A quick caveat: I’m not a big fan of musicals. I like Cabaret, aka the best-musical-ever, and I like Hair, aka the second-best-musical-ever. Other than that, I’m generally not a fan. In the musical Hamilton, I really liked the character Lafayette. I was like, “Who is this French guy who is named after that streetContinue reading “My Thoughts on the Musical “Hamilton””
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The Partner/Opponent: Paradox in Push Hands
I’ve liked fighting since I was a kid. Not real fighting, and not watching sport fighting, but wrestling with my little brother. I loved the energy of it— getting mad at each other, getting riled up, then yelling at each other, the grappling, the slapping each other, but not so hard that we’d actually hurtContinue reading “The Partner/Opponent: Paradox in Push Hands”
Self-Defense Success!
On Sunday I taught in a martial arts school for the first time in ten years. Holy cow! I’m so glad to be back. I have a great feeling about teaching at North Portland Martial Arts & Movement-– Sifu Michael is making me feel very welcome and appreciated. Sunday’s class was self-defense, and I startedContinue reading “Self-Defense Success!”
Moments of Glory
I was recently talking with my friend J about karaoke. “When I sing karaoke, it’s a feeling of glory that I’m ultimately going for,” I told her. You know, the feeling you get when you’re belting out the chorus of Arcade Fire’s “Intervention” and all your friends come in with falsetto backup at just theContinue reading “Moments of Glory”
We Karate Chopped Our Wedding Cake
When Alex and I lived in Chicago, we trained in Karate at Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self Defense. We initially joined the dojo as a way to get fun exercise, but the students and teachers at Thousand Waves also became great friends over the three years we trained there. After belt tests such asContinue reading “We Karate Chopped Our Wedding Cake”
Michelle Folk Johnson 