I went to to see a talk by Benedict Allen (author, explorer, TV presenter-filmmaker and public speaker) at Darlington Arts Centre last night. A fantastic talk and well worth going to see if he’s appearing somewhere near you.
He talk was based around his unsuccessful attempt to make a solo dog-sled crossing of the Bering […]
Every November, for 24 hours, we remember that no one was born to shop. If you’ve never taken part in Buy Nothing Day, or if you’ve taken part in the past but haven’t really committed to doing it again, consider this: 2006 will go down as the year in which mainstream dialogue about global warming […]
The Times chief sports writer Simon Barnes describes life with his five-year-old son Eddie, who has Down’s syndrome.
I am writing of love not as a matter of grand passions, or as high-falutin’ idealism, or as religion. I am writing about love as the stuff that makes the processes of human life happen: the love that […]
It’d be great to be five.
Business miles: 42 miles (20p a mile, baby!)
Commuting: 90 miles (18 days riding to work and back)
Jotting about: another 10 miles, maybe
Proper rides: 66 miles (just one ride)
Total: 208 miles
All on my Singlespeed Kona, 2.25″ tyres and 32:16 gearing. Only 26 miles off-road.
(Reminded to do this by Tom’s post.)