Category Archives: Health
1 Year Smoke Free
Today not only marks the beginning of 2009 but of my one year smoke free anniversary. Here’s to many more. I don’t feel like smoking and I certainly don’t have cravings or miss it. To be honest, I don’t even think about it anymore.
Giant TCR Alliance 2
Yesterday I bought myself a mean little light road machine. It’s certainly not the top of the line road bike but it’s not half bad at all. It’s fitted with a complete Shimano 105 set and is a mix of carbon/alloy compact frame. The top part is carbon while the bottom alloy. I’m about to [...]
Teeth & Birthdays
I shouldn’t be surprised, one comes with the other. Tomorrow I turn 30 years old. Such a monumental birthday if ever there was one. No longer twenty-something, rather a whole decade older. What a fucking slap in the face. With old age (ok so I’m not that old) comes health problems and so today, as a [...]
I [Don't] Want to Smoke
It’s been a while. 15 years a smoker. Half my life give or take a month. I’ve been urged to quit by friends and family for years now. I’ve even tried to a few times with varying degrees of success. A day, a week, even half a year at one stage. There was something missing [...]
My Pushie: In The Literal Sense
A few weeks back a good mate of mine fixed me up with a light mountain bike for next to nothing. He works in a bike shop and is now my bike mechanic. Pit crew as I call him. Since I got it I’ve been riding around here and there and even began catching the [...]