A song I listen to when I’m angry This is odd. Not really difficult, but definitely odd. I mean. If I’m feeling a bit
Category: Stuff
The Queen is Dead
Thirty years ago today a ground-breaking, earth-shaking event hit the world of music. Four Mancunian lads released their third – and many of us would
Music Challenge: Day 16/2016
A song from a favourite album Luckily, the criteria is ‘a favourite album’, not ‘favourite album’. So that lets Pink Floyd off again. I’m
Music Challenge: Day 15/2016
A song that I wish I heard more often on the radio *tries to decipher my notes and wonders what King If Tge Toast
Music Challenge: Day 14/2016
A song that I hear too often on the radio It depends which radio station I’m listening to. At home we usually listen to
Music Challenge: Day 13/2016
A song that I used to love but now hate Hate is a strong word. It was easy to draw up a list of
Music Challenge: Day 12/2016
A song that no-one would expect me to love Yep, give me a couple of beers and a dance-floor and not only will I
Music Challenge: Day 11/2016
A song that is a guilty pleasure Man, I love this song. And in some peculiar kind of way, I dislike the fact that I
Music Challenge: Day 10/2016
A song from a band I hate Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I can’t even begin to describe how much I detest the Chillis. I
Music Challenge: Day 09/2016
A song from my favourite band I don’t have *a* favourite band. I have a number of favourite bands. And they cross musical genre
Music Challenge: Day 08/2016
A song that makes me fall asleep It is actually a massive compliment to a composer that I can relax to such a degree
Music Challenge: Day 07/2016
A song that I can dance to If I’ve given you the impression that any of this has been easy, I’ve accidentally misled you.
Music Challenge: Day 06/2016
A song that I know all the words to From the moment the steady 4/4 beat introduction to this song hits my ears, I
Music Challenge: Day 05/2016
A song that reminds me of an event Sam and I went to the Dublin music festival. I was excited about seeing the headliners, Arcade
Music Challenge: Day 04/2016
A song that reminds me of somewhere As much as I loathe the Pilton Music Festival, which most people incorrectly call Glastonbury (and man, do
Music Challenge: Day 03/2016
A song that reminds me of someone There’s this guy. He’s so talented and cool and awesome that hanging around with him makes me jealous.
Music Challenge: Day 02/2016
A song that makes me sad To pick just one? For many reasons too boring to mention here, there are dozens (probably hundreds) of songs
Music Challenge: Day 01/2016
A song that makes me happy The objective here is to pick out just one song, from the many, that makes me happy; a
Music Challenge: Day 00/2016
It occurred to me, while I was driving to Birmingham for a meeting, recently (because let’s face it, driving to Birmingham is a harrowing enough
Giving it fresh legs
I started up this blog in June 2007 which, seeing as it’s the end of May 2016, seems like a long time ago. Nine years.
ZX10R, totally screwed
It doesn’t matter how good the bike is (in the case of the ZX10R, it is totes excellent), bad things can still happen. With just
Road2Recovery 2016 Charity Ride Out
Yesterday was the Claire Lomas 2016 Road2Recovery ride out. The weather stayed dry but chilly. I don’t know how many motorcyclists turned up, but I’m
Not a dry eye in the house
I’ve just got back from a two day, company-wide conference in Cardiff. My employer has an enormous Health & Safety programme; it is an ongoing
Lines on paper
In 1275 the Age of Consent was set, for the first time (because up until then there had been no such thing as Age of
Going Kwakers
Comparing the Kawasaki ZX9R with the Kawasaki ZX10R Today’s commute was not on the 2016 Kawasaki ZX10R, but on the tried and trusted 2003
The little patter of tiny feet
Last Sunday (oh my God, was it only a week ago today?), the local RSPCA animal rescue shelter had an unplanned visit. The idea was
Purple guitar
Radio/TV presenter Danny Baker once said that if aliens came to our planet wanting to know something of our musical heritage, he would play them
Getting very wet
If you go to Holme Pierrepont, on the outskirts of Nottingham, you will probably find yourself ambling across the landscaped grounds of the National Watersports
Census, or sense of humour
The United Kingdom Census of 1881 recorded significant information about the people residing in every UK household on the night of 3 April 1881. It was
Made me lolz
There’s going to be some bike talk in these parts fairly soon, but this video isn’t part of that conversation. I’m putting this video here
A challenge, but just for the fun of it
It’s all Elaine’s fault (she sometimes hangs about over here, but these days is a bigger Facebook-botherer). But chiefly because of her, and a conversation we
America: where the one-eyed man is king?
You know the story by now? The so-labelled ‘San Bernadino guman’ (Syed Rizwan Farook) went on a killing spree and, very tragically, killed 14 people
The wisdom of plenty
Stolen from another branch of social media and gratuitously re-used here because what the hell…
Magnets and Miracles
The cover to my Samsung A3 phone has a magnetic fastener. Had a magnetic fastener. Today it stopped working. It has lost it’s magnetism. Or
Entertained, but mildly disappointed
To the local Showcase cinema last night, to watch the very much talked about Deadpool. A positive aspect of the evening was the refurb of
Blogathon 29/16: It’s When, Not If
The funny thing is, whenever I mention the words ‘cyber security’ to most folk, their eyes tend to glaze over for a variety of reasons.
Blogathon 28/16: Those 2016 Oscar Results
While most of us (in this fine country) are tucked up in bed dreaming of finer things, the 2016 Oscars will be taking place. However
Blogathon 27/16: Dreams Can Come True
[as the seer of seers, Gabrielle, once sang] I was at a well-attended party. It was at a remote country house hotel. It was a
Blogathon 26/16: The Wisdom Of A Dead Person
As I was driving to work this morning, merrily saluting magpies as I jaunted down the A46, my mind turned to Groucho Marx and his
Blogathon 25/16: Decoding the Undecodeable
I went to Georgia today. No, not that one. The one in the USA. And I did it without leaving the comfort of my own
Blogathon 24/16: Lifestyle glimpse
I live with three females and a 6′ inflatable dinosaur. There are three (two working) motorbikes in the garage. I’ve got a lovely set of
Blogathon 23/16: Filtering/Making Progress
While I sit here, wishing that I’d been out on two wheels this evening, instead of at the local Girl Guides meeting, I’ve been motorcycling
Blogathon 22/16: In. Out. Shake It All About
It has long seemed to me that the organisation known as UK plc has a load of terminal fuckwits at the control. The current hoo-hah