So Much Love

There’s a fire
In my veins
The desire
Causes pain
I will say it
Again

There is so much love in me

___________

Photography (c) Damien DeBarra.

Lyrics taken from So Much Love by Depeche Mode

#MeditateFor30: Day 1 – Does Meditation Make You A Better Cyclist?

Tim Ferriss, writing in Tools of Titans, maintains that in order to feel the first benefits of a regular meditation practice, you need to meditate daily for a minimum of 7 days. Anything else, he says, and you’re really wasting your time. This got me thinking: I’ve long heard folks extol the virtues of regular […]

Last Exit to Monserrat

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We Can Be Heroes

Forget about the gods of cycling. What about the everyday heroes of every day cycling?

Brief Encounter

Nūlla umquam dē morte hominis cūnctātio longa est JUVENAL vi.221 When a human life is at stake, no delay is ever excessive 1 Waindale Close Mount Talbot Halifax Yorkshire “Dear friends, There as promised are the shots I took on the Clifden Cycling Club’s Sunday run. I enjoyed your company very much […]

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