KwAcKy's Konfessional |
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Nothing of interest; just mindless links to bikes Birmingham City Football Club and useless junk  
  
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29 August 2006
26 August 2006
Sportsbiker Ride out Well, it should have been a meeting of the Sportsbiker riders and the Daytona 675 riders. All had agreed to meet in Stow on the Wold at noon, grab a bite to eat and then ride off at 1 p.m. I'm a little late (as usual) but I'm parked by 12.15. I have a look round but I can't see any other Triumphs. Then a I spot a gold 675. I indicate to the rider to park up next to me, but I must have scared her and she shot off. I look in the hotel we've agreed to meet up but I can't see any riders either inside or in the garden. In her initial post about the meet, Scarlet had given 2 pubs by mistake, so I went to look for the others. En route I spotted Roadrace's beaten battleship and Gareth's R1. I bumped into said owners and we started to catch up on old times. Walking back to my bike, which was parked at the other end of the Square, we spot a 675, which (I now know) was being ridden by Gavin. Gavin joins us and we sit outside the meeting place to have tea and a snack. We stayed there until about quarter past 1. Still no sign of the others, so we agree as a group to go our own way. We set off towards Stratford, taking turns up front. Gavin seemed somewhat afraid of RR's battered bruiser and had voiced his reservations about being able to keep up. He had no reaon to be worried, he was more than quick enough to stay on the pace, which was swift but sensible. At one point I was leading, and surprised that I was keeping a decent gap up front. However, true to form, RR got a bit bored and blatted past everyone, showing that you don't need the latest bike with the stickiest tyres to be quick. Having no sense of self preservation also helps. We get a bit bored of finding nice roads, only to have to slow down for the 30 mph villages or the holiday traffic, so we agree to find somewhere else to go. We turned back from Stratford and headed out to Fish Hill, via the back roads. After having a bit of fun, we park up in Moreton for tea and cake. It can't be easy waiting for a living. It must be even worse when you've got 4 bikers leching over a young waitress, blokes who really shouldn't be sniggering about sticky toffee pudding, or (as RR did) say what sauce you've got and where to put it. Ah well, I hope it was entertaining for Gavin, in between listening our boring tales of yesteryear. It was good to catch up with some of the old road dogs, and to meet Gavin, who took the photo below.  21 August 2006
15 August 2006
14 August 2006
My son is born. Alexander Henry Looker was born at 9.03 a.m. weighing in at a meaty 8 lbs 11 ozs after a very brief labour. Sam's waters broke at 6.30, first contraction at 7.00, in the labour suite at 8.00 and just over an hour later Alex was with us. He's a quiet lad at the moment. I think he's a bit shocked to be honest. He's had no time to get ready as labour was so quick. He's feeding ok, which is good, but that's only when he can be bothered to keep his eyes open. The paediatrician was worried at his lack of responses, but a senior took a second look and decided that Alex wasn't interested in being poked and prodded and that his weight meant my little lad was going to struggle for a few days until he got used to himself. Georgie has been an angel. I shed a tear or two when I called her this morning to say that her brother was here and she told me "I'm going to make a card for my brother, Alex". Later at hospital she gave Sam a hug and thanked her giving her a brother. Not a dry eye in the house. I worry that Georgie will try to help too much, but I suppose that's the same fear all parents have when they bring in their second child.    11 August 2006
Crisis Deepens The Israeli army has begun expanding its ground offensive into Lebanon on the prime minister's orders, citing dissatisfaction with the direction of UN talks on a ceasefire resolution. Avi Pazner, an Israeli government spokesman, said on Friday that the draft of a United Nations resolution on ending the Lebanon conflict is "unacceptable in its current state". "The resolution draft was altered on the request of Lebanon, which is under pressure from Hezbollah. The discussions have now taken the appearance of haggling at a Lebanese carpet shop - we will not fall into this trap," Pazner said. "The diplomatic option having failed for the moment, we did not have any other choice but to lean towards the military option," he said. The orders to sweep to the Litani River, 20km from the border, had been approved by Ehud Olmert's security cabinet on Wednesday but put on hold. Olmert's go-ahead on Friday came shortly after US and British ambassadors to the UN said the Security Council was on the verge of a deal aimed at halting the month-old war. But Qatar's UN ambassador, Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, said changes were still being discussed with Lebanese and Israeli authorities. Aljazeera's correspondent in New York said the amended resolution would include a call for the strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon instead of sending a new international force. http://www.bubbleshare.com/album/54171/1629899/overview http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/08/11/lebanon-fog-of-war/ |
