KarateKen

Six months.

Wild get the W tonight against the Ducks, moving them up to 22 points in 14 games, a record of 10-2-2. Great start to the season. Still four points behind first place Winnipeg who is 13-1, 26 points, the top record in the league. Other scores from Friday were Leafs 3-1 over Red Wings, Penguins 4-2 over Capitals, and the Kraken win in overtime against the Golden Knights, 4-3.

Alice Cooper - Elected

Lots of talk about the ending to Thursday night's game where the Ravens won 35-34. Lions play the Texans on Sunday Night Football, looking forward to that one.

I did not get a chance to watch any football today, but I did see the Lions won in Green Bay, putting them at 7-1. Vikings won and are 6-2. NFC North looking tough, three teams with at least six wins. The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday at 4pm eastern. Not sure what to expect but a good chance there will be some movement that day. There seems to be a lot of anxiety about Tuesday. I am not sure what else is happening on November 5, I am not aware of anything, so I think a lot of people are on edge about what could take place at the NFL trade deadline.

The name alone is worthy of nomination.

I would just say this....I think many students have days or weeks or longer where they are not feeling as motivated as they once were, but those also pass. We all have bad days, bad weeks. The true test of dedication is how hard will you work when you don't feel up for it? Anyone can put in the effort when they want to, when you don't want to is where your dedication will be tested. Edit: I also want to add something else. There are many times when I did not feel like training but did anyway. I can't think of once when I wished I had not gone. I learned though experience that even when I don't want to go, just go, because I will be glad I did. Some of the most fun I had in class was nights I did not want to attend.

The NFL continues to be unpredictable. The NY Jets pulled out a Thursday night win against the Texans to end a five-game losing streak and improve to 3-6. Houston falls to 6-3.

Joe Rogan Podcast

Alright. Since the new format I have been posting in wrong threads at times. I will try to look more closely. Thanks for the update.

I don't know if it changed, or if I got wrong information, or misunderstood, but it I think you are correct.

Halloween movie theme (watching the movie!)

The LA Dodgers have won the World Series. They win game five by a score of 7-6 and take the series 4-1. This is the Dodgers first World Series win since 2020. Sorry. @sensei8 the NYY had a good run.

Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash

My first tournament (TKD) was on this day (Oct 29) in 2005, so 19 years ago. I remember feeling a lot of emotions. Nervous, excited, overwhelmed, tried to take it all in, and it made it difficult to sleep. We had a sparring seminar the night before and I won against a higher rank but was 0-2 against my own rank in the actual tournament. I was a green belt. I did forms and weapons, where I placed, but did not place in sparring. I felt pretty good that I got two third place medals in my first tournament, but knew I missed a chance to win a sparring match, especially the second one, and to this day kick myself over some clear missed opportunities to land points. It was about a 13-hour day between participating and volunteering at the event, but I left with more energy than I came in with. It was so much fun to get that experience for the first time. I did see stars for the rest of the night though, a kick to the head did that. Possibly a concussion, but other than that I got out unscathed. Fun day and fun memories, still recall it like it was last weekend nearly two decades later. Please share your own, if you want.

Very interesting, thanks for posting this.

Never been much of a factor for me that I can recall, other than falling when I lost my balance on the medical ball. Or whatever that big silver one is called.

Green becomes red. The calendar says Halloween, but my belt is looking a lot like Christmas.

Minnesota and Marc Andre-Fleury got a win on Tuesday night against his former team, the Penguins. The win puts Minnesota at 6-1-2, 14 points, only two behind the first place Jets. Still a long way to go, obviously, but it is nice to get some early season wins because if you slump mid-season, and many times teams do, there is a benefit to having banked those standings points in October. You don't have to chase as much later in the year as you do if you start out slow. Not saying the Wild are changing my expectations of the season, but they look good so far, and I am always happy for Fleury, one of my favorite players. Other winners were the Ducks, Flyers, Kraken, Senators, Capitals. and the San Jose Sharks have won two in a row.

They are not out yet, they live to see game five after winning 11-4 Tuesday night.

Thanks! I feel pretty good today, thought I would be sore but I am going back tonight.

The Cranberries - Zombie

Bad news for the Texans, WR Stephon Diggs is out for the season with a torn ACL. The Texans are 6-2 and one of the top contenders, not sure how this will impact but we might learn a little bit on Thursday night as the Texans spend Halloween in NY against the Jets.

The Jets fall for the first time this season, a 4-2 loss in Toronto, dropping them to 8-1-0, still the best team in the league right now but it ends the winning streak. Other winners tonight were the Golden Knights, Sharks, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Panthers and Blue Jackets.

Back to the gym today. Felt good.