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Posts From the monthly archives: "June 2012"
I have a ‘one-tracked’ mind. In my teenage years, that used to mean what boys were obsessed with. Now, I am still single tracked – but on other things. All around us, in nature, we see plants and animals survive in their own niche. From the orchids in the wet tropical forests to the cactus…(Read More)
I do a lot of driving. And while sitting behind a truck the other day, I realised that we were all travelling along on air. Every vehicle had tyres and every one of those round things relied on compressed air to keep their rubber rolling along. Air is one of the ‘take for granted’ things…(Read More)
Like the weather. Last Monday’s Cervelo bike race at the Dragway was going to be on “rain or shine”. But the weather had other ideas and it brought on a flood. I told my wife that I was depressed all day because I missed out on racing on the Queen’s birthday holiday. While…(Read More)
A bike race presents the perfect backdrop to showcase the plight of opportunists. There are the ‘escapees’ who will stay out at the front of the bike race from the start – working all day to stay away…all hoping to make it to the finish line before the chasing peloton. Very often, these opportunists fail…(Read More)