Archive for December, 2006

Playa Alameda

OK, so where else can you go for a week in the cold winter month of December to get treated like royalty,A be wined and dined all you can eat, andA be able to enjoy a beachA in 30+ degree weather? For us this year, it was Playa Alameda in Varadero, Cuba. So here?_Ts my [...]

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Ho Ho Ho!

I’d like to wish you all a Christmas/holiday season filled with a ho-ho-whole lotta happiness, and a new year filled with peace and prosperity. May the holidays greet you with all its good tidings and warmth!

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Hennessy VSOP

My gift this year from the team was a fine bottle of Hennessy VSOP. My thanks to the team for “gifting” me with this heavenly drink. Although not Christmas yet, I cheated, and had a small sip tonight. It has a delicate blend of wood notes and spices, punctuated by a spicy scent of cinnamon. [...]

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Blue Belt

Tonight my son and I went testing for our blue belts. I had practiced several times per week, and worked very hard for my blue belt. I was ready. Everything went well. I did my moves, the patterns etc. all very well.A Then came sparring time, and guess who I faced. The dude that did [...]

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Meditation

Meditation is an essential part of your Taekwondo training. Before and after any class, we must mediate first — to clear our mind of all thought and to relax completely. Now that I am really involved with Taekwondo, I have been doing some research on this great sport. I have foudn that many of the [...]

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Chamomile Tea

Chamomile, taken form the Greek word meaning “ground apple”,A possiblyA dates back at least to ancient Egypt, where Chamomile tea was prescribed as a cold remedy. The Romans enjoyed it as a beverage, as well as an incense. Chamomile is one of the oldest garden herbs, whose reputation as a medicinal plant shows little signs [...]

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