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Getting closer everyday. Todays ride took me over the 15,000km mark. When I was at school we used to run the 1,500m. Back then I'm sure we were told that equaled a mile. It doesn't. It's close but it's not quite a mile. I wish it was. It would make converting kilometers to miles a lot tidier. Not to old and grumpy to not still be buzzed when I come across a fallen tree on the road. It takes all sorts. I wanna' be in the dog shit gang. Looks worse that it was. ...

November done. Made good progress towards getting 10,000 miles in for the year. With just December left I'm going to have to put in some regular miles to make it. Luckily I'm in a phase of getting out for a ride on my bike every evening. Been a week or so now without missing a day. It's the way it is with habits. Ask James Clear he'll tell you. Once a routine is established it happens without much thought at all. Got my bike clothes sorted out so don't have to think about what I will wear...

I say I've phoned someone when I make a Teams call. I buy digital music and save it to my laptop. I sometimes listen to music with an mp3 player. I still use a digital camera. I guess that might seem old fashioned. Maybe using that term is old fashioned. I have no idea. To get to the point... Maybe you are one of what I imagine is only a few people who have wondered how you can update the GPS assist data on your Panasonic FT5 digital camera since Panasonic stopped supporting the download of thi...

A heavy rain of copper coins falling from the sky. Mentioned this to my son (4 of 4) yesterday. He pondered how great it would be if we could have multiplayer dreams. A dream server. Being able to invite other people into our dreams. I was giving him a lift to football training. His team won their match today. He scored. Out on the bike yesterday and today. The weather was grey, misty and damp on both days. It was not especially cold. I enjoy it all the same whatever the weather. Every rid...

Nowadays I work from home other than 1 or 2 days a month. My work rate is somewhat greater than what seems the norm. This is mostly down to using LLMs to get things done. I have been open about this. The use of LLMs has not yet widely been adopted within my workplace despite co-pilot being made available. I use that sometimes but find Claud via Perplexity much better for many of the tasks I'm given to do. This means I am often way ahead of where it's assumed I will be by my line managers. Slow...

Sometimes all I can do is to simply tweak things when not inspired to think of something new. That was the case with tonight's ride. I couldn't think of another route I wanted to ride whilst still fancying something different. Decided to go with it anyway but in the opposite direction than to what I usually go and with slightly different first few miles. It worked out well. It felt different whilst not losing any of the qualities I like about the route. ...

The route to work in my last job in mental health nursing. Rode it pretty much every working day between May 2020 - June 2024. The artwork in the underpass has been there for around 9 months. Surprisingly it's been left largely untouched by tags. Snodland. The home town of Judge Dread where a road was named in his honor (Alex Hughs Close). 1970s reggae singer infamous for his risque lyrics and ribald humour. ...

Decided to stick with the theme of the days bike ride for the rest of this week Here's the ride I did today. I used to follow this route or variation thereof on workdays between November 2009 - November 2013. Back then I managed a children's home on the route. It was a tough job. Not so tough as what the children and young people went through prior to and most likely after leaving there. We did our best to make it as good as we could. For many it was no more than an unwanted stop g...

Bit of a throwback. The route I followed this evening was one I followed many many times in 2015. In 2015 I rode every day of the year and some. I reached 407 days before breaking the streak. I had a vasectomy. I was advised to give riding a miss for a week or so. It seemed like good advice. In 2015 I cycled 18,188km. Not beaten that distance since. This years been pretty good though. 14,416km to date. My target was 10,000km. I hit that in August so stretched things a bit and have been goi...

Storm Bert. It was pretty windy on Sunday. I'd resolved to get out on my bike. Thought perhaps a route with hedgerows and hills may have helped avoid some of the wind. It did a bit. It was still very windy though. ...

On a couple of rides I have been struck by the sight of these letter boxes from Victoria's reign. This one was very near Low Dinsdale, about 10km SE from Darlington Wall boxes like these were introduced in 1857. Pillar boxes were expensive to produce. A cheaper way of providing remote collection facilities was needed. The answer lay in providing a cast iron box that could be installed into an existing wall where such a location conveniently existed. Just across the road from the reservoi...

Road signs that gave me laugh on a ride I did back in May 2024. I was tired. I'd been riding a long time. ...

A goto ride of mine to get the miles in. It was very wet and windy this morning. The landscape of the peninsula consists of low-lying marshes and mudflats along the Thames Estuary, with some areas of reclaimed agricultural land slightly higher in elevation protected by sea walls. The central area is primarily flat arable farmland. An excellent example of a cuspate foreland landform. A cuspate foreland is a triangular or arrow-headed shape piece of land extending into a body of water, formed ...

A sample post to see how things look styled with the current theme.css The structure and formatting are designed to showcase the theme's readability, visual hierarchy, and use of images. Exploring the Beauty of Nature Nature has always been a source of inspiration and wonder. From the majestic mountains to the serene beaches, every nook reveals a masterpiece crafted by nature. In this post, we will explore some breathtaking landscapes and their significance. The Majestic Mountains Mounta...