Category: About Me
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Soho – A Short Story Of Dentistry And Money
I never liked the dentist! Submissively lying back, mouth open, whilst someone pokes their nitrile-gloved hands around your teeth and gums, pulling back your lips, investigating every nook and cranny under an intense spotlight. “You ok?” she’ll say as you suffer the big guns of metal surgical tools prodding under the gum line and into…
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A Boy And A Bicycle – Part 2
Painting a picture of when, as a teen, I succumbed to the allure of a rock and roll lifestyle, left home for London, and eschewed any thought of sport or fitness to seek fame and fortune.
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A Boy And A Bicycle – Part 1
I don’t remember exactly what originally attracted me to riding bikes in my early teens. Was it the sense of freedom? Did I want to go kerb crawling on two wheels to pick up a date? Was I into causing havoc and road rage by cycling on the pavements and running red lights? Whatever the…
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My Backstory
As a teen, I joined a cycling club and started racing. Of course, I gave “all that nonsense” up the moment “rock ‘n’ roll” beckoned. There followed a long gap in time and a massive hit to my weight and fitness. Then, more than 10 years ago, inspired by my nephew asking me to help…