Those stupid storm warnings

Nu Zulun has no sensible way of dealing with storms.
Vague warnings about gale force winds and innane cliches - "batten down the hatches"
rule the storm discourse.






The Philippines is far more advanced in this matter.
Every storm/typhoon is graded

The grade or level of intensity indicates exactly what kind of damage to expect and whether or not schools should be shut.


Pagasa which stands for the Philippines Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Association have a splendid and very accessible website.

Gonna try and get out for a walk tonight

If the weather holds off and the knees hold out!

Think I have found a cure!!

Those damned fast walkers

Imagine walking 10 km in 37 mins 53 secs. Now that is down right indecent.
Most runners would give their right arm to run it that fast.
Francisco Javier Fernandez (Don't ya love those Spanish names!) did it in the Spanish champs yesterday.
It was a new world record (needless to say).

What a performance!

When you do the maths - the perfomance is staggering

Each kilometer in around 3 min 47 secs!
Each mile in 6 mins 12 secs.

and always hopefully - one foot on the ground!

I walked 7.5 km in 46mins recently in a walk relay, churning out each km in 6 mins 12 secs - and I thought I was going fast.

Walking in the sunshine ... sing a little sunshine song

put a smile on your face as if there's nothing wrong ...


Another storm bearing down on Nu Zilun

Batten down the hatches agin!

Reckin this'l keep me safe from that there storm!

But I can't see me walkin too fast in this outfit

In days of old when knights were bold and ...

These damned storms

It was a wild, wet windy weekend ... the biggest storm for 10 to 15 years was predicted
to slam into Nu Zilun

Yours truly set about laying in supplies and taping up big windows
fortunately it was milder than expected in Auckland Town.

It was good practice, I guess for the BIG ONE.

The radio was next to useless with advice very short on facts - very big on cliches
... the mantra
batten down the hatches ... was repeated endlessly

What was that supposed to mean?

Button up your overcoat ....

those damned finance companies

Hanover finance eh!
I always thought they were hand over finance.
I've stuck with the big boys - the banks
but yo gotta feel for the "mum n dad" investors.


My dad did a marathon in 3 hrs 30 at the age of 60
he was a natural sportsman
cricket, soccer, swimming, golf, you name it.

Gonna get out for a walk 2moro and test out those knees - hopefully before the storm hits.

"Christopher Robin didn't stop to wonder. He was already back in his house, putting on his waterproof hat, his waterproof boots, and his water proof macintosh as fast as he could"

"Tut tut .. it looks like rain"

Those damned knees!

It had to happen... pounding the road
My knees have rebelled
I am down to a walk and a boring old exercycle
dear God

"Round and round I go
down and down I go
caught in a spin ..."

Those damned endorphins

What is it about running? It windy, wet, and wild and who needs it? Yet out ya go. Pound the turf ... dodge the traffic. A few kms into it and you're in the zone!! Running is so elemental - so basic - 12 kms later ... you get home ... And you wouldn't swap a million bucks baby ...

for that feeling ... of being fit, lean and mean.

I get no kick from champagne

mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all

but tell me why could it be true?

that I get a kick out of you!!