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Cybersofa died peacefully after months of illness, on 21st October, 2007. See callmemadam's journal. -
That Magnificent Man
Today is the first day of the Nevil Shute conference, held this year in a town not merely like, but identical to, Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territories. Much to my regret, I am here, and not there. The air fare, hotel bill, conference fees and incidentals add up to an amount that the sensible person would prefer to spend on something of ( Read more... ) -
First Second Sunday
Today was the first of the bike club's Second Sunday Runs - a regular monthly social ride with a definite leader and destination. But with the programme for the rest of the season already complete, no-one had yet stepped up to lead today's. Hats off to Nick who volunteered at the last minute to guide us to the bacon sandwiches of Yeovil Junction ( Read more... ) -
A groovy weekend
Riding one's bike on to a train and parking it, how groovy is that? Nearly as groovy as a train that travels under the sea at 90mph. That was my weekend getting off to a groovy start. ( And so it continued ... ) -
Several Pieces of Luck
After the bike-related aggravation of recent weeks, something good to report. When I got home from the bike club meeting on Monday evening, my laptop was missing from the back seat where I'd secured it with a bungee. (This isn't the good part.) How annoying that I'd previously travelled hundreds of miles in this configuration, and it had failed ( Read more... ) -
Motorpsycho Nitemare
The bike went in for its 24,000-mile service yesterday and the shop lent me an F800S for the day. Brand new, and a cute little thing - I called it a mini-moto but BMW prefers "entry level sportsbike". Having enquired, I'd been assured that it featured an accessory socket, and plugged myself in before setting off home. Before the first traffic ( Read more... ) -
C'est tous les jours fête
Today a special guest joins me in wishing sloopjonb the happiest of birthdays!
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May I be the first ...
... of the many, many people whose love and admiration she deservedly receives, to wish callmemadam a happy birthday, and one or more years of health and happiness to come.
Valentine schmalentine, that's what we say.
