Weeknotes 34 (Aug ’20): Video of a naked man on the wall
Yesterday marked our last Zoom taekwondo class. We hope! From this week we’re back in the dojang, or training outdoors. We honestly don’t know what we’ll do if there’s another lockdown that prevents...
View ArticleWeeknotes 35 (Sept ’20): Broken systems
I tried to get an appointment with my GP this week. I went to their website and navigated past the Covid-19 messages, and through the variety of opaque options to finally find the bit about making an...
View ArticleWeeknotes 36 (Sept ’20): Making stuff happen
We’re teaching three taekwondo classes back to back these days, with 15 minutes between each one to allow for social distancing. On Saturday I found myself jumping side to side over an obstacle in all...
View ArticleWeeknotes 37 (Sept’ 20): Normal human reactions
Sarah heard an item on the radio interviewing an expert in crisis planning and management. Apparently he calmly went through all the things you’re meant to do when there’s a major crisis like a...
View ArticleWeeknotes 38 (Oct ’20): Plenty of room for improvement
We took a day trip to the White Cliffs of Dover this week. We decided on our destination on a whim, and only realised it was a National Trust property when we were on the road. We had lunch (baked...
View ArticleWeeknotes 39 (Oct 20): An awful lot and nothing at all
I’ve reduced my digital input for October, so no Facebook, no Instagram and no RSS feeds. I also made it harder to check my email on my phone and muted WhatsApp group chat alerts. I wouldn’t say it’s...
View ArticleWeeknotes 40 (Oct / Nov ’20): Smiling, proud faces
Eventful week. We managed to hold a taekwondo grading, recorded it and sent it to our Grandmaster to grade. At the moment, this feels like a massive achievement both for the club and for the students...
View ArticleWeeknotes 41 (Nov ’20): Alternating between engaging and astonishingly dull
I took advantage of lockdown to have some minor surgery that stops me from exercising for a week. I’ve been wanting to have it down for about a year, but it hasn’t warranted missing teaching class....
View ArticleWeeknotes 42 (Nov ’20): The ‘she what?!’ factor
I’ve attended a couple of group meditations online. An odd experience, but good. Don’t rule it out.Managed to run 3 times this week, out the door at 7am. I never imagined I would be someone who would...
View ArticleWeeknotes 43 (Dec ’20): A deliberate halt
In November I decided to stop writing weeknotes. As I said before, I find them quite useful and interesting, but probably not necessary to do in ‘public’. I may change my mind again. We shall see.
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