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Monthly Archives: June 2012
My Nightmare Commute
My posts may have been a bit on the negative side lately, inducing a colleague to call me a grumpy old git. So today I determined to be resolutely positive on my ride home, and who could fail to enjoy … Continue reading
Open Letter to the Pope
Mister Ratzinger While cycling today through Alsager (a small town in the rebellious archdiocese of England), I came across this church which I believe is one of yours: Now it is pretty obvious at a glance that the good Catholics … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, catholic, contraception, cycling, ghisello, madonna, pope, ratzinger, theology
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Playing Bike Roulette #1
Bike Roulette is a brand new game, invented today by me. The rules are simple. You set off on a bike ride. When you meet another cyclist, you turn round and go home. Having played exactly once I am already … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, cycling, emily dickinson, honest doubt, Philip Larkin, poem, roulette, Wittgenstein
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Five Buildings on my Way Home
It’s a hard life, doing a bike blog. Always out on my bike, riding the lanes and looking for something interesting. Ambling along on a bike when I could be sitting in my car in a traffic jam! Leaving work … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, church, cycling, Hassall, highfields, mill, romping donkey, sandbach
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New Girls on the Block
The boys watch the girls while the girls watch the boys who watch the girls go by… If you are old enough to remember that song you can listen to it again here. If, on the other hand, you are … Continue reading
Break, Break, Brake
Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman’s boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well … Continue reading
Failed Canal Ride
I pride myself on being a competent navigator, so it was a little disconcerting today to set off on a canal ride and then fail to gain the towpath. Setting off down the Old Knutsford Road I came across this … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, canal, church lawton, cycling, school, towpath
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Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
Arriving home in Alsager after a ride to Sandbach, I came across the floats of the Alsager Carnival. This annual event draws in the schools, scout groups, and churches who make floats and have a good time. About one third … Continue reading
Blue Sky Thinking
I am not a great fan of American business-speak, so I try not to think outside the box, or to be proactive. I never ever say from here on in, and I don’t like to get more bang for my … Continue reading
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Tagged alsager, cars, commute, holmshaw lane, lazy fat people, Queens English
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Can You Name this Bad Cyclist?
Riding home today down Crewe Road in Sandbach, which is a nice wide road with a cycle lane on both sides, I noticed an adult cyclist who should know better riding along and not using the cycle lane. As an … Continue reading
A Bikeride a Day 