I got back to the range today. Finally I can lift and draw the bow again. Tomorrow might be a different story but today I was ok. I played it safe and quit early too. Once I started to feel like I was spraying and praying I packed it up. Tomorrow I am going to work on getting my anchor finger tight in against my jaw bone. I can do it really nicely with the rubber strap but not with the bow. Maybe my schnoz is too big?

Cel phones and toilets

I knew I should have backed up the data on my kei-tai (japanese for cel phone). At least I should have before I dropped it in the toilet :( Yuck! Luckily it fell in BEFORE I...well you know what I mean.

And ignore that last post. I was on the poor me boat because I hurt my neck and couldn't shoot for a few days. I'm past that now. If I can't shoot, I'll strum my guitar.

Back to square one.

Once again I will enter a competion unprepared. Without practicing it seems pointless to even try. So again as with SCUBA and guitar and tennis and offroad riding archery is DEAD! Every time I find somthing that I feel I can be good at with some practice life gets in the way. Perhaps because I feel guilty about taking the time to practice. Maybe thats the secret? Should I just be more selfish with my time? Work takes up 12 hours a day so with 5 to 6 hours of sleep that leaves 4 to 5 hours a day for family, friends and hobby. Is that enough time to EXCEL at anything?

What the heck?

I just don't know what to say... I saw this advertisment for this product in a super market. I have no idea what they are selling here.

Cupid was an archer right?

So it's the day after Valentines Day here. I have to tell you that V day here is very different from back home. Do you remember in Elementary school where you made a heart shaped envelope and put your name on it at the front of the class and anyone could slip you a Valentines card with out anyone else spotting them at it? Well that's how I remember it in grades k-4 anyhow. I can remember getting and giving little notes with "will you be my valentine?" on them from both boys and girls and it was ok because it just meant "let's be friends". Cute.
Now that I'm here in Japan I, as a man have no obligation to hand out chocolates or cards or anything for Valentines Day. Girls on the other hand are obliged to pass out treats to the guys and lots of girls spend the days before Val Day making truffles or cookies to pass out on the big day. As a teacher I have been the lucky recipient of "tons" of sweets in the past years. This year however my students weren't quite as generous as in the past. Blame the economy or the fact that the 14th was a Saturday this year I guess. I got a few but the sweetest were from my wife and my daughter. Thank you girls.
Since I'm a romantic I took the chance to take my two best girls to a fancy french restaurant. What a great date. Good food, good wine, and a quiet smoke free dinner with two beautiful young ladies.

Today I didn't get to shoot again but I spent some time refletching my arrows. I'm going to try the new aluminum again with 2 degs. of right offset. That ought to get them really spinning.