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Hiiyyyyah! Mummy, can you teach me panda kungfu?

Ok, I made a mistake. The local martial arts school doesn't accept kids until they're 5 years old, and takes 4 year olds only if they're "coordinated", which could be Risa, but my point is I wondered if Risa was too young watch "Kungfu Panda" if she can't even take lessons yet. Yes, there is violence in the movie, but it's Road Runner style violence. She wasn't scared (the Abominable Snow Monster in Rudolph scared her more). I wouldn't mind enrolling her in some martial art, and my yellow belt in shitoryu karate hardly qualifies me to teach her anything, least of all bear kungfu!

I started my new job so now I have two jobs. The new job shows great promise for future opportunities, and the atmosphere and pace of it is very calm, quite the opposite of being a department manager. The only downside is that I'm sitting and reading at a desk for long periods of time and I have to remind myself to get up. I'm starting to get neck strain. As a manager I couldn't focus for more than 8 minutes on anything without someone interupting me with another fire to put out. I wanted a job where I could just sit and think. You have to be careful what you wish for!