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My wife, Linda, and I just finished with my doctor appointment. The news is good and bad!! The good news is that my cancer didn’t return; I’m still in complete remission. The bad news is that I might have a brain tumor the size of an egg. That will require a biopsy and PETScan of my brain in order to determine if it’s a tumor or old blood clot. Appointments and test forthcoming.

Yes. I’m just 5 hours north of Los Angeles. I’ve plans to attend as much as I can of Judo and TKD events. Will try to see Track and Field, Diving, Fencing, Swimming, and Equestrian. If able to, I’ll see what else I can!! Bad thing is that my wife and I can only attend the weekend events due to my wife’s work schedule as a school teacher. One thing I’ll be looking for is to eat at Cupid Hot Dogs, a staple of my youth and a must as an adult, in the San Fernando Valley which is north of Los Angeles just over the Santa Monica Mountains.

Well, I’ve got egg all over my face!! Sorry that I took it literal, and forgetting, if even for a split second, that this was an April Fool’s Day joke. As I said before, this years April Fool’s Day joke was very well played, and I honestly got a kick out of it. Sometimes my MA background gets in the way a great joke!!

A big win for my Knights. The Knights wi. 4th straight by beating the Canucks 2-1. More importantly, 2 losses for the the other teams vying for first place in the Pacific. Edmington lost in OT, so they get a point, but the Ducks flat out have been terrible. They’ve lost 6 in a row…they got shut out. So now the VJC are tied for first place again. Vancouver with their throwback uniforms got on the board first, but my Knughts quickly tied it at one. Brayden McNabb with only his 5th goal of the season, and it was from far back, as one can see. But that’s usually where the defensemen shoot it from in the 3rd. Cole Smith scored what would be the game winner winning 2-1. My Knights sweep the Canucks this season, 3 games to none. Canucks by far the team in the entire league. For the immediate future, my Knights’ next 2 road games will be harder though. Seattle tomorrow night and Colorado on Saturday night. Which one’s the bigger town?? Colorado!! They’re the best team in the entire league with the highest amount of points and the Knights are playing in Denver. I believe that that will be a true test. GO KNIGHTS!!

Yes, I do like John Tortorella. I like his coaching style; quite aggressive across the board.

Make it a Double Big Mac…YUMMY YUMMY!

. Really?!? Interesting.

Raiders sign QB Kirk Cousins free in the Falcons. It appears that he’ll be the starting QB for the Raiders. Why not?!?

Well, if my dojo was a McDojo then there’s a lot of McDojos in Okinawa that are ran my legit Okinawa masters. Many Okinawa styles have only 4 ranks; white, green, brown, and black. Many legit dojo’s across the world train on hardwood floors, including those dojo’s ran by Okinawa masters. I’ve always coached with specifics, patience, and realistic feedback whenever necessary and often. I do not give ranks away like a McDojo does. I’ve always allowed cross training for my students. I myself have crossed trained in the MA forever. One style can’t have all of the answers. Maybe the “McDojo” and “Not a McDojo “ should be switched on #1, #2, #5, and #6. Albeit, the April Fools joke was a smashing success and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great April Fools; I throughly enjoyed it!!

1) 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know And Do Before They Die by Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Jim Plunkett. The ultimate resource for true Raiders fans. 2) If The Walls Could Talk: Raiders. Stories from the Raiders Sidelines, Locker Rooms, and Press Box by Lincoln Kennedy and Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Tim Brown. A behind the scenes perspective on Raiders history from Oakland to Las Vegas. 3) Cheating Is Encouraged by Mike Siani and Kristine Setting Clark. As told by the players who were there. A hard-nosed history of the 1970’s Raiders. My wife, Linda, who’s a die hard Raiders fan just received these books. She’s starting with book #1 above. I might read book #3 above because the Raiders of the 1970’s was a team to be reckoned with, not like the Raiders of today, imho. (Edits because I can’t type or spell or autocorrect has lost its mind)

My Knights are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division. Here’s their stats: GP 75 W 33 L 26 OTL 16 Pts 82 What is one to do with that?!? Drop back and punt!!

Careful there, Brian because the back is nothing to take unnecessary risks with. I agree, take it easy today or tomorrow too.

Excuse me?!? Well…I never!! I know 2 people that are spinning in their graves now…my sensei and his sensei!!

Not surprised at all. EBay is the king site for gouging people, and without any integrity. I remember that a single can of Lysol during the Covid-19 pandemic was $75 for a $5 item on EBay.