Max's Miscellaneous Musings

Every Friday night, the Animal Planet channel has an "animal cops" night. Basically, three TV shows, one after the other, of various RSPCA-like organisations in the US. There's one based in Phoenix, Arizona. Every time I've watched it, I've been shock… more »

I'm halfway through losing the weight I regained last week - back into "ideal" range now at 69.2Kg. I'm pleased that I didn't have to do any actual exercise to make that happen too (except a small ride last weekend). Talk about lazy, huh? Work's bee… more »

The weight I put on in Sydney is coming off, thank Og. Without much effort too, which is the best part! :)) My hip and knee have been hurting the last few days, making me very unenthusiastic about riding. CQ is not even two months away. I just don… more »

Another day, another gain. I'm well into overweight territory. Sigh. I wish spring would hurry up and come along so that early morning rides aren't such a pain to prepare for. At least then I'd be less reluctant about getting out on the bike. Obsess… more »

Well, the trip to Sydney was as expected - boring at times, interesting at times, mostly same-old, same-old. The bad news is that the food at the Stamford has improved significantly, and I spent much of my time over-eating. Result: a 2Kg gain that has… more »

What a great ride!! Overall, I felt like I rode exceptionally well. I managed to keep a high cadence for the most part, I passed lots of people on the flats, and surprisingly, a lot of people on the hills too. I think I really found a sweet spot combinat… more »

I woke up at around 0115 today. I then tossed and turned until around 0400, then passed out into blissful, welcome sleep. My alarm went off at 0445. I feel like crap. Urgh. Whinge, bitch, moan. :( more »

A folding bike helmet. FOLDING. 88| |-| 88| |-| more »

I really should set my spam filter to auto-delete things it detects as spam. But the fact is that there is a small part of me that is thoroughly entertained by some of the subject lines in the spam I receive. Eg: It doesn't matter if you're stupid a… more »

Want to own your very own pro cycling team? Well, now you can. more »

The week has been pretty craptacular so far. In the words of Bart Simpson, "I didn't think it was possible, but this both sucks and blows!". :)) Poor BestMate is getting hammered with ERP server support issues, and I, in true best mate style, have bee… more »

This is why MitchMutt would never be a police dog. Criminal? What criminal? Oh! I thought we were just going for a run!! [youtube]tZqAGJZEYe8[/youtube] more »

It's a perfect day for cycling - blue skies, not too hot, not too cold. So why the hell aren't I out riding? more »

So... I've just realised I seem to start my blog posts with "So...". I shall make an effort to stop using such craptacular english. Now - on to the purpose of this blog post. I recently asked members of the BNA forums to entertain me. One of the re… more »

This is one of the coolest cycling accessories I've seen in a while: A "Winkku" cycling mirror with indicator and front/rear lights built in. The only thing I find myself wondering is - how heavy is this thing and, just how "universal" is the uni… more »

So, I'm watching a Pavarotti concert on Foxtel. I recorded this ages ago and had kind of put off watching it purely because MaxBabe doesn't like opera. Anyway, she's at hockey training tonight, and I was in the mood, so here we are. Anyway. Long stor… more »