Boo!

 

    ENTRY 516| OCTOBER 27 /2023

HAPPY BOO DAY EVERYONE!

Welcome to the Halloween edition.

There is nothing scary to report this week, as a matter of fact, boxing was very slow this week.

The coach and I are still working on defensive drills and improving my "killer" right. Even I don't want to be on the receiving end of one of those.

Sorry, all, there is not much to report in the boxing world for me.

There was a tournament this weekend but Masters were not invited, not that I would want to go, but its nice to be invited.

Also, big news for me, but not boxing-related, my e-novel "The Talbot Hills Memoirs" has finally been published. Use the link below to read for free.

Oh, and here is another Grammar Snob sighting:

Apparently, this Denny's located at the Stockyards *SERVED* wind and beer. That is past tense. That means that they no longer serve wine and beer, so why are they advertising that?

NEXT ENTRY: November 3 /2023 

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OTHER PROJECTS

Writing

"The Talot Hills Memoirs", workplace humor, comedy, novel- 20 chapters

READ HERE on Wattpad

"The 58th Floor". science fiction, based on reality, novel- 14 chapters

READ HERE on Wattpad

"Five Days Left", science fiction, short-  1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Unsupported File Format" science fiction, short- 1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Obfuscation" science fiction, short- 1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Knee-Deep In the Hoopla", screenplay. comedy, feature film

CONVERSION FROM NOVEL IN PROGRESS, RELEASE TBA

Synopsis: A film version of the novel "The Talbot Hills Memoirs".

"WOKE-up", situation comedy, controversial, TV series

CONCEPT SCRIPT AND PROGRAM OUTLINE IN PROGRESS, RELEASE TBA

Synopsis: A conservative father of a boy who thinks he's a girl and living next door to a married same-gender couple with an adopted girl who thinks she's a boy. Can this conservative father survive the WOKE generation?

"Toxic Transit: Why Public Transportation Is No Longer An Option To Driving", opinion, article

READ HERE on Medium

"From Talking Chickens To Flying Beer Bottles", workplace incidents, article

READ HERE on Vocal

"Three Days of Darkness", news retrospect, article

READ HERE on Vocal

Broadcasting

Stockyards Radio is set to return next year pending a server upgrade, The station will operate 24/7 with a whole new programming schedule featuring the return of "The Rockpile" and "Sounds From the Screen"

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ABOUT 'The Brick;

'The Brick' is a competitive boxer training since 1982.

Political lean: None. (middle)

Personality Type (Myers-Briggs): INTJ

BOXING STATS:

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

CURRENT WEIGHT:

73 kg (165 lbs.)  

 STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

TRAINING STATUS:

ACTIVE

TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Wed. 0900-1100

Thu. 1730-1930

Fri. 0900-1100

Holidays 0900-1030

COMPETITION STATUS:

 ACTIVE

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

November 11 (tentative)

@Cabbagetoown Boxing Clun

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn

Proud To Be INTJ -and- The Beat Goes On

  

    ENTRY 515| OCTOBER 20 /2023

TRAINING UPDATE...THE BEAT GOES ON

The training pattern has remained the same this week and there was a bit of sparring. However, I didn't attend training on Friday due to a special event being held at the gym.

We are still working on defense and I did some sparring where I could practice what we worked on. As with everything in boxing, it is always easier on the bag and while shadow boxing than while sparring.

Speaking of sparring, I did seven rounds this week, a bit shy of the 10 that I like to do every week. However, on Thursday evenings the coach gets me to work with the younger guys and they move really fast although they are generally not very good at much else. It helps my speed and it helps them progress as well so I don't mind doing it.

I am working very hard because I am still trying to get onto the November 11 card hosted by the Cabbagetown Boxing Club. I will provide more on that as it becomes available.

PROUD TO BE INTJ

I recently took the Meyers-Briggs personality test three times to ensure that it was correct. I received the same result every time. A person's personality apparently doesn't change regardless of how many times one takes the test.

I have the very rare and most disliked personality of INTJ.

The INTJ personalities are:

• Introverted, we prefer a small circle of friends, and will generally prefer to associate with people who share a common interest or ideas.
• Intuitive, we are always thinking about everything all the time and often can not sleep well because our brains don't want to rest.
• Often make decisions on our own without consulting with others who may be affected because our decision is always the best one.
• Not caring what others think.
• Sarcastic, our raw humor is often a turn-off and sometimes offensive to other people.
• Perfectionists.

That type of personality is disliked because we come across as being "snobby", however, we are also:

• Loyal friends and do not tolerate fake friendships.
• Kind and caring although we don't show it.
• Get upset when someone gets angry at us and we spend a lot of time thinking about why it happened and how to avoid it happening again.

Having such a rare personality does give me a sense of pride, even though I may come across as being an "asshole", it isn't intentional. I can't; help who I am, but once you get to know me you will find a loyal and caring person inside a rough exterior.

NEXT ENTRY: October 27 /2023 

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OTHER PROJECTS

Writing

"The Talot Hills Memoirs", workplace humor, comedy, novel- 20 chapters

FINAL PROOFREADING IN PROGRESS, DUE LATE OCTOBER 2023

"The 58th Floor". science fiction, based on reality, novel- 14 chapters

READ HERE on Wattpad

"Five Days Left", science fiction, short-  1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Unsupported File Format" science fiction, short- 1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Obfuscation" science fiction, short- 1 chapter

READ HERE on ABCTales

"Knee-Deep In the Hoopla", screenplay. comedy, feature film

CONVERSION FROM NOVEL IN PROGRESS, RELEASE TBA

Synopsis: A film version of the novel "The Talbot Hills Memoirs".

"WOKE-up", situation comedy, controversial, TV series

CONCEPT SCRIPT AND PROGRAM OUTLINE IN PROGRESS, RELEASE TBA

Synopsis: A conservative father of a boy who thinks he's a girl and living next door to a married same-gender couple with an adopted girl who thinks she's a boy. Can this conservative father survive the WOKE generation?

"Toxic Transit: Why Public Transportation Is No Longer An Option To Driving", opinion, article

READ HERE on Medium

"From Talking Chickens To Flying Beer Bottles", workplace incidents, article

READ HERE on Vocal

"Three Days of Darkness", news retrospect, article

READ HERE on Vocal

Broadcasting

Stockyards Radio is set to return next year pending a server upgrade, The station will operate 24/7 with a whole new programming schedule featuring the return of "The Rockpile" and "Sounds From the Screen"

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ABOUT 'The Brick;

'The Brick' is a competitive boxer training since 1982.

Political lean: None. (middle)

Personality Type (Myers-Briggs): INTJ

BOXING STATS:

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

CURRENT WEIGHT:

73 kg (165 lbs.)  

 STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

TRAINING STATUS:

ACTIVE

TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Wed. 0900-1100

Thu. 1730-1930

Fri. 0900-1100

Holidays 0900-1030

COMPETITION STATUS:

 ACTIVE

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

November 11 (tentative)

@Cabbagetoown Boxing Clun

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn

A Moving Target Is Harder To Hit!

 

    ENTRY 514| OCTOBER 13 /2023

MORE DEFENSE!

This week the coach and I have been working very heavily on defense.

"I want you to be the hitter, not the hitee". and "A moving target is harder to hit" are lines I hear frequently from the coach, and he is right.

We have been working on head movement and stepping out of the way. Blocking, ducking and parrying as well.

All week long we have been drilling defensive moves that he wants me to practice during sparring.

One of my favorite techniques is a left jab, stepping back, and returning with a straight right. I like that move but it is difficult to execute while sparring. nut it is worth practicing.

It looks like we will be focusing on that for a while.

That's all for this entry...

Oh, I almost forgot...

Did you find the grammatical error in the poster from the last entry?

There are actually two.

The first one is that it should be "Tap with **A** bowling ball, but that is very minor albeit technically incorrect.

The major one is "Tap with Debit **AND** Credit".

You would not use both at the same time. You would use Debit **OR** Credit, so it should be "Tap with Debit **OR** Credit. That one is more major and I am surprised that the Toronto Transit Commission missed it, or maybe they didn't miss it but just didn't care. I am guessing the latter. Just like they don't care about being on time, but I'm not discussing that here...right now.

NEXT ENTRY: October 20 /2023 

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ABOUT 'The Brick;

'The Brick' is a competitive boxer trained for over 12 years.

STATS:

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

CURRENT WEIGHT:

73 kg (165 lbs.)  

 STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

TRAINING STATUS:

ACTIVE

TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Wed. 0900-1100

Thu. 1730-1930

Fri. 0900-1100

Holidays 0900-1030

COMPETITION STATUS:

 ACTIVE

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

November 11 (tentative)

@Cabbagetoown Boxing Clun

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn