Patrick

http://www.nimportequi.com/ Via Digg.

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Nice post, solar_kid, thanks for sharing.

http://weburbanist.com/2008/12/05/abandoned-deserted-building-town-city/ If you have some time, this is an amazingly large guide. So many cool pictures. Via Digg.

http://gizmodo.com/5102362/lego-colonial-space-ship-is-big-enough-to-terraform-real-planets What a beast! Via Digg.

Glad you liked it.

Any Harry Potter fans here picking this up? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tales_of_Beedle_the_Bard My copies arrived today, but I don't know when I'll have a chance to take a hard look at them.

Thought this was a pretty cool video.

No, I don't have Wii Fit, sorry. Looks cool, though.

Cool.

Yes, I have one. No, don't regret it at all. I think it'd be hard to regret getting any of the 3 consoles... unless you just didn't like video games, in which case you wouldn't get one, anyway.

Who here is into photography? What equipment do you have? I have a point and shoot, so nothing fancy. A Canon A720 IS. But, it's a nice camera for what it is.

No worries. My pleasure.

Welcome. You are well named.

I bought some clothes from Macy's online on Monday. It was kind of a coincidence that it was on Cyber Monday. I generally only buy clothes when they are on sale and often times when I can get a coupon to knock the sale price down even more. That's exactly what I did as I found a coupon that saved me more than the one that Macy's was advertising for Cyber Monday.

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The December 2008 selection is... Wa-No-Michi. Congratulations!

Did you get any good deals this year?

Sorry to hear that. Yeah, I'd probably head to the doctor...

Those are good points, sensei8. Updating for the sake of updating is certainly a waste of time. On the other side of the coin, though, are you saying that your art can never be innovated on or improved upon in any way? After all, innovation or improvement is just another word for change or update. I'm not a martial artist, so I'm just asking the question out of curiosity and in the interest of discussion, but I don't know if I believe that a style creator launches a style and thinks "this is perfect, this is the best it is ever going to be and it can never get any better. I have created the perfect style without exception and nothing can ever be discovered that would improve it in any way." After all, would you want to learn from someone who held this view about him or herself? I'm not saying that age old traditions and techniques should be changed or anything, but I don't see a problem with having an open mind and considering the possibility of change or innovation. I'd agree with tallgeese, though, that I think the teacher should teach what they are qualified to teach and help the student apply it to their capabilities, limitations and environment.

Welcome aboard Joel.

My pleasure. Patrick

Congrats.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Good luck.

Thanks all. I (and we) appreciate it.