His Panta Rei, everything flows, is mirrored in the Bible's "And this too shall pass".

Know that there is a well spring of admiration ...

George, I was touched by the note you inscribed.

After 50 years it becomes ever clearer how the forge of time strengthens friendships, much as the time consuming multiple foldings in making a Katana, and really learning San Chin [ 1960's student to you "What do you mean it takes a lifetime to learn ...

Bill,

I filmed Harry Brawley performing all the Kata on SUPER 8mm color. You might want to see if he can be contacted and get a copy.

His Kata were crisp and in the original style GEM taught.

I just got my copy today. GEM has not lost his writing capability. As a 1960 'frozen winter toes' student in the 'Alpine' first Dojo and then the Columbus Avenue Improvement I was transported back by the stories in GEM's new book.

Yes, I have all the previous ones, including the very first "Where ...

Jason, re " The Air Force unoficially adopted Judo about 20 years ago..":

Like Herodotus may I add whence the Judo in the AF :

Back in pre-historic times [ when GEM and I were in our teens and TVs were - gasp - in Black & White :) ] there was a set of pictures in Life Magazine of General Curtis ...

George, a most wonderful, happy, healthy, and fun Birthday. Like Jack Benny, I can announce that you are still 39 years old, and holding. :)

If you need some help in blowing out the candles on your cake I shall be glad to accommodate ... but you might want to think twice, remembering when you told ...

George,

Please add my encomia at your reaching 10th Dan. It is a tribute to your dedication and generous mentoring of all your students no matter their aptitude.

["Speak for your self, John".

"I am!" :) :) ]

It was an honor to have studied with you, and your imprimatur has stayed with me ...

Encarta info: " The principal constituents of the atmosphere of Earth are nitrogen (78 percent) and oxygen (21 percent). The atmospheric gases in the remaining 1 percent are argon (0.9 percent), carbon dioxide (0.03 percent), varying amounts of water vapor, and trace amounts of hydrogen, ozone ...

"Tesla would get $465 million in loans to build electric vehicles and electric drive powertrains in California."

Where is the energy to charge the cars coming from? Nancy Pelosi's mouth hooked up to a generator? :)

Silly me, just plug into the wall.

Since there will be no 'evil' unsafe nuclear ...

Bill,

Re: " The thing is, I expect Germany to be the last place (right now) where neo-socialist fascism would rise."

In 1956 I had a classmate at MIT who was from Germany and he thought it was funny to make 'missed another one' jokes' to our mutual Jewish classmate. My bile rose so I looked at him ...

Your " ... I cannot stress this enough, people... if you're going to dabble in erotic autoasphyxiation... well, don't--but if you do, you must, must, must have a spotter. " is a warning that should be extended to the majority of American voters ... there is still chance to not lapse into freedom ...

Van,


Last weekend my son took me for a ride in his new car and I must admit I may be turning in my SL.

The acceleration, I told him, was even better than my 1964 Buick Wildcat, and when he decelerated from 60 to zero my stomach kept going.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF36i6SoZR8

"I'm on a downer now ".

Ray, my friend, a sage piece of advice I got early in life, 1943, from my uncle who lived to 102 [ rest of family chortled at his advocating taking vitamins and especially selenium ... I joke that I can tone a black & white print :) ]:

" Being sad is a natural response to ...