treasure!

[shawnsegler]

I was just moving around some stuff I'd had stored for awhile. Trying to re-guy-ify my space now that my ex has left.

Lots of old comic books and knick Knacks, but I found something I really treasure that I haven't seen for awhile.

It's a hand made training dagger ( There used to be two) that one of my two senseis in CA while I was going to college: Sensei Ernie Bennet had made. Ernie was some kind of metal worker for his day job and he punched this out of a sheet of some reasonably thick steel, and then the bottom is all wrapped in knotwork that is still pretty tight today. Very functional with his hands was that guy. It's a really beautiful thing from that idyllic first flush of my martial arts youth.

S- had a lot of fun at the Fresno city college martial arts club back in the day

[qiphlow]

fresno? i grew up just up the road from there, in merced.
i still get nostalgic for that smell of san joaquin valley cowshit in the summertime...

post some pics of the knives, yo.

[Bär]

Shit, man...I did not get that you were going through this. Sorry about your troubles, Shawn. Hope the redecorating goes well.

[Michael]

fresno? i grew up just up the road from there, in merced.
i still get nostalgic for that smell of san joaquin valley cowshit in the summertime...

post some pics of the knives, yo.

Is that what it is? My goodness, I was never sure but always dreaded going through Fresno without a gas mask. Almost as bad as Savannah or Amarillo. No offense to any residents of these fair cities, I'm sure you all have lovely dinner theater.

[qiphlow]

fresno is hardly a "fair city." IIRC, it may have been high on a list of unattractive cities once.

[Bär]

My parents live in Panama City, FL - the stinky sewer plant is near the god-awful stinky wood pulp mill and the wind co-mingles those two aromas to make one evil stench. Gorgeous white sand beaches, stomach-turning ass and wood stank. Blech.

Gary, Indiana smells like a hobo who eats cigarette butts. Youngstown too!