Fourth of July

Sing it loud, sing it proud!

To Anacreon in Heaven, where he sat in full glee,
A few sons of harmony sent a petition,
That he their inspirer and patron should be.
When this answer arrived from that jolly old Grecian:
Voice, fiddle and flute no longer be mute,
I’ll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
And besides I’ll instruct you like me to entwine
The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus’ vine."

(Or, if you like filk there are a few American versions you can choose instead. One of which is about the war of 1812.)

How does your garden grow

It's getting bigger.
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4th of July

Today was fun.
Came down to Eugene last night.
Spent today at the coast. (hence the pictures).
Then came back to Eugene for barbeque and martial arts. Practiced boken and jo a bit with C, then M showed us a bit of escrima, which is fun. (Escrima's the Phillipino fighting style with two short sticks. What Jackie Chan uses when he has a longer stick that gets broken in half.)

Then, I found a video of a bear that does jo. Here it is:

You're welcome.

And now I'm sitting in my room listening to explosions going off all around the neighborhood.