Max's Miscellaneous Musings

Hotel guests pedal for their power.  The gist of it is that guests are encouraged to pedal a stationary bicycle, which in turn tops up the hotel's power banks.  As an incentive, the hotel offers free food to guests who generate 100 watt hours of power.… more »

To receive a sticker send a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Amy Gillett Foundation Suite 324, 1 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004 more »

Before I decided it was time to lose weight, I never really knew just how hideous I was at 95Kg.  Today, a friend sent me a photo she took of me at a work xmas get-together:   Sweet merciful crap.  I never knew, I honestly never knew. So now, wh… more »

An old school friend of mine recently got in touch with me, and suggested I get onto Facebook.  You know, because everyone's on it these days.  I'd so far resisted the draw of Facebook, purely from a "if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump of… more »

  Now, I am, of course, assuming that this blog has a huge readership, and that it is visited by vast numbers of Queenslanders.  Even though that might - might - not be the case, if you are indeed one of the vast number of Queenslanders who reads it..… more »

Who in the hell would choose to do a ride called Mountains of Misery?????  88| more »

Since the start of the year, I've been riding to work two or three times a week.  It's a 53Km round trip, mostly flat, mostly on bike paths, and reasonably safe.  The ride home is always a little tiring because there's a long(ish) hill 3/4 of the way… more »