Crazy Coincidences
and feeling renewed enthusiasm
Took things slightly easier this week after last week’s body breakdown and feel totally back on top of things already.
I’m against horse racing so not keen to write about the Derby but there’s a fascinating story in the news this week. In April a construction worker found a time capsule from 1964 with some coins and a letter describing how the money had been won after betting on a horse called Santa Claus at the Epsom Derby, with a request that whoever finds the letter and coins, place another bet on a Derby runner, any horse with a name associated with Santa Claus. There just happened to be a horse called Christmas Day running this year and so a £20 bet was placed at 7/1 odds and as if all that wasn’t unbelievable enough, the horse won!
Bus Conversion
Didn’t think I’d do much this week because of the weather but actually it’s been quite fun working inside the tent when raining.
Bought supplies and started making underslung storage boxes.
Cooking Course
The CCM live call sprint this week has been excellent. Have a little catch up to do for Thursday when I was at work and Friday when I was training. All starts again on Monday.
It is doing the job I hoped it would, of motivating me to get back to working more on the course.
The Grapple Travel Show
For previous episodes my promo has consisted of the following things:
Post the link here in this newsletter
Include link on Facebook post
Post short reel on Instagram and TikTok
Write a blog for BJJ Globetrotters
I’ve done the first two but still need to do the much more time consuming and difficult last two.
Jiu Jitsu
Have trained tentatively this week but everything feels ok.
Starting to get solid plans in place for my two classes at the camp in a few weeks. Can’t believe I’ll be in Germany soon, travelling will be a refreshing break, even if I am there to teach.
Fingers crossed I’m fit and well for it.
Next Week…
Taking my e-bike for a service because I’m going to sell it. I just don’t use it enough to justify keeping it and I’d rather use the money for the bus and then get a cheaper one nearer the time I’ll need it, when the bus is ready for travel.
One night with Mum due to re-scheduled dentist appointment after last month’s cold forced a cancellation. I’d change to a more local dentist but I only go once a year and get to see Mum, plus I had a lot of complicated dental work as a teenager due to a playground see-saw accident 😳 so I’d rather continue to see the same dentist.
Being emotionally blackmailed into putting my Gi on this week as we have some promotions at the gym. Probably won’t mind it, as long as it’s still cool by then. Hope we get our summer back soon though.
How you feeling about the monster El Nino we have coming? All I remember about the last big one was that people in Mexico with the name El Nino in the phone book, were being called up and given death threats. Would love to think that’s so incredibly mind-numbingly stupid that it can’t possibly be true but… well, you know…
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PLANT BASED STUFF
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JIU JITSU STUFF
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The bus is looking great! You have done so much. Good to see a new Grapple Travel show up too! x