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Whom the Gods want to humble….
I think that the correct quote is “Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad” however, that would be going to far in my case. It is more likely that the little sodding youth of my past is...
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Feel the Burn – When Fear Enters The Soul
I awoke to a strange land today, a very strange land, a land without water falling from the sky. Well no excuses now, Junior sits beckoning in the hall. Sod you I thought, I’m getting washed, dressed...
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Feel The Burn – Junior Goes to School
I set out in March this year to get fit. As an aid to that purpose I bought a bike, the results of which can be read in my older blogs. Since returning to Scotland in May I have been out on Junior...
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Feel the Burn – Junior Goes Bang, Junioreena Goes Flat
On Thursday Susan, my partner, collected a new bike. It is the same make and model as Junior and I’ve named her Junioreena. I have no idea what Susan has named her new bike, so as this is my blog, I...
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Feel The Burn – Update on Ageing Well Project
Here we are 5 weeks into our 12 week Level 1 cycle course, or as I call it the recycling of the recycled teenagers course. Apart from the one week were Junior had a blow up, I have partaken (hic) of...
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Feel the Burn – Ageing Well Project Week 6
A dreicht Monday morning as we head into Edinburgh to Meadowbank Sports complex to meet our fellow “Recycled Recycling Teenagers” on the Ageing Well Level 1 Cycling course. Susan and I were still...
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Feel the Burn – All going well – Chain Snapped
Cycling is fun, no seriously cycling is fun, why else do we do it? Today was a nice sunny start, well it was in Livingston, so after all the housework was done I contacted a fellow recycling recycled...
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Feel the Burn – Union Canal (Edinburgh-Ratho)
Cycling is fun, I know I used that opening on my previous blog, and I’m using part of it now. It is also frightening the older you get. Please let me continue before you scoff, it is frightening to...
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Feel The Burn – Lessons Learnt
It has been a bit of a mixture with the cycling, one day up the next down, rather like one step forrard and two back. Of the last three weeks I have missed two Monday sessions, one due to...
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Feel The Burn – Terror at the Pool!
What happened to 2013? My last blog entry was in May re the Intrepids trip to Glasgow and the Kibble palace, after that nothing, did the year end unexpectadly. Nope, sad to say I found myself involved...
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