Patrick

Hello Liver Punch, Thank you for sharing this. I know you have a good sense of humor and I appreciate your honesty in that way. As you review books online and post reviews on Amazon.com, etc., definitely keep in mind that your words have a great deal of power. Definitely consider the book as a whole, good and bad and it's value relative to price. I can't speak for this book, but having authored a book that was picked up by a fairly major publisher, etc., I can tell you that it is a challenging process and that it takes a certain measure of courage to write one, to put yourself out there like that. There is a certain vulnerability to it. Just some thoughts that you may want to consider: http://www.patrickokeefe.com/2009/12/09/when-reviewing-a-book-please-know-that-your-words-are-very-powerful/ Bottom line, as long as you are honest and fair - awesome. It is also important to recognize that everyone will value things differently. There is nothing to save anyone from. Some people will like the book (judging from reviews posted elsewhere) and some people won't. It doesn't necessarily make it good or bad, it just means that you didn't personally enjoy it. I think it's important to keep that context. I have emailed Mr. Jamilla to point him to this thread and invite him to join our community. I hope he does as it'd be interesting to hear his thoughts. Sincerely, Patrick

That's a pretty good answer, John. I think I might be scared that if I did something bad or out of character, that would be the switch that would cause the repeating days to end, and it would stick. Patrick

Hey Dave. Glad you found us! Welcome aboard. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Wuwei. Thank you for the kind words. Patrick

My pleasure. Patrick

Happy Birthday Brian! Thank you for all that you do around here. I hope that you have a great day. Patrick

Happy Birthday Heidi! Thank you for all of the great contributions that you have made to this community. I hope that you have a great day! Patrick

Wow, that's unfortunate.

Welcome aboard, ZenGuitar. Glad to have you. Patrick

Thanks for the replies, all. Our pleasure, sojobo. Patrick

Thanks for the kind words, spinner12. Welcome. Patrick

Thanks LittleW. Patrick

Welcome to KF, wilkan. Patrick

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The January 2012 selection is... sojobo. Congratulations! Thanks, Patrick

Have a great 2012! Patrick

Welcome aboard. Sorry again for the trouble. Sincerely, Patrick

Welcome aboard, Mr. Conklin. Happy to have you. Patrick

Thanks for the replies, Bob, Danielle, Alex, Brian and Nevinyrral. Patrick

Haha. Thanks Alex. Congrats Clay. Patrick

Thanks for sharing, Liver Punch. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has positively contributed to KarateForums.com in 2011. Thank you to everyone who has helped another member, offered some insight or otherwise added something to the community. If you enjoy and respect this community, I appreciate it. Your support means a lot. This is the year that we turned 10 years old and we had a big celebration to mark the milestone. That's a long time and it's not something to take for granted. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach it. Thank you to everyone on my staff, including Heidi, Brian, Danielle, Alex, Jennifer, Jeff, Clay and Bob, for all of your support and help in maintaining this community. You are an important part of what keeps everything going. If you are reading this and you fit into any of the groups mentioned above, thank you. I hope that you have a great holiday season and a happy, healthy and successful 2012. Sincerely, Patrick

Congrats. Thanks for sharing this. Patrick

Great thinking to bring this back up, quinteros1963!

Congrats. Patrick

Ah, no worries. I see that you started a new thread. I am going to close this one and send everyone over there: http://www.karateforums.com/success-vt41989.html Thanks, Patrick