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Revamp and the Torture Droid

Hello my faithful readers! I have been late for the last two posts, but aside from rigorous self-flagellation, I will not feel too bad about it. Life has been a little insane and I have too many things going on at once at the moment. One of these is the improvement of this site, which will include some surprises and some cleaning up. So if you ave any requests please speak up now.

I’ll get to a really interesting site I found in a minute, but before that let me tell you about some of the proposed changes around here…

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By G | 2 February 2011 | Posted in Ancient Technology, Humour, Increasing Happiness, News, Social Commentary

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Chris’s Travel Hacking Cartel

The above screen shot is taken from Chris Guillebeau’s new product, the Travel Hacking Cartel, which I just joined. Read more »

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By G | 25 January 2011 | Posted in Increasing Happiness, Travel

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Living in Brazil

I have moved 44 homes in 41 years of life on planet Earth, and actually lived in at least a half dozen countries, spending a few years at least in each. Add to that many more countries I just visited or spent a few months in, and  one begins to see certain patterns with respect to living anywhere. Read more »

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By G | 16 January 2011 | Posted in Increasing Happiness, Social Commentary, Travel

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The Wedding

So that all my stalkers may be satisfied at least a little, and/or to give them more material to print and wall-paper their abodes with, I present to you: My Wedding to Redhead Girl, with pictures to make Hollywood stars envious, and our sycophants ululate with glee!

Just go to the Image Gallery link and select the Wedding album. After the first 20 pictures you have to click on page 2 of the album to see the rest.

Once you click on an image you get to see it large as well as any commentary I added. Hovering over the thumbnails instead just gives you the title of the image, which is sometimes descriptive too.

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By G | 10 January 2011 | Posted in Increasing Happiness, News, Relationships

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2010 in Review and my Wedding

2009 was probably the happiest year of my life. 2010 had some challenges that were probably some of the hardest I have had to date, but also some peaks that I have never achieved before.

Both to satisfy my voyeurs as well as an aid to memory and the way forward, I thought I would amuse you by giving you a brief rundown of my year.

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  1. The Wedding
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  4. The Wedding Suit
  5. SYSTEMA BOOK – The New, First and Only Complete Systema Manual in the World

By G | 27 December 2010 | Posted in Humour, Increasing Happiness, Medical Science, News, Relationships, Systema, Travel

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BJJ vs. Systema (Round II)

Well, after my first foray into BJJ, I went to another session, this time with a man that had trained with the legend Rickson Gracie himself. His name is Antonio but they refer to him as Tunicão (Not sure of the spelling) and he´s the head instructor at El Greco´s place in Campeche (Florianopolis). El Greco is actually a Greek man called Christophoros Constantinidis and the gym is located in Travessa de Benção 191 Campeche. The sexy outfit of mismatched gi trousers and top, along with the green belt was very kindly lent to me by Christophoros. Read more »

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By G | 23 December 2010 | Posted in Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Human Performance, Martial Arts, News, Social Commentary, Systema, Travel

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Brazilian JuJitsu vs. Systema

Thursday, after meeting with the wedding photographer, I went to try out my first class of BJJ. The guys were all great and the instructor was a really nice man with obvious talent and experience.

The class started with some technique work. It has been so long for me since I drilled a specific “technique” that the experience was instantly unrealistic for me. Probably until this day I have never really appreciated just how limited technique based training in this fashion is.

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  5. Systema Books Shipping SOON!

By G | 11 December 2010 | Posted in Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Martial Arts, Systema

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Brazil – Paradise, Nazi Villas, and Kill Bill Wedding

Yes, that is a sex shop, and next to a restaurant. Yes it is right in the middle of the jungle, along some random highway through the Eastern side of Brazil. And no, there was no little village off to the side. Those two buildings was pretty much it for quite a few kilometres in either direction. Welcome to Brazil. Read more »

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  1. 2010 in Review and my Wedding
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  3. The Wedding
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  5. A Martian Wedding

By G | 5 December 2010 | Posted in Humour, Martial Arts, Systema, Travel

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SYSTEMA BOOK – The New, First and Only Complete Systema Manual in the World

Finally! It’s here (well almost, but it’s available for purchase at least!).

After a rather traumatic last few months, I have now been able to send off the brand new book for final edits.

You can see more information on it at: SYSTEMA BOOK

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By G | 23 November 2010 | Posted in Ancient Technology, Brain-Mind Functionality, Human Performance, Increasing Happiness, Martial Arts, Medical Science, News, Relationships, Systema

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4….3….2….

Sorry for the empty post this Monday boys and Girls, but come back for a special edition. Sometime this week (I hope by Wednesday at the latest, but it may stretch to Thursday) I will finally announce here, my brand spanking new, shiny, book, which will be on its way to the editor for the final pass and shortly available to you all.

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  1. Gonna be a dad!

By G | 22 November 2010 | Posted in News

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