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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Why White Van Man Should Give Cyclists A Brake
So, having sold my car at the weekend in favour of cycling to work and upping the exercise regime for Two Fat Laddies, I have to admit to being fairly excited. No more jams, the wind whistling through my hair … Continue reading
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Tagged biking, Clare Carswell, cycling, diet, Edinburgh, Iain Pope, lanes, loss, National Bike Week, Paul Lindsay, Shaun Milne, traffic, Two Fat Laddies, weight, white van man
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Adopting the Lotus Position
My first car was a red Vauxhall Astra and to me, the bomb. I washed it faithfully every week, checked the oil, made up tapes for long journeys way before CDs or MP3s were around. It cost me about £500, … Continue reading
Posted in Shaun's Posts
Tagged bike, bus, Clare Carswell, cycle, diet, Edinburgh, exercise, Iain Pope, Lotus, National Nike Week, Paul Lindsay, Shaun Milne, Sighthill, train, Two Fat Laddies, Volvo, walk, weight loss
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Father’s Day
One of the earliest recollections I have from my childhood is of my dad standing in the kitchen of our flat adding blue food dye into a glass of warm milk. He’d watch me if my mum was on a … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Clare Carswell, dad, diet, exercise, Father's Day, Iain Pope, John, Joshua, malt whisky, Paul Lindsay, rugby, Shaun Milne, The Beatles, Two Fat Laddies, weight loss
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Country Roads, Take Me Home
So the ferry is booked then for the Hebridean Celtic Festival when Shaun and I will be tripping the light fantastic in my home town of Stornoway. We’re taking the bikes with us too so I think we’ll do our … Continue reading
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Tagged a82, a84, a85, Glen Shiel, Glencoe, harris, hebridean celtic festival, Iain Pope, Loch Linnhe, Loch Seaforth, Shaun Milne, skye, stornoway, The Cuillins, Two Fat Laddies
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Bordeaux..My Kind of Town
There are days and evening that live long in the memory for all kinds of reasons. I doubt I will ever forget the weekend at the beginning of June when me, my missus, and my mate Kevin ventured down to … Continue reading
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Tagged aglae bories, bordeaux, buttonhole, gironde river, Iain Pope, jean-jacques bories, kevin, Nike, oysters, ramatou sarko, steak, suit, thistle, trainers, Two Fat Laddies, wedding, wine
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A smile can lift the weight of the world
So it turns out this is Men’s Health Week. In fact it is pretty much exactly halfway through Men’s Health Week. It also happens to pretty close to the halfway point in our challenge. And like the halfway point in … Continue reading
Beers and Cheers
I’ve been pretty good these past six months in terms of keeping off the bevvy. But last night I had a bit of a blow out, the gory details of which are documented online at my diet tracker. Today I … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Clare Carswell, diet, drinking, exercise, Iain Pope, Paul Lindsay, pub, Shaun Milne, Two Fat Laddies, weight loss
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Welcome To The Sweat Room
I’m a bit of a lone dog really. I’ve never been much of a one for clubs or groups and am quite content to do my own thing. I’ll frustrate people by going AWOL, wandering around town or having a … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing, Clare Carswell, diet, exercise, Iain Pope, Jackie, Kenny Gray, lochend amateur boxing club, Paul Lindsay, running, Shaun Milne, sweat, Terry McCormack, Two Fat Laddies, weight loss
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