Plagued with chest pain, exhaustion, and no weights for a week- Dr confirmed this PM a nasty intercostal muscle strain. Painkillers, rest, off you pop. Somewhat problematic as I use chest/arms for everything in wheelchair. Kinda need ability to use crutches when leg arrives in 3 weeks. Sub-optimal.

Even after his bike was stolen, Gary would not give up on his dream of winning the Tour de France.

Representin’ in the kitchen. Guess what kit I picked up on Friday. New leg arrives in 3 weeks, and then we see what’s what. #progress #doubleamputee #sisyphus

Just shows fuel for motor vehicles are & have been too cheap! Fuel duty needs to be raised to catch up where it should have been & driving shouldn't be allowed to be so cheap when there's better alternatives, time for modal shifts!!

Thing is, we all have to be responsible adults because kids... Can't be. They just can't. Clue is in the word "kids". And the most hazard you represent to children the more responsibility you must display. Drivers have no excuses here. At all. Ever.

Yesterday was date night, so privileged to take the special one @alice_staniford for lamb rump and ribeye @harrys_restaurant.

Concern grows for Suella Braverman as she completely forgets she spent nine years as part of the Conservative government, including two periods as Home Secretary, responsible for immigration.

Now do cars.

Please help me out by pretending the Chairman of Reform didn't just show that he doesn't know what local elections are and thinks we are in America.

Some days you’re the hammer. Some days you’re the nail. Long week. I’m in bed and have been since 6:30pm. Good night.

Today is a 4 coffee day.

We already knew Richard Tice aggressively avoided tax. Now we’re told his company just plain failed to pay tax that was legally due. For someone supposedly in public service he goes to extreme lengths to avoid paying his fair share towards public services www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

That’ll do, donkey. That’ll do. Grateful to enter a recovery week and short transition phase before leg, and PEDALLING, arrive from 9th May on.

Waiting. Really like this image. Reposting because I didn't use the hi def version originally and got told off by @joenorledge. Devoted to his craft.

It may seem like nerdy detail that the increasing weight of cars is worsening potholes, but it matters. The car makers push to sell wider and heavier cars is increasing road maintenance costs and that affects us all. Not to mention worse crash outcomes and less space to pass (wider) parked cars.

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Evening sunset over #ExeterQuay following a very enjoyable inaugural Whisky Tasting event at @crossedanchorsbrewing @devon_dram_club. 5 interesting and atypical offerings in good company and expertise from @spirited_rambler As an added bonus my nose, palate, and…

Special recovery day today. Minimal work. 3 quality coffees. Chocolate waffle. Stretching. Reading. A nap. Pizza later, and a Whisky Tasting evening. Il dolce far niente.

Experimental hip hop album dropping 2027

I have discussions like this extremely regularly. Loads of dodgy cyclists around. But they don't kill 5 a day. So what should the priority be?

GOOD NEWS: we collected Roger’s amputation sleeve and it fits very nicely. Now to practice using it over next few weeks so the limb gets used to contact, heat, gentle compression. We were also able to scan my leg for the 3D-printed external prosthetic socket…

I've taught European history for thirty years. Americans have always asked me how the Holocaust was possible, how Germans could have enabled a madman reveling in mass murder to carry out his plans. Now we can see in real time how this is enabled; now we Americans have front-row seats.

Do read and repost this splendid article by Professor Sally Kyd. "...the law still assumes that we all understand – and consistently meet – the standard of a “competent and careful driver”. The reality is different." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In the absence of anything else to report, really, here is a small photo record of some of the flowers in our garden, which I documented (oooo intrepid) while collecting the recycling boxes. What an exciting life I lead 😂

New leg arrives 5 weeks today. Sorry I haven’t been posting much on here, IG, or LinkedIN recently. Motivation to write evaporates significantly as frustration/anticipation rises. Just v difficult to think of anything else. The self-imposed suffocating pressure of an expectant future.

I do not know how I feel about the Lanterns trailer. Green Lantern and the whole Lantern corps canon is/are pretty much my favourite DC franchise (mmm Sinestro). I think I would’ve expected, or hoped for, at least one electric Green suit or manifestation. youtu.be/Z1jcPlGXnMo?...

Took me way too long to realise that’s a shower and not a Dalek…

I get up at 4:30 every day. Nothing masochistjc or cringe ‘alpha business’ about it - Alice is a dairy farmer now and I like to share our life rhythms or we never see each other. Anyhow. Clocks going back means I’ve been getting up at what ‘feels’ like 3:30am last two days. I don’t recommend it.

Working with nice people is nice. I delivered strategic marketing consults to 4 different CEOs this week, in 4 vastly different industries (a personal record) and my main takeaway is that working with nice people makes everything go further and easier. Proud of the work various teams are doing.

Well, a number of last-minute frustrations but, at last, important work milestone achieved. Much more still to come but looking forward to enjoying a much less stressful tomorrow and weekend. Various great things happened this week. Also, pausing my alcohol “retraining” made for blissful sleep.

Interesting development: due to risk (and, as it turned out, reality) of slow healing I cut out alcohol while double leg amputations recovered, to help them along. Handful of drinks in 10 months. Now the critical period is over, I felt it was safe to gently reintroduce some alcohol. I’m a fan of..,

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There’s a famous line in The Love Song of Alfred J Prufrock where Eliot says “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” and that line hits hard currently.

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Chasing the beast. 11hrs this week- wheelchairing, @compex_uk, and lifting heavy things. Best preparation I can do until leg arrives and the cycling (re)starts. Going to be a lot of time on the turbo. Don’t want to let @teambottrill down!

So, leg arrives 8 May, provided no issues. About 2 months later than I’d hoped, due to healing issues. Training plans all pushed back- not a lot of racing going to happen this year. But. Progress. Cycling at last and lots of things to dab a toe into: walking, Nordic, rucking, deadlifts,… jogging?

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Appointment success! Measured up for a liner (sleeve which goes over Roger/Trevor- on the left here). April appt to collect it and measure/scan for the socket (hard external ‘bucket’-like section - on right of this image). Then May 8th appt to collect finished prosthetic leg! Progress at last.

The most powerful weapon you have to combat the current fuel crisis is your bicycle.

Sunshine today & prosthetic measuring tomorrow: I am now very excited about a summer of cycling, rucking, Nordic walking, and deadlifts.

Spring is definitely here. Extended wheelchair session on rough ground rewarded with iced coffee. Roger (L stump) enjoying his first taste of fresh air ready for prosthetics measuring appointment tomorrow.

Probably overdue for a moody hipster café shot. Enjoying an afternoon in the sun @18gcoffeeroasters back in the #MagdalenRd stomping ground.

Busy day yesterday. Lots of work done, Nurse appt who is happy with Roger, then a dentist’s appt (stung for £185 but could’ve been worse and I have a safe tooth now!) a coffee @chandosdeli.exeter, and finally an epic wheelchair adventure from city centre down to the quay for the latest #Walkabout

I remember a time when: If the country’s top counterterrorism official resigned with a public whistleblowing letter accusing the administration of using false pretenses to enter a congressionally-unsanctioned war, the scandal would destroy the careers of anyone with knowledge.

I don’t know what’s happened to my IG and LjnkedIN but the bottom seems to have dropped out on the quality of my feed. Last 2-3 days it’s just relentless trash, misinformation, ragebait and AI. About 5% people I know/like/value. Really curious; seems almost coordinated. Blanket lockdown.

All this. Yes.

GOOD NEWS: Roger has turned a corner. Scabbing/sealing in progress. Liner and socket measuring will go ahead on Friday. Bad news: a tooth on lower right side has inexplicably decided to disintegrate. No pain before/after. Bizarre. Is there no end to my health issues?! At least Roger now improving.

So a few years ago a building manager of the the downtown campus told me the bike room didn’t need to be accessible because PWD didn’t bike because they couldn’t. You bet I lost my mind.

The sun has got his hat on. Bridge adventures with the terrier squad.