As my keener followers know, I’m a road cyclist. And for my not so keen follower, you now know that I am, so consider yourself up to date. Sunday, I closed out my 2012 cycling season by taking part in the Mount […]
With apologies to Mr. Poe: Once upon a midnight dreary, while kitten asleep and dachshund weary,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my cat flap door.“‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my […]
On occasion, conversations will start like this in our house. “Julie, will this kill me?” “No, that’s a daddy longlegs.” “What about this?” “That’s a twig, Simon.” The problem is that there aren’t any dangerous animals in England. Obviously, there’s the fabled […]
I’ve been a keen follower of Morgan Spurlock’s Failure Club project, where individual give themselves a do or die goal. I set myself a goal. After I came off my bike last year, my health took a hit and I had to […]
As it was a holiday weekend here in the US, that meant some TV network was showing all the Star Wars movies. And like a moth drawn to a flame, I will watch episodes IV through VI. I have to admit I […]
As most of you know, I’m a keen pedaler, so I thought it would be nice if I handed out a few cyber awards (good and bad) for those parties who deserve some recognition for their contributions to cycling (as I see […]
The DVLA scares me. For the non-Britons in the audience, this is the ominous Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Essentially, it’s the UK’s equivalent of the DMV. Unlike the DMV, the DVLA isn’t everywhere. There are test centers, but all processing, communication […]
We’re growing mushrooms at the moment which kind of makes my skin crawl, so I thought I would share something a little creepy for hump day. Recently, Julie took me to California Carnivores, a carnivorous plant nursery. She knows weird plants spook […]
Joseph had his Technicolor Dream Coat and I have Simon’s Coat of many Pockets. I’m busting it out for my flight I have at the weekend so I don’t have to pay baggage fees. I feel for the airlines that are struggling, […]
I’m going a little off piste today with something a little more personal than usual. As most of you know, I busted myself up while cycling last year. I picked a broken elbow, concussion, bruised ribs and assorted scraps and dents. Can’t […]