Category Archives: balance

Your Shadow Falls Upon The Earth - A TED Talk I Wouldn’t Have Missed For Anything!

Hi folks! Welcome! I wasn’t sure whether to blog today, and whilst clearing out my e-mail I found a message from my sister, Marian in Spain, which included a link to a fascinating TED talk. Everything on the Earth is … Continue reading →

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A Comment On Balance In The Water For Effortless Front Quadrant Swimming

Hi folks, welcome! In response to a recent blog post, a couple of people said that easy swimming might be effortless for me, but it isn’t for them. I suspect that they are fighting the water due to poor balance. … Continue reading →

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The Survival Of Sports And A Healthy Democracy Depends Upon Honesty And Reasoned Debate - Interesting Times For Both.

Hi folks, welcome to my scrambled musings for the day! Stay true to your word athletes, whatever goes on around you, and if in doubt reread the poem, IF, by Rudyard Kipling. The survival of sports, including triathlons, depends upon … Continue reading →

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There Is No Shame In A DNF, Just Spin The Right Number Of Plates For Your Psyche, But Don’t Let Anyone Down

Hi folks, welcome! As I finished a race recently, I heard the announcer mention that another competitor, just ahead of me, had never had a DNF (did not finish), as if this was a success story. This I found to … Continue reading →

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Not Dead Yet Thanks To Modern Medicine And Human Ingenuity

Hi folks! Welcome to another day on this lovely, but dangerous, planet! Every day I read people’s stories on the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Awareness and the Survivors of Aortic Dissection Facebook Pages, and I try to think of ways to … Continue reading →

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You Get To Choose Which World You Live In And When So It’s Up To You To Find The Right Balance

Hi folks! Welcome! The world you live in will be the world upon which you focus your attention, and this being a conscious decision on your part, believe it or not, you get to choose which world it is to … Continue reading →

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Making Tea, Building Trust Through Cooking, And “Are you ready, healthy and uninjured?”

Hi folks! Welcome to my chatter! “Everyone needs some solitude to think things through, so I do this each year as I drive to the Lake Placid Ironman, increasingly alone as the kids grow up and become too busy for … Continue reading →

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