Tag: health
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Awake at five thirty
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I set the alarm for five thirty, and I recharged my bike lights, head unit and more. I decided that if I felt good, and full of energy I would go for the group ride. I slept through the night and woke up feeling fresh, but I skipped the ride.…
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On Solitude, Cycling, and Whatsapp
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe more I use Whatsapp, in the Post pandemic age, the more toxic I find it. Last night I wrote something innocent. I wrote about rotisserie chicken and the temptation to have some before drinks. So far, so normal. Someone I never met, and never talked with, in person, put a crying…
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The Nocturnal Run
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night, as I finished dinner I noticed that others were out so I joined them within twenty minutes or so. That wasn’t fast enough. They had decided to call it a night. As this impacted my mental health I decided to go for a run. Often you see people are out,…
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Vision Du Réel – La Muraille
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver 107 years ago when the disease was not yet understood and under control when someone fell sick with leprosy they would be sent out of society to live alone in caves to avoid the spread of their affliction. It’s only later that the disease was understood and became treatable. The documentary…
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On Rest Days
Reading Time: 2 minutesDoing the Via Ferrata(VF) on Sunday, and then hiking down was physical. For a start, I was doing a Via Ferrata, something that I have done once, before, within the last six or seven years. The hike down was also quite physical. Combined the VF and the hike tired me. ## 62 Hours of…
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The First WHO/Europe Indoor Air Conference
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday we could watch the conference live stream of the first indoor air quality conference. It was available in French, German, Russian and English. The link is to the English language version. This is an interesting conference to have because, as two or more speakers highlighted, we spend up to 80 percent…
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A Ride in 35° Heat
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday I spent time in the sun in the morning, as a result of which I thought I would avoid going out in the heatwave. I changed my mind. Every Sunday a group of pétanque playing alcoholics play pétanque for several hours. They cheer, they laugh, they make noise, for hours in…
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Running Again
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the start of this year I started running again. This wasn’t a new year’s resolution. I just decided that I wanted to start running, so I did. For five years I have been walking around in circles. Some take me above the A1 motorway and others take me below it. The…
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Playing With The Aranet 4
Reading Time: 3 minutesCountries like Switzerland recently decided that the pandemic was over because lobbies wanted it to be over. Despite high numbers of infections and the percentage of tests being positive Switzerland decided that the acute phase of the pandemic was over. For them the lack of deaths, and the lack of people in…