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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Le Voilà ! A Stable Rocket!
Mes amis, I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, but I was on a mission to find Honduran cigars. Plus, it was necessary for me to construct an entirely new model rocket with which to demonstrate … Continue reading
The sixth proverb
I give you Shorei-Kan saying number six: Do not become conceited. If you do, your progress will halt. One would think this proverb is obvious, intuitive, goes without saying. But when one excels in one’s training, it is very easy … Continue reading
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Sail ho, two points abaft the lee beam!
Brewer, here, folks. No, I’m not going to get completely nautical on you, now, but I do like to sail occasionally, and there’s a common misconception about that particular pastime that’s always bothered me, and I’d like to talk about … Continue reading
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The Fifth Proverb
Watak’shi no tomodachi, my friends, today we come to the fifth Shorei-Kan saying: Be courteous in mind and heart, respect the teachers who taught you, and be grateful. There is much in this saying. Courtesy and respect are at the … Continue reading
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Faux groupe
I, Professor Dubois, am once again at your service. I have done exactly what I mentioned the last time I spoke to you, which is to add a false cluster of four engines to the rear of our faux rocket. … Continue reading
Yon ban no rigen
Hello, it is Ichiro Morioka again. Today I wish to give you the fourth Shorei-Kan proverb: Do not criticize. By this, we do not mean you must not correct error. How does one learn if one does not know when … Continue reading
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Post-planting planning post
It’s Brewer again. Betcha y’all wondered if I was coming back, but wonder no more. Here’s a little handy method for setting a post to stretch a fence out exactly perpendicular, or square, to an existing fence or a straight … Continue reading
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Being nosey
I, your friend, Professor Dubois, have returned to reveal all. Well, perhaps not all. By now I am certain that you know that there will always be something that I will leave to your contemplation. But let us return to … Continue reading
Our first fin test!
Je vous demande pardon, mes amis, I have been away far too long, but I have much to tell you tonight. We will together assemble an experiment that will begin to shed some light on the operation of fins. If … Continue reading
Issho ni renshu suru o negai shimasu.
Konbanwa. Good evening. Today I wish to speak about the third saying of Shorei-Kan: Help one another learn the techniques. Â There will always be those more and less skilled than you, and your sensei, your instructor, cannot give everyone personal … Continue reading
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