My mind had tied up Reason and locked her in a room. My imagination tried to convince me, in her absence, that my training was merely “unorthodox” and akin to Rocky’s back to basics approach in Rocky 4. The message was tasered into my head with increasing regularity the closer we got to race day….
Half submerged, acclimatising to the frigid sea, you hear the starter’s pistol and take off in the maelstrom of thrashing limbs towards the island. You run up the slip, already discarding your wetsuit as you smile at well wishers shouting you on. You find your bike, add your helmet and shoes, and you’re away, cycling…
PART 1 – MY VERY OWN BOAT As part of the holiday package, the resort offered a romantic boat trip to a deserted island for the day. There was even talk of a complimentary bottle of champagne. We were on the picturesque Greek island of Skiathos. The idea of being ferryed over to one of…
It was a normal day. The Slipknot song blaring on the stereo alarm eventually bludgeoned me awake. I got up, had a cigarette, washed, sat, contemplated life, had a cigarette, and thought about, then decided against, breakfast. I looked out the window, gauged the weather, and dressed appropriately. I packed my bag, grabbed my keys,…
I was dreaming. It was one of those “now I’m doing this…wait, now I’m over here” dreams. What turned out to be the final scene took place in the familiar environs of my bathroom at home. For a dream, that’s about as exotic as setting a Bond movie final showdown in Scotland. Yes that actually…
I am what people would call a worrier. I worry about everything. I expect things to go wrong. People say I’m pessimistic, and they’re correct. Why be an optimist? Where’s the fun in that? The world is a nasty place where the idiots are in control. If you constantly expect the best, you’re going to…
I currently live in an apartment on the top floor of my building. Having lived in houses all my life, I find an apartment has a lot going for it. Take for example an unexpected knock at the door. In a house, you kind of have to open it and see who it is. It…
Opening my eyes was my first mistake. When you wake up, and there is an eerie calm for just a split second, before a mayhem of panics rush at you screaming, you should cancel the day. Squeeze your eyes shut, hard, like a child wishing for something it really wants. Shut them and cut deals…
