It’s like riding a bike. Literally.

Wednesday, 26th March, 2008

I recently bought a bike (a pedal bike, not a motor one – that’s for another post!)

When I was younger I was always out on my bike, and used to go for some fairly lengthy journeys on it, which could easily take me a good eight or nine hours round trip. My last memory of having a bike and being out and about on it was when I was 17, because soon after that (18) I owned my first car, and so the bike was very quickly superfluous to my needs.

For a few reasons (nostalgia, health/fitness, practicality, environmental) I decided that I’d get a new bike, and start using it again. And I actually have been using it; surprisingly it hasn’t just sat there in my spare room gathering dust.

I’m quite enjoying being out on two wheels again, to the point that even when I’ve been getting home from work, if it has still been bright (and dry) enough, I’ve quickly got changed, and jumped on the bike to go for a quick run. I’m a way off being as capable on it as I used to be (anything more than an hour or so at the moment has my legs in severe agony), but I’m sure that over time this will get better and better. And with summer (ha!) approaching, I’m likely to be out and about more often.

I’m looking forward to it.

24

Mar

A clear run

Monday, 24th March, 2008

My parents have always had jobs that meant they didn’t need to work public holidays, and growing up that meant that when the schools were off, they were invariably off too.

I’ve had a few jobs in my time, but I’ve never yet had one that gave me public holidays (at least not on the actual days that they fall, other than Christmas and New Year). So I’ve become accustomed to working when many other people are off, and to be honest, it’s not something that really bothers me; it’s not as if I’m losing out, I can take the days at other times of the year (and if I really wanted to, I’m now in a job that would allow me to take them on the actual days the public holidays fall, but I prefer not to).

One big advantage to me now that I live a considerable drive away from my place of work, is that on days like today my commute is wonderful. It was a bright sunny morning, and there was hardly a car on the road when I drove in. My commute in the morning normally takes me around 50 minutes to one hour. This morning I was at my office in just over half an hour. And going home tonight will be a similarly enjoyable experience.

I think I’ll petition the Government to get more public holidays put on the calendar.

23

Mar

Another try

Sunday, 23rd March, 2008

This is my third attempt at starting a blog.

I’ve had two fairly successful attempts, where I’ve managed to write posts quite frequently, and for a decent period of time (over a year), but I’ve never found a style; never found a reason for writing. Read more