Testing from iPod touch

Testing from my iPod touch... Seems to work!

Goin' on the cloud

This is the first post after a big conversion to blogger from my custom blog software cobbled together. It became too difficult to keep the old system going with multiple upgrades, versions, etc. And I just don't have the time to keep it going.
But now that it's being run through blogger I should be able to post more frequently! To get it here, I had to write a custom php rss export for my blog, upload it to a local wordpress install, export it in wordpress format, run a conversion to blogger format, and upload. Whew!

Zigarren Cigars

Check out this place on Macleod just south of Chinook on the east side. And try the house blend cigars -- very sweet and full. A bit of a warm finish though so watch out. The owner is a great guy and knows a lot about cigars so what I usually do is mention some that I like and he recommends new ones.
http://www.zigarren.ca/

Maduro Cigar

Woodsy, deep and bold without being overbearing. Smooth and full. 
http://www.madurocigars.net/

Glenrothes 2009

Very good bottle as a gift from Jason. Clean, woody, and elegant.
http://www.theglenrothes.com/uk/

Warehouse Closes - This Time For Good (Probably)

There once was a time when this was my second home. A place that played my kind of music and with people weird enough to be interesting. Haven't been in a decade but somehow it was good that I knew it was there.

The main reason the Class A status wouldn't work for the Warehouse/ Underground, said Hewitt, is that it would force the club to clear out its premises every night by 3 a.m., thus eliminating its status as an afterhours hot spot.

"There's going to be a very big hole (when it comes to) mid-size concert venues," he said.

In recent years, internationally acclaimed indie rock acts such as Caribou, Jello Biafra, the Boredoms, King Khan & The Shrines, the Hold Steady and Gaslight Anthem have performed at the Warehouse/Underground.

Before it became a live venue, the club was central to Calgary's DJ dance scene, added Hewitt, a DJ himself.

Ultimately, Hewitt feels he was mistreated by the commission.

"It's not like I was running some underground crime scene," he said. "It's not like this was a blight on Calgary and everybody will breath a sigh of relief. . .

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Warehouse+Underground+nightclubs+lose+liquor+licence/2497900/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+canwest/F233+(Calgary+Herald+-+News)

Resigned from Aikido Bozankan Board of Directors

After much thought, much discussion, and many sleepless nights I've resigned from the Bozankan Board of Directors. Don't know if I will ever train there again, just absolutely disgusted with the politics, BS, and lack of focus on what Aikido is supposed to do.

If people that have been training conflict resolution, harmony, and honor can't resolve conflict, get along, or be honest with each other then we've got a problem.