It just drips with irony

At the beginning of the month I wrote a piece entitled Is it a problem to be big and strong?

Well just after that piece was published I was flattened by a diminutive creature. I was taken down by a flu virus.

I was feeling well and attended our seniors Kenjutsu class on the saturday morning at seven o'clock. While having coffee after the class at nine o'clock in the morning I first started feeling a bit poorly, and on the way home I was hit by an incredible weariness.

The weekend disappeared in a blur as I spent the entire weekend sleeping and on Monday morning my GP confirmed it was flu and prescribed drugs. He wanted to give me a note to book me off for the week, but since I work for myself, my boss was already well aware of my condition and would also be the first to know when I was feeling better.

Now, three weeks later I am just starting to get back up to date with all my work. It is incredible how much of an impact a little virus can have on your life.

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I have run my own business since 1998 and actively involved in Martial Arts since 1996. Karate and Kenjutsu are my pursuits of choice. Along with my introduction to kenjutsu came a desire to learn more about the Samurai and understand Japanese culture.

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