I have Returned.... And Thoughts of What Never Was....

I Awoke this morning to a lot of people sending this to Me.

And it brought back a LOT of memories.

Namely the Fact that My Ex-Wife used to watch Me practice Muay Thai for literal hours.

I intentionally gave up on Muay Thai because of the path I was headed down with it in college.

My Master told Me that I had a natural affinity for it.

Funny thing is that THAT...?

Was actually what scared Me about it.

I've seen My Share of Shit throughout My Life.

And this martial art fit Me.

And I honestly did enjoy practicing and sparring.

I remember the first time Noni watched Me, She was absolutely silent in shock.

Because I'd never brought anything up to Her.

But I did make it clear to Her.

At that time?

We needed money.

And My Patience with White-employers was running out.

And I came VERY CLOSE to take up the art again and this time becoming a professional-fighter, for however much that would have been worth.

"You practice hard and fight harder, but I've been watching You. I want to know, what do You see...? When You practice and fight. Because You don't see Your Opponent. You see, someone else, AS YOUR OPPONENT. Who is it that You are fighting, because I know it isn't. Yourself. So who is it...?"

Both My Ex-Wife.

And My Former-Fiancee know who it is.

And so does My Oldest Sworn-Brother.

The Irony is?

That today I forgot My Short-Sleeved Uniform-shirt.

Today We got up to 93+ degrees.

And it was burning hot.

I'd worn My Red Tank-top in to work.

And while I'm still NOT IN THE SHAPE I NEED TO BE.

The Months of Stretches and Workouts?

Since I was in no mood to be late nor leave work.

I was forced to wear My Security Jacket.

And so I did.

And so I did My Normal Requirements for the Dayjob in the Security Jacket.

To say that people were shocked!?

Is an understatement.

Because today's temperatures got into the 90's very quickly.

And actually got HOTTER by 3pm EST.

I did two back-to-back FULL PATROLS OF THE PROPERTY.

Inside and Outside.

The Facility and grounds is some ridiculous amount akin to a quarter-mile or something along that line.

I can never remember it no matter how many times I have to sit through guarding the Atrium during those closed-to-the-public tours.

After I did the back-to-back?

I then did a Random Single Full-Patrol.

Then the Mandatory 3rd-Patrol.

All at My Normal 30-minutes OR LESS, pace.

When it was over, of course I was sweating like a pig, BUT!?

I had plenty of water!

And of course, My Own Guard-Shack to go back to where I could get Myself in order.

Have My Own Air-Conditioning Unit.

And I could work on Tonight's WE3 Post and Finish Artwork in between all of My Patrolling and Monitoring of Traffic.

Today...?

Was a PRODUCTIVE DAY for the Old Man.

And...?

It brought back a LOT of Great Memories.

I'm under NO ILLUSION that My Body is too broken down now to honestly be of any real use in Muay Thai, but...?

I honestly did think about taking it up again, just to see how far I can go.

I thought about it.

At least for a Little While....

Good Evening.

From Philadelphia.

And Welcome Back.

The Return of the King...!