October 18
Coming up!
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May 13
Stigma be gone
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October 07
November concert
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April 29
Summer concert
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January 04
Our spring concert
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November 25
Christmas concert
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September 26
Our next concert
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August 09
A realisation of sorts, perhaps
So there I am in the small hours with a torch to shine my way in the garage, and I know I am in a manic mood (after all I woke up confusing my sleep apnoea mask with the amount of charge on my new e-bike). Anyway to cut a long story short, I realise that I trust the bicycles in my garage more and above and beyond any person Crazy? hey? How many other cyclists could relate though (winky face)? 05:32 AM | 0 CommentsApril 27
Our Summer Concert
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January 28
Bach Mass
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December 12
A poem from my wife!
This was inspired by my beautiful guide dog Lenny who has been so happy lately in the autumn gales. They blow the leaves around in the park and Lenny thinks it is all for him. He runs around in all directions chasing first one then another, leaping upon them and pinning them to the ground. Such absolute joy! “Twas brillig, and the crispy leaves Did gyre and gimble in the wind: All naked were the chestnut trees, And the oak leaves were unpinned. "Beware theLenny dog ,O leafsies! The jaws that grin , the claws that scratch! Beware theGuideing hound , which seizes, All the skittery leaves to catch.” Long time the foliar foe he sought, Upon his paws he did abound: Muchly leaping, snuffle and snort, by the tum tum tree He chased them down. And as in canine thought he stood, On a roar of wind the leafsies came, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled out his puppy name! Prantish and twisty! Skirmish and bounce. The Lennydog raised his hackles, And with one final vanquishing pounce Secured the leafy battle. "And has thou slain the leafy hordes? Come to my side , my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' Such wondroustimes , such blissful joy!” `Twas brillig, and the crispy leaves Did gyre and gimble in the wind: All naked were the chestnut trees, And the oak leaves were unpinned. With abdject apologies to Lewis Carroll and all who love the Jabberwocky. 05:41 PM | 0 CommentsDecember 10
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Summer Concert
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January 21
Our next concert
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November 11
An open letter
Dear Mr [removed] Many thanks for your cheque which I received on Friday. I am even more grateful that you were considerate enough to enclose a return address for me to reply to. I expect you remember that at the scene when you asked what you could do my first request was that you take all possible precautions to prevent any recurrence of such an accident. I was very appreciative that you took the time to pull over and paid attention to what I had to say. Having both had time to recover from an accident that likely left you and I both slightly shaken up I guess we can look back at it to try and analyse what might have happened. I am not sure off you recollect my being ahead of you at the traffic lights? Trust me that this is the case, and that I make a point of taking a position towards the centre of the road at those lights to hold the road in order to proceed directly ahead towards the Mercedes Garage. Given that the point of impact was to the nearside of your vehicle and you were turning left (were you not?) is there any possibility I accelerated and collided kamikaze style with your car, perhaps while I checked behind? I think not. I did not check behind at that point, I was concentrating on getting a good acceleration to the road ahead so as not to hold up any cars turning left like yourself. I do know that the first point of impact was between my right shoulder and our nearside doorpost, which would match with the drivers blind spot if using solely mirrors for observation. What troubles me most is that to get into a position to put me in your blind spot the only possible route was that you began overtaking me prior to turning left, which implies either a complete disregard for a cyclist on the road, or more probably a blind spot in your vision to the front and let. I am hopeful that you might see it is in your own best interests at this time to take some simple precautions. At the very least an urgent trip to the optometrist before you continue with any driving. If the outcome of these precautionary steps are all positive then maybe we can agree the accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration and you can make efforts to prevent any recurrence. In the unfortunate case that either of these tests reveals problems though I hope you will agree the only responsible action is to forgo driving, lest there be any more accidents. As a driver myself, and with a wife who used to drive but had to stop when her sight deteriorated and also a father (now deceased) who continued to drive beyond when he probably should have stopped, I hope I have some insight around this. I hope my letter has not annoyed or irritated. I am not seeking any admission of guilt from you and have no further objectives beyond preventing any further recurrence. Whether you reply to me is entirely up to you, but I do hope you are able to see that my requested precautionary steps are in your own best interests. In closing and to reinforce what I had to say, just take a moment to contemplate if you found yourself at the scene of a similar accident and lying in the road behind your car there were an elderly lady, or a bicycle with a child carrier attached. Imagine if they were not moving..... I don't think I need say any more. You have shown yourself to be a gentleman of integrity to me. I shall trust you to show it to yourself in your future actions around driving Very best regards [Captain Marvelous] 04:34 AM | 0 CommentsNovember 07
