04/09/03’s illustrious band:

Rumors of Cheesecake

Brought to you by Woody, Master of Cheesecake.

Woody is the guy at the T’ai Chi studio who makes cakes, or cheesecakes, for special occasions like birthdays and holidays. On Monday, he had brought samples of a new cheesecake recipe he wanted us to try. Since there wasn’t much of it, though, he waited until the largest class of the evening had cleared out before he brought out the goodies. So all during the first part of the evening whispered rumors of cheesecake.

Woody set up his wares in the little room where Lightbringer and I were practicing some hard-style self-defense. Do you know how hard it is to stay focused when you have to step carefully around a table laden with desserts? When you have to deal with troublesome punches and devastating aromas zipping past your nose?

The worst of it was, both Lightbringer and I, while not usually averse to free sweets, were at that stage of physical exertion where it does not feel good to eat. So we sparred and sweated, but did not indulge. It was a good workout, though.

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