Spring 2024 Black Belt Cycle

Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!
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Houston, we have hot tub

Okay, I'm sure your all tired of hearing of my hot tub dilemma. So I finally got it back to clear blue water without burning my skin off. I'm not really sure what the solution was, but like most stuff with guys, you throw enough chemicals at the problem, something has to stick. Yesterday I flew to Greenwich, Connecticut to measure a clients house. if you ever been to Greenwich, you won't find many trailer parks or Walmarts. That place is one of the most expensive places in the US. To give you a little preview of the house, they were building their own ice hockey rink in the back yard. Only to be taken apart in the spring. Got to love fist world problems. Really nice couple who owned the house. Bought me an overpriced salad, measured some windows, then shot back to Charlotte. That is one thing I'm going to miss when I close down my old business, the great food. When you work on the top wealthiest folks in the country, you eat really well. I just chew with my mouth closed and pretend I understand what they are talking about. It's an interesting perspective. When we have problems, it's something like, "How are we going to afford braces and pay for school tuition?" Their issues are, "What do you mean I have to wait three weeks to renovate the theater room! I'm having a party this weekend!" But what can I say, they keep me employed and entertained.

I've been quite sick
today was ...