Category: Fighting Dharma


  • Last year, I had noticed that the adhesive seam tape used by the manufacturerto seal the seams of my tent’s fly was degrading and flaking off. I resealed the seams with a product that smells like plastic model cement and sticks to skin like crazy glue. I have used a Therm-a-Rest “Original” or Classic mattress…

  • My rides in 2015 were on my Giant Yukon until I bought a Trek FX 4 hybrid in July. After I had shifted some gear and installed a Bontrager cycling computer it became my main bike. My logged cycling distance was 885.5 Km. I had a few walks on the trails around Elk and Beaver…

  • I managed a number of rides in 2014, May to August, including rides in Winnipeg on my trip in July. My logged distance was 426.4 Km. I did my weekly walks on the trails around Elk and Beaver lakes most weeks. My logged distance was 356.9 Km.

  • I did not ride in 2013. I walked in the trails around the Elk and Beaver lakes weekly, except in August when I drove to Edmonton for that folk festival and in December when I had a trip east. My logged distance, on the regular walks, was 417.3 Km.

  • I continued my routine of walks and hikes in the park around Elk and Beaver lakes in 2012. I did not consistently enter distances in a log, and missed recording some walks I paddled (or steered) dragon boat at VCKC, April to August. I rode from April to June, and one short ride in December.…

  • I noted I paddled in a Voyageur canoe at VCKC on the Gorge on New Years Day. I noted a couple of hikes in January. I had a stroke in January. I was discharged from hospital in February. I noted my first ride March 20. On the first ride, I had a moment of instability…

  • Hypertension

    I had a stroke in January. I was unconscious for a few days, hospitalized for a couple of weeks and off work for a few months. I was hypertensive. I thought I had been cooking healthy i.e. not using more salt than a recipe required etc. My blood pressure dropped with medication during my recovery.…

  • My logged riding distance in 2010 was 704.3. I rode the Gian Yukon, with one ride logged on the road bike. I was paddling dragon boat and OC6 at VCKC. I started to log some hikes with some people from VCKC. I was getting distance and route on a Garmin handheld GPS. I had a…

  • My logged distance in 2009 was 1085.9 Km. I had the crank arms on Giant Yukon changed. I had rides in Winnipeg at the end of June and in October (at Thanksgiving) on borrowed bikes. I was paddling dragon boats and outrigger canoes – OC6 – at VCKC. I went to folk festivals in Courtenay…

  • Appliances

    Since my move to Victoria, I have tried out and adopted some appliances and discarded others. I started with a new set of Paderno stainless steel pots – purchased cheaply in 2006 when Canadian Tire dropped the Royale sets. I have added another sauce pan and the steamer and double boiler (not Royale but who…