I should try Fencing

Devin Tumpkin

30 Jul 2025 — 1 min read

I'm always On Guard, but not for lack of trying to put the guard off...

You know what is weird. Not being myself because it might offend others. I am no longer in the mood to ride life like an emotional rollercoaster; it's not serving me at all to be passive about my preferences in my own Human Experience.

Something about Fencing has always had me fascinated. Be it the Mask or the "sword" or the way they say, "On Guard"... it feels kind of like how I've been navigating through life. I think, though, with Fencing, it's the opposite of passive and unintentional; it's preparation for the scuffle. I'd like to be more actively intentional in my preparation for the Scuffles of Life. That is the Goal. Maybe.... (read the title again!)

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Meat & Taters

if you want to Try, just Do.

N is for Nostalgia

I Come With, For, and In Peace