Family

You know those days where you have a deadline that cannot be missed? And unlike Douglas Adams, you can’t just admire the ‘wooshing’ sound it makes as it passes? Yeah. Well, I had that sort of day yesterday. I had to . . . Finish off the periscope for my rugged video camera. Periscope? What!?!! Well...
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Second run of the year last night (Brad - you may have started something . . .), and this time, I took Huge Dalmatian with me. I don’t generally run with him, ‘cos he’s a real pain - either running like a lunatic, or acting like a sack of potatoes. But last night, he was...
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So this afternoon, Daughter and I went to Wet’n'Wild. No, although that would be a good name for a venue with, ahem, adult entertainment, it’s actually a local water park. Slides, flumes, circulating water that you can just drift along with, and usually about a gazillion kids. Daughter’s now nearly eight, and until now she’s...
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After finding out about Daisy’s brakes in the rain, I wasn’t too keen at all on collecting Daughter from her stage class on the Tandem. So I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone, and run home with her. That way, we wouldn’t be driving (not that we can this weekend), AND she’d...
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The weather here today has been . . . unremittingly foul. So much for the forecast that said we’d have showers in the morning, but a clear afternoon. Not here, it wasn’t. Strong, cold wind from the South, continual rain, and the tang of sea spray in the air. Lovely. Still, that’s no excuse for...
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Our car failed its annual MoT test. That means mandatory remedial work before it’s allowed on the road, we won’t get it back ’till Monday evening . . . and an unplanned bill of around £800. Bah! You could buy a great town bike for that sort of money. But on the bright side, it means...
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When I did the Whitley Bay Pudding Run last year, Daughter was shocked to see that there were children doing the run too. She immediately wanted to join in, but was restrained by Wife, who knew better than to put herself in a position where she’d have to try and catch an enthusiastic six...
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Remember the ’70s? The original Starsky & Hutch, when skateboards had a front and a back end, and when Tom Baker was Dr Who? I only really remember half of it, because for the other half I was busy drooling, learning bladder control, and stuff like that. I’m still working on those now, actually. ANYWAY ....
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At that cycling conference I went to a couple of weeks ago (the one I keep going on about, as if I don’t get out much . . .), Philip Darnton, Chair of Cycle England laid down a challenge to everyone attending: YOU have to recruit two non-cyclists, and get ‘em on their bikes by...
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I’ve been BUSY these last couple of weeks. Really busy. Put it this way, work is starting to interfere with my fitness. And that just can’t be good! So I’ve had to grab it while I can . . . like on Saturday: In the morning, I had a meeting up at Starbucks / Borders at...
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