All right, I stumbled across this search site called "ZoomInfo" which I found hilarious and somewhat disturbing at the same time.  It's one of those sites that trolls the web for references to people and attempts to compile information on them so that others can search.  It'd be a real boon to stalkers, which I find BAD.  However, one of the ( Read more... )

As soon as I got to the location for the class, I was fine.  Class was fine.  All was fine.  Fine!  It was fine!  (No, seriously, it really was fine.)  So, why couldn't I convince my subconscious or whatever that it would be fine, when I knew it would be and, in fact, it was?

Bodies R Stoopid.

I rewarded myself with a Peet's coffee and life was good.

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*Sigh*

Memo to Neurotransmitters:

Dear neurotransmitters... I have been teaching self-defense classes successfully for many years, now.  I neither need, nor desire, to have attacks of anxiety prior to teaching classes.  It is not helpful.  I do not need them.  In all my years of teaching, only one class has not gone well.  Most times, they are ( Read more... )

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Published on Friday, August 3, 2007 by Reuters Angry Men Get Ahead While Angry Women Penalized: Study

by Claudia Parsons

NEW YORK - A man who gets angry at work may well be admired for it but a woman who shows anger in the workplace is liable to be seen as “out of control” and incompetent, according to a new study presented on Friday.

What’s more, the ( Read more... )

It was fun, but OW.

I am soooooo flabby.

But got some new moves to practice and eventually teach.  A good way to get out of a hairgrab from behind, for instance.  And more work on elbow strikes than I've had in a dog's age.

Ow.

Ow.

Ow.

But I loved it.

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I am assisting my boss today in our bi-annual Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training for new and continuing staff members.  I'm still qualified, but have developed the reputation over the years, along with
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I have a class I'm helping a coworker teach in Danville at 11:30.  We were suppposed to carpool from here.  It's now 5 after 11!!!  She is NOT here.  I called a bit ago and she said she was running errands and would be here shortly.

HELLO!

It takes more than a half hour to GET TO DANVILLE.

FUCK!

Ok, this is NOT my problem.  I volunteered at the ( Read more... )

...I know you all can't wait for a patented Scendan rant...

But I'm composing and thinking first.