The doctor said that the meniscus in my right knee was kinda dodgy so he recommended that I back off on the running for a bit and take up bicycle riding. So... a couple of days ago I bought a beautiful, new, second-hand, Italian racing bike. I was so excited. I couldn’t wait for my first ride. I pulled the bike, the front wheel, a bottle of water, my new helmet and a few other … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Not everyone is worth listening to 3.
Welcome. I hope all you are prepared for a change in editorial policy. A change for the better in terms of providing you guys with interesting, up to the minute, reading that is. This issue took ages to get together. It missed one or two deadlines so to speak. It has some pretty good content I reckon, but there is still more great stuff to come. So there is the change. I’ve … [Read more...]
What does “hook and ladder” mean?
What on earth does "hook and ladder" mean. It conjures up all kinds of images in my mind. I can see a movie starlet like Elizabeth Taylor snagging her shapely stockinged leg on some kind of metallic object and a stocking ladder climbing purposefully up her glorious thigh as a result. I can see a fisherman trying to cast his line from a grimy old wharf but he continually spoils … [Read more...]
Rabbit killer – a master takes a caning at pipeline!
Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew is sitting on the beach at Pipeline and is staring out to sea. The waves are fifteen feet and the sets are even bigger. It is 1988. “Rabbit” has been coming here each winter for well over ten years... since he was a skinny little kid, in fact... and now he figures he knows the wave like the back of his hand. That’s why he is staring out to sea. Smart … [Read more...]
What does back walk-over mean?
You know what a back walk-over is just as well as I do. It's not something normally done in public. I dream about having a back walk-over but its not one of those things that is really that easy to ask for. I mean, sad as it sounds, you have to know someone really well to ask them for a back walk-over without them thinking that you are some kind of dodgy character. By the time … [Read more...]