Sunday July 5th

Hello and a Happy Belated Independence Day,
The mustachio'd Daily Routine staff has just returned home from a brief vacation in Vermont. For those of you unfamiliar with this vast green wilderness, wireless internet is hard to come by. It was a miracle that I even had cell phone service (a new development might I add). But I survived the torrential rains, the torture of outdoor museums and lack of any type of cable and have made it back to civilization. Anyways, those of you who know me know that I am a voracious reader. I generally conquer a novel a day along with the daily newspapers and weekly magazines. Some of my favorite materials include the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The New England Medical Journal and, of course, AARP Magazine. Which brings us to our Daily Topic: CANE-FU



I was recently perusing AARP Magazine, one of my favorite periodicals which I have to seek out on my own because they won't send it to you unless you're 65. Between articles teaching me how to boost my memory and how to make sure that my cholesterol stays down, I stumbled upon the following: "So you're worried about your safety after dark, and you've though about trying to buy, oh, a stun gun, or maybe a light saber [let's pause and consider for a moment if senior citizens actually equate these concepts or believe that they are equally either difficult or easy to come by. Perhaps someone should alert the seniors that although Star Wars came out 30 years ago we still indeed do NOT have light saber technology] Not necessary. All you need is your cane." Intriguing. I read on to discover a that a growing method of self defense is sweeping the senior citizen scene. It is called cane-fu and combines several defensive maneuvers with the use of a cane. The most basic defensive move is simply thrusting the cane into the stomache of chest of the assailant. However, more advanced techniques like the wrist-hook and combinations of hooks, jabs, and kicks are also taught. At the suggestion of the article, I visited the Cane Masters International Association website. On it, you can sign up for seminars and classes, order instructional materials and even order a wide variety of canes and walking sticks. Additionally, the Wall Street Journal recently ran an article online which included diagrams and videos of cane-fu. So next time you're thinking of snatching the purse of that old woman with the cane on the sidewalk, think twice. And for gods sake make sure she doesn't have a light saber.
-ROF

Daily Food: Hot Dogs

Daily Activity: Driving

Daily Song: Seventeen Years - Ratatat

Daily Attire: Orange Tie Dye Shirt

Daily News Everyone Should Care About: Honduras is Rattled as Leader's Return is Blocked

Daily News No One Should Care About: Lucky Fans Get News on Jackson Memorial Tickets

Daily Life Goal: Go To Wimbledon

Daily Complaint: Those Little Stick-Figure Family Things That People Have on Their Cars

Daily Drink: Coke

Daily Television: Wimbledon Final

Daily Movie (Theater): Away We Go

Daily Movie (TV): Independence Day

Daily Movie (DVD): Top Gun

Daily Book: 1984