General Ramblings
An introduction to keeping chickens (for the total novice)
It’s odd, you would have thought that there would be an easy to find, easy to digest introduction to keeping chickens somewhere on the net – and perhaps there is – but frankly, I can’t find it. So here, in a slight change of direction for this motorbike and travel blog, is a short introduction … Continue reading
Millets, I’d avoid buying online
Millets seem to have a new (outsourced?) warehouse team – this warehouse team don’t seem to be able to understand what you should do when shipping glass lamps. What would you do? Put it in a small box filled with those nice foam pellets? Maybe you should put it in a large box with all … Continue reading
New Merc Advert
I should promise at some point to write something here, but for now here’s another advert that has caught my eye. Watch on YouTube
Darth Tom Tom
I occasionally post really good adverts here – I’m a big believer in clever advertising and enjoy a well crafted ad. Here’s the latest offering from Tom Tom. Very very well done. Watch the video on You Tube
Powering on
There’s no doubt the modern traveller carries more gizmos and gadgets than the first Apollo missions. That of course brings it’s own problems; how on earth do you keep everything charged and running? I’ve riden all over the world on the motorbike, but I’ve managed to keep my cameras, laptop and other electronic paraphernalia running. … Continue reading
Weight loss and fitness update
There’s not been an update for a while. That’s mostly because since I’ve been back in the UK about all I’ve managed is to stay the same, I could blame the weather, or a whole host of other things but the reality is I just stopped trying. Interestingly during this period I’ve actually lost 5kg … Continue reading
My moustache was untrustworthy
Whilst I was growing the ‘tache to raise a little cash in Movember, I had a few comments along the lines of how creepy / un-trusty it made me look. And now I know why. It turns out I was trying to grow the ‘Curly’ which is listed here as ‘questionable’ I urge everyone to … Continue reading
Willies, gangs and conversations
Yes, I’m talking chatroulette.com. What else could it be? The low-tech, random and slightly exciting way to see what people all around the world are up to via the now ubiquitous webcam. I’ll be very honest with you – I had a look because I’d seen many many posts saying how many people were up … Continue reading
Platform piece on Conservative Home
Following on from my last post here I wrote a piece for the blog ConservativeHome. Much along the lines of what I’ve already said but concentrating a little more on how a Welsh Valleys boy can consider voting Tory. I used to think your politics was something you inherited, like ginger hair or knobbly knees … Continue reading
Why I’m not keeping quiet about politics any more.
When I was in University (studying nursing – a course I never completed btw), I got heavily into politics. In fact I was the chairman of the Hendrefoilan Student Village association (HEROES), as well as the representative for nursing students in Swansea with the RCN. Before that I was a shop steward for the engineering … Continue reading
