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40k ride over hills on narrow tar and dirt roads

23 March:  Home life has been pretty full on, so I actually lost two days to just resistance training.  So today I was busting to stretch my legs. Rather than head into town for groceries and run the gauntlet of busy roads, I hit local roads that are not well used. The recent death of a pedestrian on roads that i frequent has really made me timid. He wasnt riding, it was a freakishly unlucky affair, but still, it seems to have  involved a careless motorist. Anyway, today's ride was pretty hard. The temperature was good, it wasnt too sunny, and the wind was OK, but today it was hills. They werent monsters, but there were a lot of them. It was a case that you seemed to be going up or down, rarely cruising on flat ground. But, that was too because I really wanted to push myself a bit. Mission accomished.  A novel element for today's ride was a Bluetooth speaker. As soon as I got going I cranked up "100 Greatest Reggae Songs". Wow, it made the ride really enjoyable and I...
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hiking and educating hikers

Here is a cutting from an ANC News story posted at the present. A father and son are taking a year off to do some of the worlds greatest hikes.  "For 18-year-old Ashton Toole, there is no better place than the great outdoors, and no better feeling than exploring it on foot . [ EDIT son has Autism] "s pectrum disorder, ADHD and Tourette syndrome. "People with autism tend to have fixations, and his, fortunately, was bushwalking," Mr Toole said. Ashton is non verbal and the father has to caution nearby campers about odd yips and copralalia through the might. The father says, they "indirectly educate" hikers about Tourettes. Excellent, those who don't tend to meet people with obvious disabilities in daily life can become very able body thinking. Good luck.  .
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king dick in da house

When I was a kid there was a huge spanner at home and it was stamped "King Dick". It never failed to get a rise when I showed my friends. But, jist as a preamble, my dick size has never been something Ive either thought about or worried upon. I mean, what can you do about it?  Well that's what I thought until a month ago. I was drying myself off after a bath and I noticed my willy had grown! No I wasnt particularly excited, if you know what I mean. Does it continue to grow, or respond to gravity as you get older? I had one inkling that it was because I'd lost weight and was fitter. I checked again later, same. So I Googled it and yes, losing weight removes fat from the groin so more Roger is seen. And better health leads to better blood flow and Kong Dick is in da house. Bloody hell. 
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jog & 1hr stretch &:weight training

19 March 2026: A little after 4am I began a spontaneous fitness session that went for an hour. Beginning with limbering up, then stretches, cowbell then dumbell. It left me feeling energised & ready for an active day.  After a leisurely breakfast I sowed some beetroot and beans in the garden under gentle rain. Later I did kaundry & worked  on the Royal Enfield 500 (speedo). I then completed as much of the new verandah framework, putting in steel screws thst i could without getting the drill wet.   After a salad & lettingbit digest I took the dog & I for a run. We went pretty solidly at it for one hour. The dog was fragging himself about by the end, & it feels great to outrun a dog.  Afterwards , I grabbed my first burger & chips in months. I was starving & should have waited till it all cooled, but nah. I saved some bacon & burger meat for the dog, which he loved of course.  Keep it illegal. .     
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finding myself

So called x-spurts, influencers and the almighty world of commerce and trade, always encourage us to charge forward to create our identity. This usually means consuming whatever product they are peddling at that moment. Sociologists call this Conspicuous Consumption is: " the practice of purchasing luxury goods and services to publicly display wealth, status, or social prestige rather than for functional utility ". This lifestyle is rarely good for your spirit, or the environment. It creates piles of "hard rubbish" for collection each few years as the new trend sweeps through your life. Many years ago a curmudgeonly  TAFE teacher once told my class in welfare how '  the system" works. " The technology for storing and listening to music is far in advance of the shops. As they introduce music discs they have three completely different systems that will be placed on the market as the outdated system has saturated the market. They are now marketing the co...
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bikepacking: what's holding me back? fear?

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Noted bikepacker Ryan Van Duzer, yes thats his name, and no, he's American suggests fear may be holding me back.  I don't think its   the principal reason because I was waiting to get my eye surgery done and dusted, and to get gear together and then do some testing.  One of RVDs suggested fears may be 'wild animals", particularly bears. Well no bears in Australia, but I did just buy a bear bell. It only cost a few bucks and when I heard one on the Camino walk, it was effective in gently alerting walkers to the approach of a bike and sounded quite nice. In Australia it wouldn't help for snakes but would help with people and other critters.   RVDs other fears included mechanical or equipment failure, and weather exposure. Basically his position was that I should prepare well, without getting bogged down on the detail, and accept that occasionally things will fail, but will be overcome.  I just want to get out for a 24hr run to get the wheels turning, and take...
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social media musing

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We all know there is a lot of rubbish on the socials, that's eben when we exclude the ads. Knowing that more than half is generated by bots is a reveal on our culture. People are paid to sit in a hot room generating messages of division within communities they will never visit in real life.  Yesterday, while waiting for a tube to be fitted to the Royal, I visited an old cemetery at Telarah-Rutherford for a gem. There were many surnames I knew, but one headstone stood tall for its inscription:-           We do not see with           eyes, we see with            our soul. A guide for our viewing of social media.  In the evening, on a social feed I saw an older Japanese woman, looking positive, sparky and healthy.   Part of her lifestyle is to exercise one hour every morning. I can report that ive tried it this morning and it feels good. But I will have to jog later on because an our is not enoug...
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