Concerning the Life of Miyomoto Musashi

[Ryu (non-working password]

bleck! I've never gone THAT far!

HA, wait I remember something. Once I took this girl out to dinner at Medievil Times that I had strong feelings for. I let her sneak in a fork (you have to eat with your hands) and she fed me something or another, can't really remember. Anyway, I wanted to keep the fork as a momento after all that, and I kept it in my car. The girl left for her hometown, and I forgot about the fork. 3 years...yes THREE years later I found that the fork had fallen under the seat in my car! I will noteven begin to tell you what it looked like.....dear god...


Ryu

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Oh my, Ryu now THATS disgusting. If you didnt lose it, it actually would have been a worthwhile reminder to keep.

(didya keep it??)

[SweepEm]

maybe you should have the fork bronzed.

[Ryu (non-working password]

are you guys kidding?

That fork left on it's own free will. I have no idea where it is now

[Ronin]

Patterson:

I'm into Musashi for the same reason you think that Frank Shamrock is "dang impressive" - because he defeated everyone who dared to challenge him. Not only that, but his "Book of Five Rings" is possibly the greatest work on fighting strategy ever produced.

Educate yourself, Patterson. Great warriors don't always play nice.

[Gargoyle]

Ronin:

Outstanding contribution.

I've read Eiji Yoshikawa's account of Miyamoto Musashi, and reading your post reminded me of how I felt when I first read of his life through the novelist's eyes.

I had a fine read this late night. Thanks.

[Ronin]

Gargoyle:

Thanks for the compliment.

I just recently saw the first installment of the Samurai Trilogy, which is a film adaptation of Yoshikawa's work. I'm not sure how accurate it was, but it sure was a lot of fun. Reminded me of 'Star Wars' a little bit. Lucas was big on Japanese historical films.

Later.

[Ronin]

Here's another link for anyone who likes Japanese warrior history:

http://www.techjapanese.com/~samurai/index.html

Some days I wish disputes were still settled by two guys with live blades. It certainly beats carpet-bombing civilians.

Maybe Gore and Bush can be persuaded to duel and end the frickin' suspense.