“Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.” Mark Jenkins 25 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 75. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 108 We have set the stages for the walk itself. Initially it was to be over 5 days, but one of the guys isn’t…
“Progress has never been a bargain, you have to pay for it.” Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind. 24 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 78. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 111 This was a big weekend, for a number of reasons. Firstly, the walk was huge and tiring, but the sense of…
“Technology gets better every day. That’s fine, but most of the time all you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife and a smile.” Nathan Muir, Spy Game. 22nd Jan #littleDacombe pinged me on WhatsApp and asked if she could join me on this week’s walk, to which I was delighted to say…
Well that was terrifying The Six Sigma mantra is Measure, Understand, Control, Improve. (MUCI) Should have done this at the start I have some way to go. The good news is that I didn’t have a drink this evening, so I’ve got that going for me.
“Alas! How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise.” Louis Cyphre, Angel Heart 20th Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 82. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 115 Two new bits of kit to talk about. I have subscribed to an American app called ‘Cardiogram’ which does exactly what…
“The real test for any choice is having to make the same choice again, knowing full well what it might cost.” The Oracle, The Matrix Revolutions 15th Jan The walk this week was one that I had done before a number of years ago, so I knew what I was letting myself in for. At…
“What is the reason? Soon the ‘why’ and the ‘reason’ are gone and all that matters is the feeling. This is the nature of the universe. We struggle against it, we fight to deny it; but is of course a lie. Beneath our posed appearance we are completely out of control.” The Merovingian, The Matrix…
“A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.” – Eleanor Roosevelt 8th Jan The program I am following has been developed by the British Heart Foundation,* I have a reasonable level of fitness and stamina (not brilliant, but reasonable) so opted for the 100km / intermediate plan. It takes you…
“Sleep, those little slices of death; how I loathe them.” – Edgar Allen Poe. 10 Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 93. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 126 One thing I have noticed, as a result of not drinking and exercising more is how much better I sleep. I used to have…
‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to’ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. 9th Jan – Days to go on 100 days dry: 94. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 127…
