tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83305072011-12-08T11:05:32.645-08:00Articles focused on physical and financial self improvement through martial arts, web entrepreneurism, and personal finance.moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-58501596427339287162009-01-15T10:27:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:59:09.558-08:00

This time I think we have a winner. The previous version of Moluv.com was heavily based on a what was originally just a placeholder layout. It was confusing to some, and it became a little chaotic for my taste.The new version states pretty clearly what the site is about - great web design. New links are front and center, and featured site thumbnails are now clickable and slightly smaller to get

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-43599077211329889422008-12-31T05:41:00.000-08:002009-01-01T03:05:33.348-08:00

Throughout the course of the year I've been doing a lot of reading and research on past and current technology. All of this study has led me to the conclusion that we are special as individuals, and even more so in groups, teams, and communities. Much more so than most of us realize.This process really began with the question, "How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?" This led me to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-35688768315590994152008-12-10T16:00:00.001-08:002008-12-10T16:28:12.706-08:00

I was in a conference room in Denver traveling on business when my Google search results started sending me to random pages. Bad. Same thing with Yahoo and Ask.com. Very bad.The problem went away for a few days, but crept back up. I think it opened a door for some other stuff too, because my Firefox bookmarks got wiped out, and the background of the text for my desktop icons started to change

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-47834649496206911732008-11-06T12:53:00.000-08:002008-11-06T13:01:11.959-08:00

A November to remember. I guess Lewis Hamilton's F1 driver's championship victory was just the appetizer. Happy birthday to me.Obama Victory Speech - Clip 1Obama Victory Speech - Clip 2Obama Victory Speech - Clip 3McCain Concession Speech - Clip 1McCain Concession Speech - Clip 2

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-22854725959797816422008-11-02T19:50:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:37:30.269-08:00

I first began following racing in the 80's. I used to read car mags like Road and Track, Car and Driver, and Motor Trend as if they were a lifeline. They were to some degree because it took my mind off of the everyday drama that was school. I had my favorite F1 drivers. Alain Prost. Ayrton Senna. Even Nigel Mansell, although he always looked kinda mean. To this day I can still feel what it

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-89787608246454351842008-09-11T11:39:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:48:39.793-07:00

A couple of weekends ago we focused on spear techniques in Kali seminar with Tuhan Joseph Arriola. At the seminar we recorded some weapon sparring. It's mostly no contact, but you always have to be careful when weapons are involved.Tuhan posted some footage from the session on YouTube. Below is a video of me sparring with one of the Guros. Staff against butterfly swords gives me a pretty big

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-46526601474907696422008-09-08T13:46:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:15:20.957-07:00

Last Wednesday if someone would have told me that morning that I’d be dropping a 54” Big Screen (not a flat screen, but a big screen) TV twenty feet from a loft’s upper level to it’s lower level … in free fall, I would have bet my Corvette that it wouldn’t happen. But it did, and the TV was demolished.While I’m writing this from the 11th floor of an office building in San Francisco, there are

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-53022797064192259002008-08-14T12:00:00.000-07:002008-08-18T13:34:18.544-07:00

At it's peak, Moluv.com received over 7000 unique visitors a day. When it was being updated regularly, getting 2500 uniques a day was pretty typical. Not too shabby for a site I designed and developed to keep track of my favorite sites.After maintaining the site for 7 years, I started to burn out. You have to go through a lot of mediocre design to get to the good stuff. Also, dealing with

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-91648521786997322622008-06-05T21:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T22:27:39.548-07:00

It's that time of year again. San Francisco's largest dance event has arrived, and once again Shabnam made the cut. Congratulations cutie! Getting in at all is pretty tough. Getting in as an individual performer is tougher. Getting in consecutive years is insane. One of the biggest benefits of appearing is the photoshoot with top San Francisco-based photographer RJ Muna. This year's photo

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-82190426405446604352008-06-01T00:06:00.000-07:002008-06-01T01:55:39.570-07:00

I have to start this post by saying that the book Groundswell is the most important business (or book for business) I've read since I was first recommended Built To Last 10 years ago. Why? Because, like Built To Last, the insights are backed up by plenty of data, and written by authors who have clearly and intelligibly presented something really complex and distilled it into something even an

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-9046834409319976372008-05-05T20:41:00.000-07:002008-05-05T20:59:05.987-07:00

A lot of stuff has happened over the last few months, but I think I'll reserve this post for what I've been spending most of my extra time doing ... capoeira. That would be because I finally have some footage of one of my games, and it's playing against Mestre Themba.For those of you not familiar with Capoeira Angola, it a martial art disguised in dance-like movements. Because its still

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-59647670350810147742008-04-04T14:34:00.000-07:002008-05-01T08:38:58.094-07:00

The folks at ('/Blog_Design_Ref/DesignInterviews');">DesignInterviews.com asked me to provide the 20 sites I reference when I need design ideas, but you don't really need that many. So, I provided them with 10. If you can't get inspired to design with these sites, you're in the wrong business. Here goes.Compilations1. ('/Blog_Design_Ref/Title_TheFWA');">The FWA (('/Blog_Design_Ref/URL_TheFWA')

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-71633201288794709692008-02-09T18:08:00.000-08:002008-02-11T10:29:09.549-08:00

It's 2008! Time for new stuff. Back in December that's what I was thinking. After years of reading books on innovation, self-empowerment, creativity, and business, I thought the new year might be a good opportunity to use this blog to prove a point: great ideas are a dime a dozen. For some reason my friends and co-workers have always gravitated towards me when there's an idea they wanted to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-65149501118788764832007-11-20T16:42:00.000-08:002007-11-20T17:24:44.316-08:00

After leaving the FICA Pastinha Roda last week, me and a few Capoeira comrades went to a local bar to talk a little about the games that went on that night. As usual, everyone else got some alcohol, and I got my OJ. As you can imagine, the jokes came to no end about my choice of beverage. We all had some laughs, then went home.It occurred to me then that out of the group of us at the bar that

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-53819199451433227612007-09-13T04:09:00.000-07:002007-09-13T04:59:21.414-07:00

As mentioned previously in many of my blog posts, I've been studying kali and capoeira for a few years here in Oakland, CA. Last night both disciplines had a chance to converge at an event designed to bring folks together during the new moon. Unfortunately, it wasn't under the best of circumstances. Let me explain.I've been studying Kali in a space called Cafe Axe in the heart of downtown

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-77570940858796272722007-08-29T21:18:00.001-07:002007-08-30T15:18:46.132-07:00

I'm approaching my second full year in capoeira, and fourth year in kali. In my first year, I tried integrating some of the attacks I learned in capoeira into my kali class without much success. The way we practice in kali was just too fast for me to be able to even think of a capoeira move, let alone use it too. Now things are a little different.I can now mix in cabecadas, rasterias, aus,

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-70326915506338518482007-05-10T17:13:00.000-07:002007-05-14T16:44:54.130-07:00

Back in January I went to L.A. to offer advice on how the Philatron.com website could be improved. Philatron was started in 1974 by Phil Ramos Jr, and is now one of the top brands in custom coil cable products. The last public article had their revenue at $15M back in 2003. I would guess they're pushing $100M by now, but that's just speculation. My good friend Eric introduced me to Phil, and

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-16376377078055443632007-05-02T15:00:00.000-07:002007-05-03T08:48:26.229-07:00

On June 9th Shab will be performing at the 2007 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. A pretty big honor for a solo artist considering the scale of the group performances featured yearly at the show. Even more so considering that she was selected to close the first segment on the opening night of the 3-weekend event.In a few weeks we should be launching her new website, which will hopefully be

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-82546383854980076352007-04-20T10:58:00.000-07:002007-04-20T11:45:14.190-07:00

I've been taking Kali for over three years now. When I first started this blog, it was typically my favorite subject to write about. During that time I started Brazilian jiujitsu and capoeira classes. Each of these styles have led me through humbling experiences. Repeated arm-lock submissions in jiujitsu and headkicks and handstands in Capoeira have taught me over and over again to respect

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-27034181992703507582007-04-17T15:04:00.000-07:002007-05-14T12:26:55.731-07:00

My earliest car memory was when I was maybe 5 years old and we were visiting my Grandfather in Chicago. We went for a ferry ride in Lake Michigan and on the pier was a store with a bunch of wind up toy cars. I wanted one so bad, but we had spent enough money just getting to Chicago. To this day I still collect Hot Wheels to make up for that disappointment.My next pivotal car memory occurred in

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-67814167934604866952007-04-09T12:11:00.000-07:002007-04-17T15:16:39.530-07:00

One of the best Google mashup concepts yet. Imagine a local phone book that points you to a business then shows you a video of that business. It's like a high end Craig's List. Turn Here's San Francisco Bay Area Map is a good place to start to see what I'm talking about. The Emeryville-based company is located only about a mile or two east of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, so there's a

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-81326968508915663522007-04-05T16:33:00.000-07:002007-05-14T12:25:52.221-07:00

In "The Book of Five Rings" the author, Miyamoto Musashi, an undefeated swordsman, talks about something he refers to as "sickness". It basically means focusing too much on something ... anything. For example, paying attention to every distraction when you're on a date, or conversely paying so much attention to your companion that you don't see the cars passing when you cross the street. In

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-34917167089480210452007-04-04T14:33:00.000-07:002007-05-01T16:55:23.095-07:00

I've written a little about capoeira angola in the past, but if any art isn't properly represented with the written word, it's capoeira. So, here are a few of my favorite capoeira YouTube videos. Next, I'll have to throw in some Kali stuff.CRAZY flexibilityMestre Cobra Mansa throwing some wickednessMestre Moraes schooling on rasteirasOld school styleThese are my all-time favorites, but for more

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1171042318595189532007-02-09T09:31:00.000-08:002007-02-12T13:36:51.196-08:00

We had a one-week company retreat in Breckenridge, Colorado that ended today. The best part is always meeting all the people I normally work with virtually throughout the year. Part of the activities this time (for me at least) included snowboarding. I was fortunate enough to have a co-worker that used to be a snowboard instructor. How fortunate is that? I thought it would be easy, but I

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1169510080424731932007-01-22T15:54:00.000-08:002007-09-28T11:37:23.705-07:00

I can't believe it was sitting there right in front of me all this time. For those of you not familiar with Capoeira, music plays a HUGE role in the art. The problem (for me at least) is that all of the music is in Portuguese.With a monolingual person like myself, that's no small hurdle. Learning songs in a different language is tough. In a lot of cases I find myself just mimicking the sounds

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1164738646366028182006-11-28T10:30:00.001-08:002006-11-28T16:15:17.250-08:00

I just came across this Paypal Mobile Demo and thought that this warranted a post about monetization methods on the web.I've signed up for quite a few services in the past, but there are a lot more out there and I'm going to use this post to keep track. So here's the list:Google Adsense - The reigning champAmazon Associates Program - You have to be dedicated to make this work.CafePress - Even if

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1163479768849968062006-11-13T20:49:00.001-08:002006-12-28T13:43:42.236-08:00

A handful of you have been waiting for awhile for me to post these photos, but before you get started, some qualification is needed. Our wedding photographer, Liza Heider has been a friend for quite a few years. When I called her to see if she could hook us up for our wedding, she told me "I should be able to, but I'm in a rush right now, because I have to get to Paris to photograph Madonna in

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1162867257787261162006-11-06T18:40:00.001-08:002006-11-06T18:50:30.733-08:00

I finally got the Shab And Mo website up and running, which means our upcoming December 9th bellydance show, "Hate the Game, Not the Player" is actually going to happen.Even the blog is functional, but we now we have to start updating it.I have a good feeling about this one, because we started getting web orders for the workshops the day site was launched. Although I'd be more than happy to take

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1162254051404385462006-10-30T16:20:00.000-08:002006-10-30T16:51:16.740-08:00

We had a roda yesterday at the Berkeley Flea Market that lasted until sundown. What was most notable for me was that for the first time the lights came on. Generally when playing in rodas or in class I'll do the basic movements and apply what I've learned in capoeira and in other arts in order to know when to attack and defend. Until yesterday, that was all my playing was about. Attack/defend

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1161990894945234162006-10-27T16:14:00.000-07:002006-10-27T16:34:59.496-07:00

Got a lot of stuff going on. No time to write, but here's what'll be coming soon.Hate the Game Not the Player Bellydance Show and Workshops. - It's just a Wordpress blog right now, but the full site should be up within the next few days.Marriage and Honeymoon Photos. - Everyone's been asking for the photos of me and Shab's wedding. They're coming.Rebuttal to Dave Pollard's "How To Save The

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1160596848044750822006-10-11T13:00:00.000-07:002006-10-13T09:07:25.036-07:00

It's awesome!! I thought Gmail was impressive (even though they don't allow feeds from other email accounts), but Yahoo's new email browser client is great. You can use keyboard commands to delete, compose, and reply to emails. CTRL-clicking is now allowed so I can delete or move emails to a folder in groups without having to click a bunch of checkboxes. The interface is now more like

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1160153776024169162006-10-06T09:56:00.000-07:002006-10-12T14:35:10.943-07:00

For the past 6 months I've been working on the launch of FirstData.com. My initial role was to assemble the players and provide the roadmap for how the site should evolve over the next few years. Our first step was to bring the look and the client-side code structure of the site up to standards. I think the team did a pretty nice job. Of course, you can judge for yourself.After everything

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1159993420559907702006-10-04T13:23:00.000-07:002006-10-12T14:37:25.526-07:00

Just like the beginning of last Fall, I've spent a good part of late summer and early autumn recovering from injuries. Practicing backbends for Capoeira apparently puts a lot of stress on my knees. For those beginners out there, watch those fingers when doing your bananeiras (handstands). After two months, my ring finger still hasn't healed enough for me to make a fist. Which brings me to the

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1156961220839418722006-08-30T11:07:00.000-07:002006-08-30T15:34:09.543-07:00

Over the past 7 years, Shab and I have been together. Mostly happily, sometimes not. Since we'll be taking a big step forward together, I thought I'd take the time recap the successes that I've seen in her life during that time.Bellydance ClassesAbout 5 years ago, Shab took the initiative to begin offering bellydance classes. She was a great dancer and a compassionate teacher so we both

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1149551901763119602006-06-05T16:58:00.000-07:002006-06-06T17:21:22.253-07:00

Ever since I saw my first Bruce Lee movie, I've had a passion for martial arts. My first years in Karate started when I was 11, where I won my first gold medal in a competition. Since then, I've taught Karate, trained in Judo, Brazilian Jiujitsu, Kali, and now Capoeira Angola.What has made the learning process enjoyable for me is the fact that I'm pretty good at figuring out patterns, because I

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1147804641694481922006-05-16T11:37:00.000-07:002006-06-05T17:29:33.606-07:00

In the nooks of time I have available nowadays I was able to put up the site and flyers for Shab's Queen of the Bay Bellydance Competition website. This site is significant for several reasons.Web VoidThe first reason is that there are still niches that exist that have huge voids when it comes to web design, usability, and business models. Bellydance is one of those areas. Although the site is

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1144983553987409672006-04-13T19:59:00.000-07:002006-04-13T19:59:14.043-07:00

I just found out that my neighbor hasn't heard of blogging. I'm about to change that.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1144721197716912502006-04-10T19:06:00.000-07:002006-04-10T19:07:54.243-07:00

They have been very busy. Here's a quick breakdown of what's been going on:Moluv.comI started doing some design and development on the new version. I liked the design direction, and I added a nice little AJAX treat, but then I ran into a problem. Most of the code I've developed produces table-based output using ASP connected to SQL Server database. Let's see, that's two soon to be out-of-date

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1140648923641847632006-02-22T14:55:00.000-08:002006-02-22T14:55:23.696-08:00

Is it just me or is CSS and tableless HTML the most frustrating language combination ever produced? I've programmed in C++, Basic, Fortran, VBScript, Perl, Javascript, HTML, UNIX shell languages, and in proprietary languages like those used for Matlab and Mathcad. None of these come close to having so many unintuitive methods of accomplishing simple tasks. The VI text editor comes to mind, but

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1139946168742379952006-02-14T11:42:00.001-08:002006-02-14T11:44:41.186-08:00

Walking on my hands: I started Capoeira back in December and it's taken me this long to take more than 4 steps reliably.A Little Portuguese: Music is a big part of Capoeira, and everyone has to sing, in Portuguese, and play an instrument. Not so easy when you only know one language.CSS2 and Tableless HTML: I've used stylesheets, but never to the degree needed to produce table-less web pages.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1137782477553991412006-01-20T10:41:00.000-08:002006-01-20T10:41:17.626-08:00

After an emergency trip to Kansas City and some time with the flu, I'm finally fully back from vacation. After a lot of time thinking through design and conceptual directions for the next version of Moluv.com there's finally something tangible growing. Although I won't be sharing the design anytime soon, I will share the thought behind where I think the site should be going.Moluv.com is simply

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1135275469352307432005-12-22T10:17:00.000-08:002005-12-22T10:17:49.410-08:00

Capoeira Angola I recently started taking Capoiera Angola. It's the total opposite of Kali in that the use of hands is not allowed, except for walking. I've been to 3 classes so far and I still feel like a little kid, because there's just so much to learn. Usually a new martial art is easy for me to pick up, but this time that is not the case. In the first class one of the exercises was for

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1133975238183421512005-12-07T09:07:00.000-08:002005-12-07T09:07:18.243-08:00

I've talked a lot about Shab and her bellydance troupe Ooh La La, but I never have pictures. So, here's a photo of me on stage drumming for Shab. For more images of the event click here. It was a fun time, and Shab and her troupe did great. More details on the performance can be found at my earlier post Drumming @ The Blood Moon Regale.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1133829670705603112005-12-05T16:41:00.000-08:002005-12-05T16:41:10.750-08:00

While waiting in the Southwest B line to board my daughter onto her flight, a man gets in line and stands with the woman and two daughters that have been in front of us for the past hour. I wasn't sure whether he was part of the family until one of the girls tells the guy that we (my daughter and I) should be ahead of him. It was thoughtful for her to say that, and it gave me the opening to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1132338907744101712005-11-18T10:35:00.000-08:002005-11-18T10:35:07.783-08:00

Over the past year or so I've been trying to grasp the fundamental tenets of fighting. What I have come to understand is that the only true and guaranteed victory comes when an OPPONENT CHOOSES to not engage. Most of what martial arts is about is what to do when that is not the case. What I've also found is that the higher the level of expertise in a fighter, the less willing they are to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1131672585146367962005-11-10T17:29:00.000-08:002005-11-10T17:29:45.190-08:00

This is a special week. Not just because today is my birthday, but because yet another one of my closest friends lost a parent. This time, though, there was no warning. That same friend found out this week that his wife is pregnant with their first children: a boy and a girl; twins. For him, I'm sure there is some metaphysical message for why both life and death have been juxtaposed so

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1130805778324870012005-10-31T16:42:00.000-08:002005-10-31T16:50:51.646-08:00

So Shab gets invited to Unmata's Blood Moon Regale some months ago. She's asked to choreograph a routine for her troupe, Ooh La La, where she will play the Queen of Hearts. The event happened this Saturday, and Shabnam put on another great performance. The only difference this time was that was that I was on stage too, drumming for her.I did it once in the past, but it was just the same rhythm

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1130386017150631342005-10-26T21:06:00.000-07:002005-10-26T21:23:17.150-07:00

I just found this blog on web standards today. It was kind of funny because Moluv.com is one of the worst offenders. hehehehe.The author goes on to slam design portals in general because he/she doesn't understand them, and because they don't conform to web standards. I hate to break this to you friend, but most of these sites are simply collections of bookmarks, or favorites. Plain and simple

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1129606401720842372005-10-17T20:33:00.000-07:002005-10-17T20:33:25.826-07:00

For the past couple of weeks I've been taking time off. I left my job. Gura's on her honeymoon, so there's no Kali. Juijitsu was left in the dust a long time ago. It's just as well. I hurt my shoulder, so it's had some time to heal, and I've had time to focus on absolutely nothing. I've been jogging regularly and I've been doing a little more drumming. I had my first lesson on Saturday

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1129319312423043962005-10-14T12:48:00.000-07:002005-10-17T20:07:49.136-07:00

When I was a younger I decided that at age 35 I would begin to dedicate more of my time toward philanthropic efforts. Donating. Volunteering. Stuff like that. Earlier this year I came up with a concept of creating a web site that would allow people to donate cash and equipment to their neighborhood schools. I based this on a research report I did for an Educational Studies class back in

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1128114325946298922005-09-30T14:05:00.000-07:002005-09-30T14:14:56.156-07:00

It's been a year since I started using Blogger to keep track of stuff. I initially began using it so that I could benchmark Blogger's admin utilities, for a newer version of Moluv. Since then I've done a bunch of back-end work, changed hosts, and began using Google as a source of income.Over the past year the two biggest additions to the site have occurred within the past three months. The

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1126830143341060952005-09-15T17:22:00.000-07:002005-09-15T17:28:24.566-07:00

As a former "Schwabbie" (that's insider lingo for a Charles Schwab employee) and a Schwab account holder, having Chuck Schwab return as CEO last summer was good news. I was able to see him speak live once and it became abundantly clear why he was so successful. He really, truly, and honestly cares about his employees and his customers.When I was there, there was another guy acting as a co-CEO

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1126561976311489442005-09-12T14:52:00.000-07:002005-09-12T15:14:16.726-07:00

Most people have heard the story of Aladdin's genie of the the lamp and the three wishes. I have, more so than others, because I've watched Disney's version with my daughter umpteen times. One day, for no particular reason that I can recall, I wanted to find out what the Bible had to say about wishing. For those who are not aware, my father was at one time a minister, and I've probably

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1126114869939438792005-09-07T10:41:00.000-07:002005-09-12T10:54:06.216-07:00

This was the first funeral I've been to where I had actually been in relatively close contact with the person of honor. Part of me didn't like being there because of the discomfort of having to deal with my own emotions, but another part was extremely grateful to witness, and be part of, the celebration of the passing of a great person.Nancy was a wonderful woman. Always full of great stories

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1125368680931242562005-08-29T19:24:00.000-07:002005-08-29T19:44:40.380-07:00

Yesterday I drove up to Bodega Bay with Shab. in the Corvette. A nice car, a cute woman, a great view of the Pacific Ocean, what could make a day trip like that go wrong. Well ... I'm here to tell ya. The lady at the visitor's center was actually pretty cool. She pointed out all the sites, and suggested a nice short hike along the western edge of the city. So that's where we went. Neither of

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1124905734566226972005-08-24T10:48:00.000-07:002005-08-24T12:39:55.953-07:00

I haven't been posting because there are a few specific topics that I'd like to write about, but haven't had the time to do them justice. One has to do with the Bible and wishing, another has to do with free will. Until I can get those down, I'll talk a little about my neighbors. Apparently, they can either fight or have other very useful talents.My house is on a corner lot. To my left is

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1124128565448682022005-08-15T10:56:00.000-07:002005-08-16T11:09:13.983-07:00

The day after the dream there was an article on Wired.com about Google's effort to make books searchable, or more specifically, the roadblocks to that effort. Also, I saw an ad campaign for searchable videos from Yahoo!, which led me to Google's video search. Once they can tie the search to an audio recognition program, those searches will become a whole lot more useful.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1123800510718735002005-08-11T15:48:00.000-07:002005-08-11T15:48:30.776-07:00

Towards the end of my dream I approached a jail cell with a man clothed in white standing with his head down facing slightly away from me. I knew the guy to be a little slow, so I wasn't surprised that he didn't respond to my approach. What did surprise me was the sound of footsteps walking toward me from inside the jail cell when all I could see in my dream was the man standing. When the

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1123626962511821662005-08-09T15:36:00.000-07:002005-08-09T16:34:01.050-07:00

I just finished reading The Warren Buffet Way by Robert Hagstrom and it shoots right up into the top five of my favorite business books. In addition to clearly explaining how to succeed in the stock market, I found an answer to a question no one has ever been able to adequately answer for me buried deep within the book. The question: "When do you sell?"Before I discuss the answer as I

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1122576315131174572005-07-28T11:45:00.000-07:002005-07-28T11:49:32.886-07:00

Man, I've been so busy keeping Moluv.com updated that I haven't had time to write anything here. So here's a scoop of what's been going on.Rakkasah - Summer Caravan. Shab performed at this year's Summer Caravan with a routine chock full of new material. As the 2005 Bellydancer of the Universe, and 2005 Bellydancer of the Year, the place got packed when she went on, and she didn't disappoint.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1121793652716873472005-07-19T10:20:00.000-07:002005-07-19T10:20:52.756-07:00

Last Sunday my mom hooked me and my brother up with some free tickets to the American LeMans race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. We hooked up my long-time Honda civic mechanic Sammy from Oakland Auto Works and his buddy Jeff before the race. The coolest part about the whole thing happened when my brother and I first arrived. When we drove into the facility, we were immediately escorted to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1121277576432798622005-07-13T10:59:00.000-07:002005-07-13T15:27:59.163-07:00

The BroadswordYesterday in Kali, I got to practice with the broadsword for the first time. It's tricky changing striking styles when switching from stick to broadsword. We typically use "bouncing" strikes with the stick, whereas the broadsword requires a "pulling" strike. The defense changes from one weapon to the other too. .Net MagazineI just got an email from the editor of the UK's ".Net"

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1121145925877903042005-07-11T22:25:00.000-07:002005-07-11T22:25:25.913-07:00

A few weeks ago a kid came by my house and saw me washing my car. He told me his birthday was coming up and that he wanted to earn some money to buy stuff for his birthday. Since then, he's been coming by every Sunday to wash my Honda Civic. He's not allowed to touch the Vette yet. :-) He's a good kid, but in the process of helping him earn some cash I began to realize what kind of

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1120867021278997722005-07-08T16:57:00.000-07:002005-07-13T15:23:55.913-07:00

Almost finished. It's nearly time to finally start utilizing the power of EBay. Here's the concept: auction off banner space at Moluv.com. Not a complex idea, but a fundamentally sound one, I think. It's easy to figure out how much Yahoo or Google charges for ad space, but how do I figure out what to charge for ad space on my site. The answer is: I don't. Let the open market figure it

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1120582279529042482005-07-05T09:51:00.000-07:002005-07-05T12:01:04.943-07:00

Got some picks from my trip to LA for the Fourth of July weekend. I went down there to visit my long-time friend Eric "Big Dog" Deanda. E is one of those people that doesn't just make lemonade out of a lemon. He'll build designer cups out of the rinds, get top dollar for them, and have a 100% customer satisfaction index. Needless to say he has one of the most brilliant business minds I've

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1120087857064658432005-06-29T16:30:00.000-07:002005-06-29T16:42:33.826-07:00

I just took my first step in building up enough assets to buy my home. I purchased 500 shares of Westaff (WSTF). The company used to be a running joke where I work now, because a few of us went through their payroll system as contractor's before starting full-time. We didn't know if their name was intended to be pronounced "We Staff" or "West Staff", or if the confusion was intentional.A few

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1119998623470874112005-06-28T15:43:00.000-07:002005-06-28T15:43:43.510-07:00

Last week I got the title to the Corvette. In some ways, it's a relief, and in other ways not so much. Now that I've transferred my auto loan liability to my home loan, I'll be paying almost $500 less per month, the refinance gave me 2 months of income since I don't start paying on the new loan until August, and I own the car outright. The car is mine, mine, mine. Now the bad part. With the

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1119395423171294492005-06-21T16:10:00.000-07:002005-06-21T16:12:39.753-07:00

After nearly two months of combined jujitsu and kali, my body is starting to give me some unwanted feedback. Let's see, there's the bruised ribs, the two aching elbows, a bruised knee, the mild hammy pull, and there's always the surgically repaired achilles to keep an eye on. No pain, no gain has been a mantra I've been familiarized with from a very early age, and I suppose there's some truth

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1118940128113808992005-06-16T09:42:00.000-07:002005-06-16T10:03:20.273-07:00

When I first launched my site Moluv.com back in 2000, my goal was pretty simple: create a collection of the best looking sites on the web. In doing so I noticed after the first few years that my interaction with black folks online was close to nil. It wasn't really a surprise, because it's been the same in most of my management and engineering jobs. Outside of my extended family, I really

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1118697915584838972005-06-13T14:25:00.000-07:002005-06-13T14:25:15.630-07:00

Most of the people that happen on to this site are either students or web designers/developers. This entry isn't for you. This is for you intranet newbies that still don't know why intranets are important. First, let's start with the low-hanging fruit. Employee data is about as easy as it gets. If you have more than a handful of employees, and there is frequently a need for one employee to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1118259578828657292005-06-08T12:39:00.000-07:002005-06-08T16:59:23.210-07:00

Kali: I thought I was going to have four days in a row of martial arts again, 1 day jiujitsu, 3 days kali, but since my daughter's flying in to visit this week, it'll only be 2 days of kali. Last night's class was kind of cool. We did an exercise where we had to fight like someone else in the class. It was kind of awkward, but it was fun and I learned a little more kali and a lot about my

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1117819437422238952005-06-03T10:23:00.000-07:002005-06-03T10:23:57.470-07:00

I went in to the dentist this morning for a cleaning for the first time since before I had my root canal twenty years ago. My teeth are great, but my gums around my molars began bleeding easily. This is when the dental hygienist gave me some shocking news. Ninety-nine percent of people with heart disease and diabetes have bleeding gums and it's not a coincidence. Apparently when your gums

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1117654654481636742005-06-01T12:37:00.000-07:002005-06-02T09:19:46.340-07:00

I was talking to a friend of mine, Eric, a few days ago, and we got to talking about what we had been up to over the past week. I had 3 days of Kali, a day of Jujitsu, did some drumming for Shab (who is now officially the best bellydancer in the country after winning her fourth national belly dance title in four years last weekend) and her dance troupe Ooh La La, and helped her where I could for

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1117231968634569672005-05-27T15:12:00.000-07:002005-05-27T15:12:48.676-07:00

I had three consecutive days of Kali this week following my Monday Jujitsu class. My legs are dead, but I learned a little something. When I first started jujitsu about a month ago I was having a hard time trying to figure out how Kali applies to it, since its concepts pretty much apply to any fighting style. I think I figured it out, though. In Kali, the parry-check is about as fundamental

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1116891997130869882005-05-23T16:46:00.000-07:002005-05-23T16:50:22.836-07:00

After reading one of my blogs on making money, a reader sent me an email with a link to his client Peter Leeds, an investment advisor, and suggested I see what Mr. Leeds had to say about investing in the stock market. So, always being willing to invest in a little more knowledge, I paid the $70 bucks for the audio CD's. I just got them on Friday, and I listened to them today. I learned

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1116526348455691672005-05-19T11:12:00.000-07:002005-05-23T15:14:53.176-07:00

Def. A crime that undermines the offender's government.I've made no secret about opposing the war on Iraq. I feel the country was lied to, and those in power have/and will gain personally from the increased spending on military, and the profits currently being made by oil companies. However, no matter how logically I make this argument to some people, they can't accept the fact that they ... we

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1116261133934944622005-05-16T09:32:00.000-07:002005-06-01T12:54:40.446-07:00

This was the first time I've been on stage for anything since the sixth grade (not counting martial arts competitions). I got to drum for Shab's belly dance troupe Ooh La La at Tribal Fest, a 4 day belly dance convention. It wasn't too complex a task, but I didn't realize how much conditioning is needed to do percussion for 5 straight minutes.Shab had the much harder job of balancing a 24 inch

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1115935027732614152005-05-12T14:57:00.000-07:002005-05-12T14:58:50.056-07:00

Now you’ve read the first three blogs in this series (I, II, III) and you’re motivated, you’ve started investing in yourself by reading and asking questions, and you’ve started putting money in a retirement account, or have done a lot of research and found a stock you’d like to invest in. What next? For me, the next step was to buy a house. I could have put down a sizable down-payment on the

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1115745380515630752005-05-10T10:16:00.000-07:002005-05-10T10:16:20.586-07:00

A few weeks ago I started taking jiujitsu classes at Ralph Gracie's new school in Berkeley. A great supplement to my regular Kali work. Great conditioning is a requirement, so I've been riding my bike and jogging more so I don't end up vomiting sometime in the middle of class. It's a great school, the teacher is accomplished and is a very good instructor. What does this mean for Kali?

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1114725595403097922005-04-28T14:59:00.000-07:002005-04-28T15:00:42.876-07:00

I’ve already discussed the first two points, believing it was possible and investing in myself. Now, I’ll talk about investing in business, or at least what I did that could apply to you. At one point I started my own business. I invested money in stocks, which means I gave a company or group of companies my hard earned dollars so that they could make more money. I invested in my retirement

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1113408899479499972005-04-13T09:14:00.000-07:002005-04-13T09:14:59.480-07:00

You missed a great show if you didn't see the Ultimate Fighter Finale on SpikeTV. The first fight was great because the winner was injured in training and couldn't run. The second fight was even better, because both guys showed so much heart that even the loser (he should have won) got the coveted UFC contract. The last fight was kind of lame, because it looked like Ken Shamrock just gave up

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1113338178764873542005-04-12T13:36:00.000-07:002005-04-12T13:36:18.763-07:00

How did I make enough money to buy my new car? You can invest in yourself, Real Estate, or businesses. Let's start with you. Or, more specifically, what I did that could apply to you. In order to make money, you first have to believe you can. Although faith helps, it's not as nice as knowing exactly what steps you can take. First, find out how other people got rich. Bill Gates (Microsoft

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1112916704767262742005-04-07T16:31:00.000-07:002005-04-07T16:31:44.766-07:00

When I first saw the Google Maps site at maps.google.com I was impressed with the zoom and pan feature. However, since then, I hadn't really thought much about it. Then, today, I found out that they have a satellite view that you can zoom and pan on. Incredible! Just drag the map with your mouse to pan, and move the slider to zoom. I luv the internet.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1108165717726776282005-02-11T15:48:00.000-08:002005-02-11T15:49:43.670-08:00

We focused on non-weapon weapons Tuesday of last week. My non-weapon weapon was a scarf. I'll never look at a strip of fabric in the same way. We practiced on utilizing the properties of our "weapons" to their best advantage. In my case the length and flexibility of fabric. We did some knife disarms, perried and countered punches, and even used it against a stick. Surprisingly, the scarf

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1108086569861928222005-02-10T17:49:00.000-08:002005-02-10T17:53:29.616-08:00

As nice as it is to fulfill my dream of having a brand spankin' new Corvette, it's still not as valuable to me as knowing what I had to do to get it, and how to do it again. So, over the next few weeks, I'll go over the steps I took to be able to afford it. I believe by sharing what I know, I'll be able to retain the knowledge a lot better. And maybe someone out there in internet land might get

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1106673578619981242005-01-25T09:19:00.000-08:002005-04-19T17:30:36.933-07:00

After two months of waiting, and weeks of haggling over financing with the cutthroats at HSBC the Vette has finally arrived. It's still hard to believe its mine, but I think I can get used to it. Big thanks to the folks at Hammer Auto.Here's a couple of snapshots. Click the images for larger photos.I've been told it kind of looks like the Batmobile. I kind of like the Batmobile, so I'll take

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1103236859928312022004-12-16T14:40:00.000-08:002004-12-16T14:52:24.406-08:00

After 4 years of reviewing web sites, it's a relief to come across one that blows me away. Time Warner's Road Runner site does that. It's not easy to get to the good stuff unless you have a direct link, but it's worth a visit. It has real-time video from CNN and the Weather Channel. They've incorporated videos from my daughter's favorite site, Brainpop, and has video reviews of the latest

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1102311241654848372004-12-05T21:34:00.000-08:002004-12-06T10:53:10.190-08:00

On occasion, I'll go hiking with Shab at a looped trail at Oakland's Redwood Regional Park. It has lots of creeks and trees and the trails are pretty lightly travelled. Mostly dog owners. Every time I go, I bring my Kali sticks and practice twirling, defenses, and strikes. I've been doing it for about a year. Once, we even passed some park rangers riding on horseback while I was practicing

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1101921923718156992004-12-01T09:25:00.000-08:002004-12-01T09:25:23.716-08:00

I've been using this new browser, made by the folks that invented the browser, and it is waaaay better than Internet Explorer. Faster. Less buggy. Faster. More features. Faster. It has a bunch of fast installing extensions that makes it even more useful. Oh, and it's both faster to start up and it loads web pages faster than Internet Explorer. t has a built-in pop-up blocker, very small

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1101235266363702612004-11-23T10:40:00.000-08:002004-11-23T10:41:06.363-08:00

Sleeping late feels soooo good.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1100737619799618642004-11-17T16:15:00.000-08:002004-11-17T16:27:56.266-08:00

I just received a post from one of the authors of one of the best reads on the net, Nappy Diatribe. You'll notice that I now have a permanent link to it, because there's no way I'm going to forget how to get there. Damn it's funny. In other news, I just ordered my 2005 C6 Vette. Black on black with the Z51 suspension package. I guess it wasn't enough to just test drive it. Now I have to

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1098994017302602792004-10-28T13:06:00.000-07:002004-11-19T15:45:57.183-08:00

According to this Associated Press story 100,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the US led war. That's a lot of people. The story also goes on to say that most of them were women and children. Thanks President Bush. I feel safer now.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1098923888750213242004-10-27T17:38:00.000-07:002004-10-27T17:38:08.750-07:00

http://rense.com/general57/aale.htm

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1098117966601554042004-10-18T09:46:00.000-07:002004-10-18T09:48:50.066-07:00

Oh yes. Yes they are. It seems the recipe is to beef up the suspension and throw a Corvette engine in. That's what they did with the Cadillac CTS-V. Or, in the case of the Cadillac XLR, just take an entire Corvette and put a new body on it. With the Pontiac GTO, they took the last generation Corvette engine and put it in one of their best platforms from abroad, a Holden Monaro from Australia

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097855527464375602004-10-15T08:52:00.000-07:002004-10-15T08:52:07.463-07:00

A good throw is hard to explain. That's what we practiced yesterday. A slight change in the angle or position of either arm or hand weakens it a lot. Then there's the footwork. No footwork? No throw. This being the case, most of the class was spent trying to flip each other. My partner and I got to a point where we were comfortable that we could do it well, so we started trying counter

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097785321822402722004-10-14T13:22:00.000-07:002004-10-14T13:22:01.823-07:00

It looks like I'll be having a good Saturday. In the morning I'll be headed out with my brother to go drive the brand new 2005 C6 Corvette at a GM test drive event. Then, it's out to Monterey to watch the class dominating C5 Corvette in a night race at Laguna Seca. It doesn't get any better than this folks.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097775010298553532004-10-14T10:30:00.000-07:002004-10-14T10:30:10.296-07:00

We worked on double sticks, and double knife last night. I have a smashed pinky to prove it. The most dangerous part is what you do to yourself. Lose control of your weapon and you'll more likely hurt yourself than anyone else. It was interesting trading strikes with people I don't usually study with. Other students have different rhythms and it's invaluable to be able to adapt to a new

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097682720864899212004-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:002004-10-15T08:59:14.070-07:00

Today is the first day in a 3 day stretch of Kali classes. Yesterday we did a lot of exercises on countering flurries with just body movements. I got popped in my grill a couple of times, but no harm done. At the end of this session we got to do a little hands-only sparring. I tried to work on using my footwork to get in closer to my opponent with moderate success. Today we get to work with

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097682476409527742004-10-13T08:47:00.000-07:002004-10-13T08:47:56.410-07:00

I'm thinking about getting my MBA, so I went to a workshop at Berkeley's Haas School of Business on Saturday. I think being around the concentration of smartness may have rubbed off on me. I'm actually thinking seriously about going now. I met two guys at completely separate times from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area that each worked for a medical supplies company doing engineering tests for

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8330507.post-1097108669650176582004-10-06T17:24:00.000-07:002004-10-06T17:24:29.650-07:00

Is it just me or does it seem odd that a man who was the CEO of a company that did business with "enemy" countries during his tenure is the acting vice president? Or, that he voted against a resolution in favor of freeing Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela during the height of Apartheid? This, and 50% of the people of of our country actually want him back in office. Strange. Unusual.

moluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334705842347676694noreply@blogger.com4