Archive for December, 2007
Lysterfield Helmet-cam video
As promised!
Lysterfield ride
Went for a great ride today. Hooked up with some friends - BT, Col and Cheese - and took off for Lysterfield Park. Despite the 9am start, it was pretty warm; the mercury eventually climbed to 34 degrees C.We left from the parking lot near the entrance and headed round the bottom of the lake then up the hill toward the Hallam North Road entrance. [...]
A Christmas wish from the Royals
Firstly, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (or Season's Greetings to the non-Christian readers) to all. I will be on holiday from work (and blogging as of midday today. I hope you all have a fantastic holiday season!And to something a little more interesting: The British Royal Family have caught onto the whole YouTube thing and created the [...]
To dine for
Inspired by this article, I was wondering how many people out there have tried ‘weird’ food? And I don’t mean sushi or rabbit, I mean things like deep-fried haggis (tried it - Scotland) or chili flavoured ice cream (tried it - Scotland). Below is a list of some of the other unusual things I’ve had and where I tasted them:· Deep fried Mars [...]
Rugby's coaching merry-go-round
A summary of an interesting article on Rugby365:England: Brian Ashton out, Jake White in? Wales: Gareth Jenkins out, Eddie Jones in? Scotland: Frank Hadden, no change. Ireland: Eddie O'Sullivan, no change. France: Bernard Laporte out, Marc Lièvremont in. Italy: Pierre Berbizier out, Nick Mallett in. Australia: John Connolly out, David Nucifora [...]
Home sweet home
The feel of the new carpet under your feet and the smell of fresh paint. The echo of empty rooms and the unfamiliar sounds of creaking floorboards. These are all the things that come with a new house.We finally moved in last weekend. The builder had actually managed to get everything done before settlement. Friday night we hung the curtains (most [...]








