Really enjoyable #Judo session at Fort Purbrook Judo Club last night. Busy mat.
Felt pretty good despite age, injuries and lack of fitness.
Still trying to learn Uchi Mata after 40+ years to trying. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/05b74cce4c55241baf258f917c0091b5550d2424e599a6f754bc719895d9b373.webp
Watching Musk and Trump undo 248 years of US evolution as a country so rapidly is scary.
Shows that even with a written constitution it's all so very very fragile.
Good luck USA, looks like you need it.
Utterly appalling to see the USA president siding with invader of an allied nation rather than with Ukraine.
Sorry Americans it's got to be hard being on the bad guys side.
The "worst half time show of all time" is still living for free in my head this week, and filling my social media feeds.
It 100% worked, triggering all the right people and highlighting precisely why it was an excellent performance.
In January we started a Thursday class, now people want a Sunday session too! :-)
It's been fantastic restarting #Southampton #Judo at Parity Martial Arts and Wellness. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/cbf6b068e623edd93f2d6e76ed36c0e36bd7dd628f37f1c82e102e0034120e14.webp
My #Judo club reopened this month, and from this weekend offers Sunday sessions too.
If you are on #Southampton (UK) come along and say hello. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/3c6ea425923decd6a4becd463dc362a4e27a8dadec678f10dfc62ed70a681d6d.webp
"Civil War" is an amazing cautionary tale for the USA as Trump takes office. Take care America, be cautious and kind to one another.
Musk is a menace to businesses he involves himself with, twitter is sinking and his signature Tesla "... is not road legal in the UK.." due to "... concerns exist around the safety..."
The trend is clear safety at both twitter and Tesla not something Musk cares about
Including him in government?!
Loved the #sailgp racing presentation today. Day 1 in Aotearoa looked great.
That plus watching "The Convert" has been yearning for home.
Fort Purbrook Judo club is always an interesting club to visit. Amazing building. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/553ef6c4a3273f671551a6af72872f29e40e3dcde0a687ee7126c0196843d414.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/abf698cc0fa16dfdd3aadc8dc3f5d7c9dc5260d7cf3ebffc7bf1e57af50c525b.webp
18 adults and 22 kids in the first of my new #Judo classes in #Southampton last night!
Overjoyed to be coaching once again.
I had not been aware that Stoics considered physical health important.
This fits so well with the #Judo as training for mind and body holistically.
In case you don't know I am a #Judo coach. Restarting coaching tomorrow in #Southampton (UK).
Would be great to see you there.
Odd to hear Facebook saying Twitter's approach to fact checking is working when Musk is spreading disinformation daily.
There is a reason people are abandoning those platforms. The quality is plummeting and looks to drop even faster
Musk is proving to me that deleting all my content from Twitter was a good idea.
Also that buying a Kia not a Tesla was another good recent choice
I found one inside a desktop computer case once. Not alive, which did not stop it terrifying me when I saw it.
Look folks, it's a nice new #perl logo, just in time for Xmas.
https://perladvent.org/2024/2024-12-23.html https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6edf56a2d2c3ae76ee0c25226eff5c27a98921bf83e721ed61f78ec9471b31a3/4ef6a8cf84392309f8407cb3e8eb430c8b66e05cb37ff7671d9b875fbf390382.webp
Loving that on SNL the world map has NZL twice and Australia hidden. :-)
Work computer shutdown for 2024. This year has been very VERY challenging.
Hoping work in 2025 can be more stable and less upsetting
This week #perl turned 37 years old. Amazing. Still a powerful language, modern Perl is a terrific language still powering large systems. It's also kept me fed and watered with a roof over my head for many of those years.
So, thank you Perl and thank you Larry Wall.