Behold! The fabulous Aero wins out and proves her point! Self-belief and persistence are rewarded with the refund of a parking fine and a token of restitution! Thank heavens for the existence of an [[ombudsman]] and an example to all!
It seems a date has been set. Marriage may or may not suit me, it is fairly certain engagement has not made a gentleman of me, and therapy is unlikely to achieve that within a lifetime (given that I started after the half way point and, unlike Aero, do not believe in miracles), so I am pessimistic
I had so much to say, but just want to record that the plan is to get away to the New Forest for a break. This is a great treat from the marvelous Aero, but regrettably we cannot invite Derek, due to the inclement weather. However I am hopeful of stretching the legs of the inestimable Quaker and the beloved Aero in at least one ambulatory excursion, which may even extend to cycling proportions, retracing our first ever ride on a hired bicycle.
What a pompous paragraph the above is!
Just wanted to make it plain I was self aware, may come back and edit this with some poesy, but have other things to busy myself with right now....
If there is one phrase that has become the signature or catch phrase for this year it is "I can't wait until Christmas!". Fortunately it is spoken with such charm and variation in inflection and with a certain sense of timing that it has not become TOO wearing (yet!).
OMG baby,,,,
I seem to have been able to spend so much more on a digital device that I shall be waiting many moons and more to ever see such a device from Comm-Tech
and then there is the official secrets act …more
How to offset the cycling obsession?
Icy weather is likely to make a natural intervention sooner or later at this time of year. It is a time to look towards making things special for the ones I love.
For the first time I can remember I seem to have actually bought all the presents for Christmas before my birthday! …more
Just read the shiny specs next to the picture here and you get some idea why it may be a dark and murky pre-dawn morning, but I have no time to write here, I need to go ride again!
MY new bike! His name is "Voyager", one week old - no time to write, got to ride now!!
I find myself comparing myself to a dog and a beta to Annie Alpha - even a theta (or epsilon) test if Greek is on the cards from Anne - ask Annie to comment in any dream fragments from our Chichester sojourn also there is something in discussing he making coffee remarks of Annis and other suchlike sensations I get - need to be able to write someone right into them - then we can get to the root of it
to put this in a coy way, are you familiar with the opus of Iggy Pop? (I wanna be your dawg")
Be careful son, my father would say I tell a lie
If I died he would not cry
When his dog dies I watch him cry
When his dog dies I hate myself for crying
But the dog, what of him?
He just sees two lost souls
and, for pities sake, when the dog dies
I see three.
What about you?
PAW ALL SOUL's EVE 2011
Poetry, doggerel, or therapy, you decide.... All comments welcome and, if I know you, I'll take it up with you in the appropriate manner.
Yes, father I am perfectly serious - you are old enough to die of shock now.
Over and out
Basically I need to find a book by [[Henry Miller]] or [[Arthur Miller]] which was mainly biographical but heavily about his years in New York and his relationship with bicycles as much as women.... I am going to use these wikilinks and then (eventually) update the post with the didactic, if you chance upon it before then and what I have said so far interests you then you may want to
…moreWe still managed to take a break with our trusty tandem and the fabulous Aero has hit upon the idea we should give our rides "titles" to make them personally memorable after all if riders "en masse" can enjoy the "[[Dunwich Dynamo]]", say, then why not have "The Sydenham Slam" or something for a great ride we enjoy? I think you get the idea.... so coming to the title of tis post... …more
Well... not content with cycling the byways of Northern Normandy, Derek returns and has ambitions to cycle as far back as he can without recourse to a passport. In fact within sight of the very cliff tops visited by Rory, to the island of Guernsey. …more
Not only that but pictured at the crossroads of a "voie verte" with identifying signing and the typical architecture replete with mandatory geraniums. …more
It is with some satisfaction that I can honestly say I feel not the least little bit of remorse or concern at having just made an illegal download of a ripped copy on .pdf of the book "One Day" by David Nicholls.
If you know how I feel about authors working hard and deserving to be rewarded and recognized for that then this could come as a surprise, so let me explain the background …more
With the departure for France only days away and Derrick in tip-top condition disaster has struck; believe it or not in the form of "the cuddly toy"! It almost reminds me of the Monty Python sketch with the comfy chair ("Always expect the unexpected"!).... Perhaps I should explain though; …more
I really am not entirely sure how it came to pass.... but since the matter has been the subject of at least two blog posts I feel it bears mention to relate that our tandem bicycle got christened recently. …more
Over at didactic.me a little while ago I made this post where I said;
`And furthermore I have an idea for a possible name for our tandem - which is: "TANTALUS"`
OH HOW I REGRET THAT NOW! …more
Gave birth
Laughed and left
Died a death of shame
Took my father to task for calling me a pigs arse
Stopped my father stealing my leather jacket
Called herself my mother
Gave me responsibility
Showed me the way to hate
An introduction to misogyny
with a seasoning of fate
…moreThis post was originally a test one for IE browser issues with Chyrp! but I found it amusing and freaky odd that I had a document on my desktop for drum brakes and chose to grab that and take some text as a random sample for testing Line breaks!
Most important, using this brake on long descents allows …more