October 2011
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Just back from Pisa (it has a tower that leans) and Lucca, wherein I got lost, in a car, in streets that grew ever narrower, until it was just me and this tiny wee old woman in a red oilskin…or am I thinking about somewhere else? Anyway, here’s a thing: Glen Grant Five Year Old,…
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Sold on eBay, my last motorbike. Today was my final powered ride, 35 gruesomely cold, wet and windy miles from Hillswick to Lerwick so I could check the bike in as freight for Aberdeen. Tomorrow, all being well, a man called Gordon will ride away on the old Suzuki GS1000G. It will be out of…
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Overweight and unfit, I bought a treadmill. This wasn’t difficult, as there are always second-hand treadmills and exercise bikes for sale. One wee ‘wanted’ ad on Shetlink snagged a Reebok motorised Thighripper Mk 2, and for the last fortnight I’ve been using it every morning. Almost. I’ve always been heartily opposed to the idea of gyms…
