Boy Meets Bike, Boy Looses Bike, Boy Reunited with Bike
The story goes that when as a kid I was presented with my first real bike with training wheels, I wanted to take it to bed with me. I cannot really remember, but it could very well be true. I like bikes. I always have and I suspect I always will.This though is…
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The Bandol
Janny and I love the water. We love being in it, on it and overlooking it. It is calm and peace and at the same time, an overload of all your senses. You see it of course, but you also hear it, smell it, touch it and yes, taste it, whether it be the fresh…
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One Eye on Toronto
I have been battling an ongoing detached retina problem in my left eye since the beginning of March. I have found the past five months though far more difficult than the five months following a little bit of open-heart surgery that I had pre-Covid in November 2019. Like so many things, we take health related…
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Whistler
The Boy has been WFW – Working from Whistler since October 2020. At that time, he loaded up his new car with his office gear and sports gear and convinced his sister to ride shotgun with him across the country. Not sure he is really ever going to come “Back East” other than for a…
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Mont Ventoux
After reading the post on the chatroom of the Gentlemen of La Pomme, I did not sleep. How would I get there, what would the weather be, could I do it, and of course, what would I wear? This was a few weeks ago when Patrick, one of the Gentlemen posted that he would be…
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Oiseau de Paradis
The colour theme chosen by my mother (it was certainly not me choosing) for my Bar Mitzvah in 1976 was orange. That was probably no surprise considering it was the mid 70s and at the time my hair would have matched well with the colour theme. It accented the rust coloured three piece suit that…
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The Road Less Travelled
The road less travelled is by its nature longer, harder and generally tougher. It may be more dangerous too. Sometimes it is barely a path at all. But, often (not always, but often) it is much more rewarding when you finally get to the destination.
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Waddle On
I waddle. I don’t jog and I certainly don’t run. For what I do is way too slow to be called running or jogging. And if you doubt me, just look at my Strava times. That said, I have waddled pretty much my whole life. My first memory of really how slow I am dates…
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N+1
Rule No. 12 – While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is N+1 , where N is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as S-1, where S is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.…
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The Storage Locker
I have had a storage locker in Toronto on and off over the past 20 years. And I just climbed back into my chair after falling off having just done the math as to what that has cost me over the years. Oy vey. Now that is a good business model! I have always said…
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