Hmmmm, At the age of 17 I was persuaded by Dad to get a motorbike so I could get in and out of University easily (probably so I didn’t keep asking to borrow the car…) After 20 years of motorcycling with only the occasional non-biking period – the longest one…
I'm moving to Holland… (not really)
After visiting Mark yesterday I cycled all the way up Dundas Street and over Queen Street to George Street on the way home. Its only 1/2 mile but its all up hill – pretty steep too. My daily commute doesn’t have that much in the way of ups and downs…
Wow – its all gone quiet
Hey wow – since we’ve ended our self-imposed TV embargo I’ve not been posting so much – is it because we’re watching endless hours of TV – no – well mostly… As with our Heroes catch up the previous weekend we managed to get through 4 episodes of Lost and…
Heroes overdose
We made it! The whole of February without watching TV. All we watched were our Amazon DVD Rentals of I Walk the Line American Beauty Motorcycle Diaries and 2001 : A Space Odyssey on DVD A couple of trips to the flicks in the middle – can’t remember what to…
27->28 Tuesday and Wednesday
That’s it – the last two days are over and we’ve survived the No TV regime for the whole of February. There was no desire to stay up until midnight and watch stuff, or to get up and watch breakfast TV for the first time in a month which was…
22->26 – Thursday->Monday
Out on Thursday and Saturday evenings so no problems there 🙂 Lorraine was working on Saturday and it was a reasonable day so I went and got muddy on the bicycle. Heading out to Colinton Dell then up and over the bridge and back via Craiglockhart/Gorgie. Needed to give the…
Eric Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eric
What cryptic headline have we got today Bruce? Well its the mnemonic used for remembering the strings on a guitar (non-bass) from lowest to hightest (pitch) Why are you telling us this? Well I have just had a mostly guitar themed birthday including an acoustic guitar, digital tuning gadget thingummy,…
New Theme!!!
Was getting fed up with the existing look of blmweb so in a jiffy I just downloaded this new one called vistered. Ain’t it Purty… You can change the background by clicking on the wee thumbnails along the top of the page if you like. blm
Days 19->21 – Monday->Wednesday
Not entirely sure what I’ve done this week instead of watching TV. I did some bicycle maintenance on Wednesday. Consisting of changing brake blocks on the front and adjusting brakes front and rear. Also trued the wheels which is a zen like experience. Getting closer and closer to perfection with…
Wow – Watching TV can seriously damage your child's health!
Noticed this article on the Scotsman Website today. (you might have to register a free account to view the whole article) It tells of the perils of plonking junior down in front of the TV for hours on end. Serious health issues, not least the couch potato factor! blm