A little less than 2 weeks ago I was finally able to realize my dream of visiting Antarctica… and it was more than I imagined. The beauty and splendor and majesty are indescribable.
The little dots you see in the distance to the left of my head are people. The even littler dots you see in the distance to the right of my head are penguins.… Read More
I haven’t been able to write new posts or respond to comments for the past few weeks because the BJJ Cavewife and I have been on a cruise to Antarctica, and the ship did not have any internet capability.
Now that we’ve returned back to civilization I can get back to posting and commenting.… Read More
Perhaps the most beautiful park we’ve ever been to. We felt so fortunate for the opportunity to hike and canoe here and were blessed with amazing weather. The area was so lush and verdant with crystal clear lakes and rivers. This was set along a backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of the Andes. It was a serene experience.… Read More
The BJJ Cavewife and I visited the Post Office at ‘The End of The World,’ in the Tierra Del Fuego National park in Argentina. It’s literally the southernmost post office on the entire planet.… Read More
While in Buenos Aires we took a cooking class that had an empanada making competition. This was the rose- empanada that the BJJ Cavewife submitted which she eventually won first prize for! She amazingly was able to make this out of gluten free dough which is much harder to shape compared to normal gluten-dough.
This shark-anada eating some beef was my entry… for which I didn’t win anything. I used conventional gluten-y flour… but stole some of the BJJ Cavewife’s gluten free flour for the side fin (you can tell because it’s a little whiter than the rest of the shark-anada.… Read More
Prior to leaving for Italy, I suffered a minor setback by fracturing my left index finger while training in BJJ. It was just a freak accident. We weren’t going hard. We weren’t uncontrolled. I just planted my hand, shifted my weight, and felt a ‘pop’ in my hand.
Since I was still able to flex it, I simply taped it up and continued to train. I knew something was wrong when my hand didn’t have any strength and I couldn’t grip anything with vigor. I thought, at worst it was just a sprained ligament or strained tendon, but later on in the day it swelled up massively and I couldn’t move it at all.… Read More