Dr Saxe

Ninjutsu Lessons - a good and positive move for my niece

My brother and his wife have gotten my favorite niece into taking Ninjutsu lessons and they tell me that she is enjoying it immensely and shows promise in keeping an interest in this Japanese type of Martial Arts. She has only been taking these lessons for a little over 2 months and has just last night earned her green belt and can finally put away the bright white belt that all beginners are keenly aware of the “newbie” status that it implies.

I have taken the time and looked on the Internet and found a web-site that specializes in Martial Arts Equipment and have found a book that speaks of The Ninjutsu: History and Tradition, that I am thinking of ordering for her as one of her several Christmas presents that I will take over to her this year. She is an awesome kid and I adore spoiling her at every chance that I get. She does like to read, thank goodness, because so many kids these days hate even the idea of picking up a book, so I feel comfortable in giving her some type of book or two every Christmas, along with other items that she has on the top of her Christmas wish list each and every year, and she always counts on that tradition between the two of us since her very first Christmas experience.

Magazines

Curious about the health of magazine publishing. The checkout stand at the grocery store is loaded with different magazines and new ones appear every once in a while. I know there are regional differences in the magazine selection, as well. For example, in the the South you can buy a very popular and successful magazine called, “Southern Living.” But out West you cannot find that magazine.

There is a comparable magazine in California called “Sunset,” but it is not as nice as the Southern Living. I suspect they may be produced by sister companies. In that case, Southern Living is the pretty sister and Sunset is “the other one.”

Living on relaxing “Mexican Time”

San Miguel de Allende sounds like the perfect place to take a special lady that I have in mind, that I enjoy traveling with for a nice get-a-way, that I am definitely over due for.

I’ve been looking around on line as of late and have found an extremely useful web-site called Sanmigueldeallendemexico.com, which has described San Miguel de Allende as a magical mix of history, culture, architecture, art, and beauty. It has all the information needed for hotels, restaurants and activities, and is packed with practical information and even a discussion board.  And as discussion board’s go, this one is top notch and actually has made a big difference in my decision makings for this much anticipated trip to one of the top tourist destinations in the world.

I have never been one to enjoy the cold weather, so I try not to go anywhere that the temperatures go below the 70’s, and I have read that San Miguel de Allende has spring like weather all year round, even in the winter months the days are warm and only on a rare occasion will they experience a rare frost at night. This is my kind of weather that they are talking about here.

I am taking the advice given on this web-site and am going to order a copy of Archie Dean’s ”The Insiders Guide to San Miguel”, which is supposed to offer the best information on where to go, what to see, where to eat, and where to lay your head for a mere $15.

I’m becoming excited about this trip, it is time to enjoy and relax where life is a little slower, while living on some quality “Mexican Time”.

My newest Novel read

There is nothing like a good novel to sit down with and really sink your teeth into and I have just finished one that was totally worth the journey and I’m actually sad to see it come to an end. Brethren, is an epic adventure of the Knights Templar, written by Robyn Young, that was very well written. The characters were extremely convincing in a time of conspiracy and war, concerning the discovery of a secret society within the Knights Templar, by a young knight who ends up fighting for his life trying to recover a stolen book from the Order’s vaults.

I am in hopes of a sequel and will keep an eager eye out for on in the near future.

A good book find

It certainly makes my day when I go to my favorite used/new book store and find a good book for what I consider to be for dirt cheap, so today was a good day in which I found “Is Paris Burning?” by Larry Collins & Dominique Lapierre, Copyrighted in 1965. It isn’t in too bad of shape, looks like it has been well read, and the cover is missing, which is all right with me, the cover just gets in my way, I find that I end up taking the cover off while reading and then have to hunt around to find the darn thing when I’m done.

This particular part of history, that took place in the 30’s & 40’s, I find I haven’t learned very much of, I have read a little here and there about it. I’m more inclined to read about the days before the 2 big world wars came into play, but am now looking forward to reading and learning a whole lot more about what happened back in the day of Adolph Hitler, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Charles de Gaulle.