Patrick

I spend somewhere between 109 and 139 minutes a week on the elliptical (I'm not joking about those specific times, lol), at various difficulty levels. I do a mix of strength training with dumbbells and cardio, with 1 out of every 3 days being more cardio heavy. Patrick

Welcome to KarateForums.com, millhilldojo. Glad to have you. Patrick

Awesome. Glad that you liked it, Bob. Patrick

That's a great example of having your priorities in order. Patrick

I just watched this movie last night. I liked it. It's an entertaining movie with some funny moments. It is kind of noteworthy in my mind as it is the first time that Robert De Niro and Tommy Lee Jones have been in the same movie together. You'd think they may have done that before, but IMDB says no. When they share a scene, it's awesome. Have you seen it? If you haven't, in addition to buying or renting, it is currently streaming on Netflix. Patrick

Happy Birthday to Noah (Wastelander), who recently became a Sensei (moderator) here at KarateForums.com. Thank you for all of the outstanding contributions that you have made here, over the years, and the great example that you set for others. Thanks, Patrick

Welcome eloylb. Patrick

Congrats Dani_001. Patrick

Congrats Danielle.

Welcome Archimoto. Thank you for joining us. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Ninja Mom. Glad to have you.

This. Thanks for sharing, FangPwnsAll7. Patrick

Good luck, Dani_001. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The April selection is... hammer. Congratulations! Thank you for all of your great contributions to our community. Sincerely, Patrick

Update: this was an April Fools' Day joke. More info here: http://www.karateforums.com/april-fools-day-update-submit-new-posts-via-postal-mail-vt46545.html Thanks, Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Early this morning, we announced that you would now be able to submit posts to KarateForums.com via postal mail. With a little bit of time left in April Fools' Day, I just wanted to confirm that this was a joke. That's not to say it wouldn't be fun to receive some submissions! Thank you to John (Zaine) for being the primary force behind the idea and to the staff in general for helping to guide the end result. I hope that you had a great day. Thanks again, Patrick

Edit: This was part of an April Fools' Day joke. Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. The internet has made it easy for people to have a voice and to receive instant gratification. This is both good and bad. It's good because we can connect to people quicker and share our thoughts without delay. We can buy a song and download it less than a minute after we decided we wanted it. On the other hand, it can lead to a shallower appreciation of what we have. And without a delay in sharing our thoughts, we sometimes share thoughts that aren't fully formed or considered. Because of this, there is a movement back to mediums of the past. My friend Chrispian loves to write in paper notebooks like Field Notes (I myself use a paper planner). Vinyl record sales have increased steadily over the last several years. Discerning consumers are looking offline to cultivate their passions and engage in deeper thinking. Similarly, we have always encouraged high quality contributions here at KarateForums.com. In line with this, for the discerning KarateForums.com members, we will now be accepting handwritten submissions to KarateForums.com via postal mail. We have created a form that you can print and fill in, while taking your time. Once you are done, mail it to us and we'll publish it online. Download the form here: http://www.karateforums.com/documents/kfsubmissionform.pdf You can still submit posts online, but I look forward to receiving some excellent, well thought out posts via postal mail. Thank you for reading. Sincerely, Patrick

Congrats mazzybear. Patrick

Nice clip, Noah. Patrick

Welcome to KF, ventura. Patrick

Thanks John. Patrick

Congrats. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The March selection is... jaypo. Congratulations! Thank you for all of your great contributions to our community. Sincerely, Patrick

Awesome. Have fun. Patrick

Not to derail this serious discussion, but I just did a quick search and, excluding your post, the word speedo has only been mentioned in 28 of our 506,258 posts. And 11 of those were a spammer. Spammers, etc. aside, there are only 14 posts that used that word. Before you used it, it actually hadn't been used since December 26, 2012. 2013, like 2008, 2007, 2002 and 2001, was a speedo free year here on KarateForums.com. I guess we're just not that big on speedos around here. Patrick