Hello, I warn you as I type this week's,
unusually early in the day (well, not evening). My cappuccino, shown
above, is an old picture The sun is still out. I should rather say that
'it is daylight'. It's not baking hot or sunny yet (if ever). I do not
want to bring a sense of 'gloom and doom'. Last weekend brought me a smile as i
could first see the colours of the 2013 peloton. Shadows were spotted on TV!
Shadows of the peloton were spotted in the Dutch 'Amstel Gold Race'.
Eurosport commentator David Harmon, seemed as equally gleeful as myself,
describing 'a beautiful day'.
Cycling was sunday(FYI, this sunday it
is my favourite classic, the 'queen', Liege-Bastogne-Liege). I may be boring
everyone by maintaining my cycling talk, sorry.
My next note was made on Tuesday, after
a session of physiotherapy.
'Not depressed.' I cannot get depressed
but...
'my tiredness post-Physio, showed me how
far I have to go.'
I have a long way to go, but then I have
come a long way, i cannot opt out.
Yes, it's been long, and
Yes, I still feel strong...
Those ultra-fans of this blog may
realise that I have actually deleted a post that was made earlier in the week.
I posted earlier this week, on Monday afternoon, but then realised that my
photographs of my bike statistics (times, distances, powers etc), were actually
telling you very little. I had one page view on Tuesday, and i think about 4 on
wednesday. I could quickly learn that these gym bike statistics were having a
negative effect, and so deleted the post. Straight away, my page views
shot back up to the usual average of about 25 per day. Turning this negative
into a positive, I learnt that what i type is actually read and processed by
people, and it is not all just a 'google anomaly'! hmmm
OK, I now talk about an issue close to
my heart, ‘Sustainability’.
When meeting with a former colleague,
Paul Micklethwaite, earlier in the week, I felt that my psychological concern
about my own beliefs in eco-sustainability, were aided and developed. I explained of my belief of fate and
‘the world keeps turning’, ‘what will be, will be’. I was then asked the simple
question ‘The planet will survive, but will we?’
I admit that I don’t think I had ever
thought of it in this order, but should do. Thank you Paul.
Below is a link that I provide to a book
written by both Paul and Anne Chick (fellow ex-colleague). An depth
investigation into ‘Design for Sustainable Change’. Quality.
Two
notes left. I should stop continuing to fly Surbiton’s ‘accessibility flag’ so
high. I went about today realising that out of the town’s centre, there are the
same issues as found in other towns. Lack of shop accessibility is a problem
that can reoccur anywhere, and unfortunately it is sad, but wheelchair users
just have to go elsewhere!
I
want to just add that today I was given a way back into ‘my café’. Words cannot
describe how thrilled I am now that it has been made accessible, by the simple
installation of a ramp. Thank you millions ‘The Press Room’, Surbiton.
After
taking the blame for my wheelchair failure, the stepped entrance to the café is
now overcome by the above ramp!
:)
My
last note of the day is in defence of Lance Armstrong. I keep on altering my
view on the subject. Essentially, I believe that he is a cheat, however he is
now being used as a huge scapegoat
for the massive failings of the UCI (cycling governing body). Cycling
has always faced the problem of cheaters, to find one rider and raise him so
big, that you can exert power of crippling him down as a cheat, is harsh. It is
disgusting how riders have been allowed to be led to drugs. Drugs have cost
riders lives. It is so sad. I write this knowing that many of my childhood,
teenage, and adult heroes have been created on false podiums, by the UCI. I
cry.
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