Being an economist, yesterday, I bought 100 second class stamps as a precautionary measure against the 15p rise in stamp prices which starts tomorrow. I doubt my investment in 100 second class stamps will be my ticket to the Sunday Times rich list – (even if we continue to see such above inflationary rises in [...]

Cycling is an excellent way to help lose weight. It is one of best exercises to enable exercise at that ‘fat burning’ level of around 60-65% max heart rate. The great thing with cycling is that you can lose weight without too much counting calories or restricting your food intake. However, any weight loss will [...]

I wondered why no one had left any comments in the past two weeks. What with hobbling around on one leg, I half expected a flood of sympathy, or at least a few peg leg jokes from my 26.5 global visitors. Anyway, I found out it was due to  an anti-spam plugin, which was overly [...]

‘Running Machine’ or Hobby Horse invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais in 1817. (see: History of the bicycle in photos)   Great things often start from small ideas. This hobby horse, is not exactly a bicycle, but it an oft-sighted example of a forerunner to the bicycle. It is the first invention which really [...]