Posted on October 29, 2008 by rb73
I’m talking poles again… and not the dancing type you’d find in a “gentleman’s club” – I’m talking about Nordic Walking.
This is a review of sorts – or at least as much as I can at the moment. Nordic Walking is something that the Physiotherapist and GP have said I should do (See here – [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2008 by rb73
No Mister Bond… I expect you to die…. Mwaha ha ha ha ha….
Alex slept on my lap as I watched the excellent Casino Royale. I think Daniel Craig makes a great Bond – top three alongside Brosnan and Connery. All play a grittier Bond, and I much prefer that over the campness of Moore – [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2008 by rb73
This is one of my most visited pages – I’d love to hear some feedback as to why it is so popular – Thanks!
This day in history in 1919 saw America start prohibition.
Why on earth am I mentioning that then?
I was blindly surfing the net on my iPhone as I don’t have a great deal [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2008 by rb73
That’s what the Physiotherapist asked me on today’s (second) session…. and the first thing that came into my head was Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball. The famous scene where he is in a traction machine and left for a while by the therapist… only to have the baddie (Count Lippe) put it on [...]
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Posted on October 26, 2008 by rb73
It’s miserable out, my back feels like it is about to lock out and I can’t go for a Nordic walk to help free it up because the ground is too slippy. It wouldn’t be an issue normally, but I’m not risking my back any further with the potential of a pole slipping.
I’ve been horizontal [...]
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Posted on October 26, 2008 by rb73
Don’t forget! Sunday 26th at 2am the clocks go back 1 hour. Yup, an extra hour in bed!
I always remember this as the end of British Summer Time (BST) we go BACK to normal Greenwhich Mean Time (GMT) . Some people get mixed up, but just don’t think about it too hard!!
At 2am (BST) on [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2008 by rb73
Alex attended his first fireworks display tonight. It was held at the National Shooting Centre at Bisley (NRA).
Chris drove us to the event – I was doped up with pain killers, even though it was only a short journey. A 30 minute trip out the other day as passenger was enough for me to think [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2008 by rb73
I went out for a gentle potter on my Nordic Poles today. I have noticed a problem with these autumn/winter walks…..leaves.
The bottom of the pole is fitted with a special metal tip. This allows it to dig into loose gravel and dirt, but isn’t so great on paved areas and roads. There are attachments for [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by rb73
In this tighter financial period of “Credit Crunch” we are going through, the housing market is one of the first things to be hit. Moving house might not be an option at the moment, but improving where you live so it is worth more now – and even more when the market picks up – [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by rb73
“You should only use one piece poles – Telescopic poles are not safe and not any good“…..
Well, this is the type of statement that falls into the same line of thought as:
“I don’t fly – aeroplanes are not safe” or:
“I’m not going to cross that bridge because very early bridges weren’t safe…“
80 years ago you [...]
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