Changes and Challenges and more, on and off the bike.
Well in Melbourne it’s getting cold, at least by our standards anyway. I feel like a real road warrior riding home on the cold wet nights. Seeing the peloton at the Giro (go Cadel!!) riding over snow-covered mountains has put this into perspective. The heat waves of Summer seem like a distant memory. The change … Read more
For a laugh.. crappy pictures
And now for something a little different to bring you some laughs on this Thursday morning. No intro to these, just check them out. The Crappypictures site will have you laughing for hours so be warned. http://crappypictures.com/toddler-self-help-non-crappy-collaboration/ http://crappypictures.com/potty-failing-non-crappy-collaboration/
Birthday Cake and Bikes
… a match made in heaven, great fuel for those tough climbs. Nah, this post is a little different from the usual… nothing remotely philosophical, mythological or anything like that. This is much more fun. My son Will turned 1 ten days ago and as we staggered the celebrations over a couple of days we … Read more
My son and my bike
My son loves my bikes. Actually he doesn’t just love the bikes he loves everything associated with them. He loves my bike shoes, clean or dirty, he doesn’t mind. He loves my gloves, my cap and anything else he can get his hands on. Several times throughout the day he wants to go and see … Read more
An Easter Adventure
So it’s Easter. In our household it’s the first that we’re sharing as a family with little Will. And it’s already a memorable one as only last night he made his first proper crawling movements and learned how to sit up unassisted. Having children injects a new sense of significance and play into these times. … Read more
Jump in, just go for it!
I was Just the other day I was bathing our little boy, Will, who is just about 6 months old. He absolutely loves the water and on this day he was having a lot of fun splashing the water with his hands. For such little hands he was producing some mighty big splashes. It got … Read more
Taming the Wild Bulls of the Mind
Taming the Ox isn’t necessarily a linear event. Certainly that hasn’t been my experience. But by employing both mental and physical strategies, just as the ox-herd uses rope to harness the wild ox, and by cultivating our awareness of our own mind we can start to return to health and experience joy in living again.
The Perils and Joys of Fatherhood, and a Few Practical Tips
This is the first time have I tried blogging with one hand – my left arm has been holding on to my boy Will for the last 5+ hours. In my last couple of posts I’ve shared some of my reflections on the birth of our baby boy, Will. I’ve written about the roller-coaster of emotions that … Read more
Family Life: Maintaining Health and Wellbeing and Improving Efficiency into the Bargain
There’s nothing like having a new baby in the house to make one get serious about efficiency and organisation. Almost as soon as you return home with your child the practical realities of family begin. There are so many calls on your time, things constantly requiring attention, from regular nappy changes every 2-4 hours (some … Read more
The beginning of a new life: Part 1
A little over two weeks ago now, at 4:04am on Tuesday the 6th of September, my wife Ophelia gave birth to a beautiful baby boy: Will. In this piece I want to share this extraordinary experience with you, as best as I can anyway, from my perspective – that of a partner and a father. … Read more
