2006 - September

[glaconman]

"You're too happy, that's your problem."

That's the first time anybody has accussed me of that Andy!

I'm with Hugh Laurie on this one:

"I've never been convinced that happiness is the object of the game. I'm wary of happiness. It is a snare and a delusion. It's jolly nice sometimes, like steak and chips, but is it a goal?"

Personally I think it must be due to some form of bi-polar disorder. That would explain my incredible bouts of creative energy. Ah uhm!

Anyway, I managed to haul my sad ass onto the bike this morning. Not the road bike, but it's a start. Took the train half-way then cycled along the canal (Leeds - Liverpool), the river (Aire) and up through Esholt (were they used to film Emmerdale) and then through the woods to work.

It was a real joy and (suprise, suprise) I can't believe I've been floating in my tin-can to work these past few months and getting fat.

Another quote. This time from HG Wells:
"Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."

The same could be said of runners of course.