The distance the traffic is backed in Henley you know I’m getting home first!

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Well. Hungarian class was an exercise in gazing upon the abyss of self-loathing and inadequacy I imagine it is the sort of feeling the mortal eye is faced with gazing on the face of Chthulu

Fun’s over. Let’s get on with it

The Cotswolds. AONB.

Life is a vertical drop. Only choice is to scream or relax into it.

Evergreen

On a related matter, I keep nicking the wife’s vitamin tablets, as they taste delicious. Bit worried now I might grow moobs. Or at least bigger ones…

Wait…what Signs and Wonders is this from the Cosmos? 😲

Package arrived y’day. Naturally while I was away the wife assumed it was hers and mauled it before reading the addressee… 🙄

One of my more amused moments on my cycle y’day from Gloucester to Reading was when my Fitbit signalled it thought I was on a ride, at Kidmore End Map for illustrative purposes…

The attentional is strong in me today. I appear to be stuck in a loop of initiating an action, I cannot recall 1 meter later. And clumsy? This got a “Oh F*ck Off!” out of me. Dog keeps looking at me to meet his needs. I can barely take care of myself. Thank f*ck I batch cooked Dahl or I’d starve

I said to the wife I might teach myself to make my pecs dance for her. She didn’t seem sold on the idea for reason Some people, you can never please

The drivists were everything I might expect them to be near a military base in flag cuntry But this up by Brize Norton amused (and intrigued me). Judging by the arrow ⬅️ I wondered if he took the hint (and moved to the other side of the road) but missed the point…

I need to put some pants on* I’d take that as progress at this point (*uk edition)

Yesterday was a tale of Two Rivers. The best of rides, the worst of rides I suspect I’ve wanted to go to the source for a time and soooo close; but all things being equal, on how late and battered I was last night, I’m glad I didn’t take a diversion. A plan for another day emerges, however…

On the subject of ‘unfinished business’. Me and this river. It has played such an important character role in the last 10 y. I need to do something about that…

Just had a soak in the bath. Coz muscles. I think I need to have a lie down again

On this day: I was dressed as a Karate Sensei sporting a “crew cut” coz my dad Interestingly no Oaks or Chestnuts to be seen. Only a privet hedge. I guess nothing lasts forever…

A little something from my ride, for all the Audax pervs out there. Never let it be said I don’t think about you all. Bookings via AirBnB… Plus a slightly off kilter roof for an added frisson, for all the sensory folk out there

Endurance exercise. Facing your demons or running away from them (as fast as you can cycle*)? *other modes of transport are available

This sign came with a “Thank f*ckity finally”. Quite aside from last time was late Apr (~14h daylight) & I shdve noticed earliest train is now one hr later Wife gets pissed off on walks when she asks “how far?” & I eyeball the map & universally underestimate by ~50%. How she laughed when I called

Someone on here (mentioning no names) suggested I sign up for London Lockdown. Figured I needed to condition the legs and psyche as not done that distance this year. Had intended to go to Leicester. But only done 90 this year, and at 180k it seemed a bit far… 😳

The signs were good, after all. (And all that jazz)…

Unfinished business. Gloucester started my ‘catch a train check myself off’ series 3 y ago. I noticed a route on the map at the time, figured I’d come back, at the time. What cd go wrong…?

Finally got some food. Well that didn’t go exactly to plan. May have to post my ride tomorrow as I’m absolutely f*cked and cd fall asleep on the spot…

For those of you eyeing my crown, cool your boots, as I got Didcot on my bingo card too Got me some of those good Didcot miles on @wandrer.earth

Time for a spot of tea

Thank you, Marlborough Arms. But grumpy (I’m not sure I am their kind of folk) but clean toilet!!

Spot of lunch. Not that hungry but in search of a loo…

Crossed the Thames so I guess that counts as home turf…

Get a bike; you travel to some places Breakfast. Cdnt stomach it at 5 and it’s the first place I’ve found. Right, enough stopping…

A bit chilly. May need these…

No going back now. Or rather there is…

I am aware of the irony of posting this on social media but if ever there was an indictment of the early 21st Century We have a serious addiction problem we are not talking about

Well. Better take the opportunity to do some homework…

Faithful reproduction of me rueing my life choices

F*ck. Life choices. Just sayin’. The Cosmos take pity on me.

Chapter Next. When you are up earlier than a weekday. 😳 Passed one car and a delivery lorry unloading at a shop, it’s that ridiculous. I’ve had a couple of prologues messing around in Oxford but this year’s first proper chapter of catch a train and chuck yourself off adventure… 🚂🚴‍♂️🛤️

Wife went and picked up my driving glasses. Judging by the case she chose she appears to think I eat mint humbugs and I’m 87 😲😳

Getting my prep in tomorrow in case I accidentally nap through the night Found that rarest of phenomena, in my attentional little world: a right handed glove…! 😲

I had some fresh basil and bucatini to use up…

I’m not sure how to feel about this

I am largely toasting pine nuts. It’s how my Friday rocks…

Supplies. Who knows what Saturday will bring…

Bravo, Private Eye, bravo.

Unspoken narratives from my commute…

Commuted in today via the Camino de Santiago. One day… Until then, it is that point in the week and the Time of Possibilities!! Hope you all have non-sensible plans…

Which reminds me, unusually for me (🙄) I was late y’day. Was pounding away to May’s Green; a cd see someone on a MTB behind from corner of my vision. I was hitting 35kph and I just cdnt drop them 😳 They passed me “Hello!” It was some old lady on an e-bike. I went into to the woods to be by myself