I got back into fencing. Thanks :) I still stink at it, and am likely to keep stinking at it, but it's a good workout in a competitive environment.

Take care of yourself. And with all due respect, pump the brakes, man. The behavior you are claiming to indulge in is NOT OK.

The episode I related above was from either 2005 or 2006, I forget.

The last time I was in a fight, was in August of 2013, someone in a very altered mental state came at me with a knife. I believe at that point a therapeutic hold (bear hug and lift) is more than justified :)

I'm a big guy and that gives me some power. Power comes with responsibility, like "don't call the cops and potentially get some crazy person killed when you can handle it yourself and then call an ambulance".

Thanks for the advice! I have, generally, followed it.