Author Archives: Me
Books
I cancelled all my magazine subscriptions recently. All three of them. I had one subscription for each hobby: Guitar, Motorbikes, Photography. I’ve had these subscriptions for two to four years depending on which magazine it was. The problem I’ve had … Continue reading
Charity Exercise
A couple of years ago I started going to the gym but I was finding it hard to be motivated. Through work I ended up as part of a relay team running a half marathon. The best part of that … Continue reading
Did Someone Order Rain?
Yes in fact, I did and it’s great. This might seem an odd thing to say given I ride a motorbike, but that is exactly why I wanted it to rain. The reason I want rain is because of all … Continue reading
Update Your CV
Recently I was clearing out old files saved on my computer when I found my stack of CV files. I always use the date of last edit as part of the filename when I update my CV. This quickly showed … Continue reading
Birthday
It is my birthday today. I am another year older. Well, I’m actually only a day older than I was when I was 33, but never mind that small, pedantic detail. What I have noticed today is a good feature … Continue reading
Motorbike Helmet
After owning my current helmet for five years it is definitely time for me to get a new one. I actually started looking for a new helmet this time last year but never got around to actually making a purchase. This … Continue reading
Post a week 2011
I randomly stumbled across this challenge being run by WordPress today. Actually there are two closely related challenges: PostADay and PostAWeek 2011. As I’ve been very poor at actually posting things here I figured I might as well give it … Continue reading
Locked Out
More accurately I should say “Locked Off” as the lock which is troubling me is the brake-disk lock on my motorbike. It is, of course, my own fault as you shall see. When I got out of bed yesterday morning … Continue reading
Snow Days
For the last week and a half I have found myself unable to get to the office to work. This is due to the severe wintery conditions we are currently having in Scotland. I can honestly say that I can … Continue reading
How not to filter on your bike
Coming home from work yesterday I was filtering through the traffic to join the motorway. Very quickly I caught up with a BMW GS1200 Adventure also trying to filter. Of course, being an Adventure, it was fitted with the super-wide aluminium panniers … Continue reading
