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  • nineteen thousand miles on fixed gear on Nov 15, 2009 in mileage thousand

    As you can see from the photo the mileage reads 19049, which means that it took me almost 50 miles before I even noticed that I had gone past the thousand mark. So as always time to go and celebrate with a meal. Better do it soon though else the next...

  • progess report october 2009 on Nov 7, 2009 in progress

    As is usual at this time of year, because it's my birthday month, it's a time for change. A time for letting go of the past and embracing the future.

  • Shriracha Hot Chili Sauce on Oct 8, 2009 in chili sauce

    I don't mean mild or with a hint of chili but proper blow yer head off and incinerate yer throat kind of stuff.

  • progress report september 2009 on Oct 5, 2009 in progress

    I'm not a businessman, I'm not a career person: I just want to do something that I enjoy part-time to cover my living costs.

  • progress report august 2009 on Sep 8, 2009 in progress

    writing this report has given me enough of a respite from my various projects to take a look at the bigger picture and it's much the same as it was before. Whether I grab the next thing that comes along or think it through a bit and then grab somethi...

  • Eighteen thousand miles on fixed gear on Sep 4, 2009 in mileage

    I can't help it; I love riding fixed.

  • progress report july 2009 on Aug 13, 2009 in progress

    I think we'd all rather be grazing in the field than training to be racehorses. What is the prize anyway? I think that grazing in the field is the greater prize but it has taken me a long time to realise that.