Welcome to my blog. I post on this, roughly once a week (it does vary). I sustained a 'Traumatic Acquired Brain Injury', and a six month coma from a 'road traffic accident' whilst cycling, in October 2006. I spent the following 4 years (22-26yrs old), in a combination of hospitals and rehabilitation homes. Now, I have been living independently in Surbiton, England since October 2010. This blog begun life in December 2010, as i realised that there are many people worldwide that i want to share experiences with. I know that, as a wheelchair user, I am obviously not as mobile as i wish, so, use the internet to connect to you. I enjoy letting my thoughts represent through type. I type honestly. As numerous readers, as well as email recipients, will understand, I find typing to be very therapeutic. Thank you :)
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Friday 22 March 2019

Some things do last forever

A new Independent Coffee Shop in Surbiton, ‘surbeanton’(https://www.surbeanton.com) is located towards the end of Victoria Road (the High Street). It is one of the closest to my flat, and definitely offers one of the best cappuccinos around! Although, often with a friend, or  primarily, reading my book, my attention gets diverted by one of my favourite songs. David Gray is a hero. Like many of you, i am fairly unfamiliar with most of his earlier work, but this song ‘gets me’ every time! 
One of my favourite videos, of all time…

Sail away

Current music that I have already pre-ordered, is an album of a Marissa Nadler duet. She has already appeared many times, on this blog...
… initially promoted by this blog in 2014 (http://patrickgoodacre.blogspot.com/2014/09/drug-appreciation.html), but samples of her work can found here, many occasions since.

Album ‘Droneflower’ released April 25/26
Such heavy guitar backing such delicate vocals, is striking. Impressive!




An issue that is very close to my heart, has been forever, and will continue to be, ‘sustainability’. 
I am a graphic designer, so i can recognise the certain important elements of both key areas of ‘packaging symbols’.
They are incredibly important, but I do know that they may be overlooked, regarded ‘too complex’, by some. Even I am not confident of understanding all of the many, many out there.
So...



‘Packaging labels and recycling symbols are now appearing on lots of everyday items, and help us to identify how different types of packaging can be recycled.’

I believe that everything can be recycled, to some extent. This could include the basic, direct re-use of a product, right down, through to the opposing extreme. If direct re-use is impossible, at some level of disassembly, elements of a product can be re-used, somehow, somewhere, by someone. Humanity has evolved to the stage where we should all recognise this, and understand the importance of sustainable ethics. Those who can’t recognise this, are still not as evolved as the rest of humanity. They may think that one day, they will catch-up or  overtake progressives, but they may be behind forever. 




We all are ONE WORLD, we cannot let this happen. Failure is not allowed.



Bread
I often ponder things whilst I am shopping. I know that my ethical conscience regularly directs me, when in the supermarket. Such sites are centres of human-consumption. Take, take, take, because we need, want, or desire. But we MUST UNDERSTAND, that we can’t 'take' forever! 


Bread, may seem like a fairly harmless item. I pass down the aisle. Hundreds of plastic-bagged slice loaves, all competing with each other to ‘last longer’. So, I’m afraid plastic packaging is inevitable. Opposing aisle, fresh bread. Mmmmm TASTY. All of these have fairly short ‘best-before dates’. Understandable because only recently baked or prepared.
Still in plastic!
WHATTTTT!?? :( Why?
I go and ask ‘customer-services’. They must be sick of my ‘queries/complaints’!
Oh well. I am told that they are testing designs/ usage of paper sleeves...
Maybe hope!



Milano-San Remo tomorrow
My tips are both Italian champion Elia Viviani, and Dylan Groenewegen (Dutch national champion in 2016). Groenewegen rides on Bianchi bikes (therefore an obvious favourite of mine)!


Dutch champion in 2016, Groenewegen is still a top level sprinter, winning opening stages in 2019 Paris-Nice.



Sickening!…Ineos
I am sooooo sad. Why?
I have moral principles. Please don’t worry, these will continue!
As you all should know, I am an ex-cyclist, with a dear love of the professional sport. Psychologically, I struggled enough, finding that Sir Rupert Murdoch’s media empire/business was to be promoted majorly through our top, professional team. Britain’s first success overall at the Tour de France sponsored by this multi-national, media company…. Hmmmm. OK
Impressive. a ten year old team. Success after success. Well done. Much respect…
… Now this… 
Er… Whatttt?!
A British company involved in fracking, in the UK, gets my putrid, disapproval.
Sorry guys, there is NO WAY that I will support any achievement of yours, now. Shame on you! 
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