Training Like it's 1889

That's the headline in the Olean, New York newspaper about Jimmy's upcoming training session in Belfast. I went to the paper's web site but I couldn't read the whole article because you need to sign in and all that jazz but I did read the article in it's entirety at the gym last night in a real live paper edition and it's a darn good article. We're supposed to show up there August 30th and train using the Muldoon method, which will include Jimmy plowing behind a horse, blacksmithing, horseback riding, tossing the medicine ball, walking, running, sparring and who knows what else. The best thing that I can see from what I've read of the training is that they had a Bass Ale every night with dinner.

It mentions in the article that Jimmy will be wearing some period correct tights while sparring. In the spirit of things I'm thinking of shaving off the full beard and going with some mutton chops and a handlebar mustache for the week. I haven't shaved the beard off in at least twenty years, I would guess. Might be nice to see a little more of the old face for a few days. I can't see me shaving every day, though. The beards not really a fashion statement, I'm just too lazy to get up every morning and shave.

On a completely different note, I got a little work in on the barn this week. I worked on the lifting beams. Depending on the weather, I'm planning on getting a little more done this weekend. Of course, I'll probably have to cut the grass again. I mow the front one day, the back the next day, wait a day and start over again. Between that and the gym, it's really hard to get anything else done now that I'm back in school. Shouldn't whine too loud though, still better than a real job.

The weekend's about here - enjoy the last few weeks of summer.