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The Spirit Of Adventure
Can you smell it? That smell of warmer weather, and the feeling that summer is just around the corner! And with warmer weather comes the prospect of hot sunny days, and many more adventures.
When it comes to the seasons, I do some creative accounting. As you know, there are different ways to determine the start end end of each season. I mostly go by meteorological seasons, which dictate that summer starts on the 1st of June. However, when it comes to the end of summer, I'm more than willing to switch to astronomical seasons, as that means summer only ends some three weeks into September!
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Stretching summer is important, as summer is the main adventure season. I'm just waiting for a forecast spell of dry, sunny weather, then I'll be heading off to cycle the newly revised version of my Brighton Bimble route - I'll keep you updated about that route.
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Also, while meteorological seasons (which most scientists use) dictate that spring starts on the 1st of March, for me spring starts when I spot the first snowdrops blooming! That conveniently shrinks winter in my head.
What about you? Do you use similar creative accounting tricks to help you through your least favourite season? And what summer adventures do you have planned?
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May all the rides you go on be free of horse-flies!
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The Good News
You probably heard that the word is facing a huge problem, in the shape of drug-resistant bacteria. That's a big part of the reason why you must complete a full course of antibiotics, once started.
In a very welcome breakthrough, scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics that are effective against drug-resistant bacteria!
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What Did You Miss On WillCycle?
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And they called it puppy love
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I have a new love in my life: he's called Alfie, and he's the most adorable ball of fluff I've seen in a while. Alfie's a Shih Zu puppy, though I'm convinced there's another breed in there somewhere, too. I'm not a Kennel Club snob, and while I have nothing against "pure breed" dogs, I don't care about that at …
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When I got back into cycling, it was because my kids - still little at the time - wanted to go riding further than just up and down the pavement in front of the house where we used to live. As a result, I got a really cheap mountain bike, which I absolutely loved! That led to me starting cycle …
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WillCycle Supporter
WillCycle is mostly funded by me, with ad income almost covering the web hosting costs. I get that most of us don't like ads, and browse the Internet with an ad-blocker. However, because WillCycle is so reliant on ad-revenue, I was forced to block people visiting the site with ad-blockers running.
If you really wanted an ad-free experience on WillCycle, you can sign up as a WillCycle Supporter.
WillCycle Supporters can browse the site while running ad-blockers (while logged in).
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Random Internet Link
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Ever wanted to be able to make your own karaoke version of any song? Now you can! Vocal Remover does what the names says: it removes the vocal part of any song. Go try it out!
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And Finally...
I spend considerable amounts of time producing The Spirit Of Adventure, and you receive it for free. Please do me a favour and forward it to someone else who you think will appreciate it?
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