Tag: Morals & Values
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How to prevent bike theft
I watched someone steal a bike last month. Right in front of me they cut the cable lock with a pair of pliers and pushed off with it into traffic on Notting Hill High Street. I was gutted. Seeing the man work frantically with his tool I asked: “Hi. What are you doing?”. Don’t worry,…
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Vote tomorrow, but not for yourself
Tomorrow our country goes to the polls to decide who will lead the country and I’m taking a moment out of my day’s cycling and my website’s expedition updates to write about something I’ve been thinking about these past few days. I hope that whatever your views, you will be voting tomorrow. To not do…
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The X-pedition Factor (or “In offence at celebrity expeditions”)
What is the toughest expedition in the world? And, more to the point, who cares? Most dangerous this, hardest that, most daring ever such and such. There are times when a bit of hyperbolic showmanship is necessary and more appropriate than false modesty and, for the most part, I don’t have a problem with how…
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Look at everything [Version 2] – Guest Blog: Rob Cousins
This is a version two of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin’s site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that clearly…
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Look at everything [Version 1] – Guest Blog: Rob Cousins
This is a version one of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin’s site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that…
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Should I break a World Record? (Vote now!)
Come spring time I’ll be saddling up in one of those three-wheeled pedal-powered vehicles they call a rickshaw. I’ll be raising money for Special Olympics Great Britain by trying to pick up 2,012 passengers in celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games. I’ll also be trying my darnedest to have a bit of an adventure…
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This one’s for you
This is a message for those that know meAnd it is a signal to those that don’tIt goes out to those that are reading thisAnd it’s written for those that won’t Your words are fuelYour gestures the catalystYour thoughts provide an impetusYour feedback the direction This is for the “Wow” that marked a turning pointFanning…
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Say ‘No!’ to negativity – #4 Whistle yourself happy
The perfect excuse to bring my favourite TV show onto the pages of this blog. Don’t be a grumpy old man. Don’t fight it. Whistle yourself happy.
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Don’t judge a book by its (back) cover
I like surprises. I like not knowing what’s going to happen next, when the film’s going to end or how someone’s going to react. There are times when you need to know these answers – your a politician preparing a statement or a researcher conducting an experiment – and there are times when they’re going…
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Say ‘No!’ to negativity – #3 Weird is wonderful
My friend mentioned recently that her colleagues were “nauseated” by the fact that she came into work in a good mood, raving about the joys of life. Now, as amusing as that may be, I think it’s a particularly British trait to be suspicious of the happy, as if it’s somehow weird. But weird is…
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Bicycle Karma
Priory Lane is a perfectly straight stretch of concrete connecting Upper Richmond Road with Richmond Park. To one side of the road, mounted on the pavement, runs a two-way bicycle lane. Turning left into Priory Lane from Richmond Road, if you want to get onto the bike path, you have to cut across both lanes…