tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post709415747860728743..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Unfit For PurposeStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-7906066252670296922009-07-30T21:11:44.606+02:002009-07-30T21:11:44.606+02:00FF: um... not really sure how people do it, to be ...FF: um... not really sure how people do it, to be honest! I know that my blog doesn't appear in Blogger's Follow application because I publish to my own domain name. I often advertise new posts on Twitter and Facebook though if that's any help?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-77415038063036686572009-07-30T21:01:08.813+02:002009-07-30T21:01:08.813+02:00Oh bugger, I missed three of your posts in a row. ...Oh bugger, I missed three of your posts in a row. So sorry. I've really got to sort this out a bit better. Advice please. Everyone else seems to make it here in time.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-67393412754289022472009-07-27T13:52:44.212+02:002009-07-27T13:52:44.212+02:00Brother T: I've missed you!Brother T: I've missed you!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-79227656582640516432009-07-27T12:20:15.764+02:002009-07-27T12:20:15.764+02:00Are you sure Karen's 'adjustments' did...Are you sure Karen's 'adjustments' didn't consist of letting go of the pack?Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57719106830683456642009-07-27T09:08:13.892+02:002009-07-27T09:08:13.892+02:00Valerie: hello there - it's going downhill tha...Valerie: hello there - it's going downhill that worries me! ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by - hope I'll "see" you again.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61188669514307367612009-07-26T22:12:30.249+02:002009-07-26T22:12:30.249+02:00Hi I just found your blog. Congratulations on gett...Hi I just found your blog. Congratulations on getting your degree. That's real dedication. <br />Don't worry about the hills, most of them go down.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19038967390681438462009-07-25T10:58:10.209+02:002009-07-25T10:58:10.209+02:00Selina: suddenly Holland is looking very attractiv...Selina: suddenly Holland is looking very attractive as a place to retire to...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-50248568998985988272009-07-25T09:00:40.110+02:002009-07-25T09:00:40.110+02:00No mate, take it from me it's all downhill fro...No mate, take it from me it's all downhill from here! Though I recently tried climbing uphill to prove I still had it. Mam Tor Ridge I think it is called....it might as well have been Mount Kilamanjaro!! <br /><br />I NEARLY DIED !!Selina Kingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515746813047397411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-41151360156238964062009-07-25T08:19:26.383+02:002009-07-25T08:19:26.383+02:00Emma: I've never been into a gym in my life an...Emma: I've never been into a gym in my life and I intend to stick to that even if it kills me!<br /><br />Missbehaving: being over the hill I can cope with, having my knees and back pack up coming down on the other side is what really depresses me!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68143976148397355972009-07-25T02:06:56.773+02:002009-07-25T02:06:56.773+02:00Love the Kenneth Williams ref.
Sounds like you ar...Love the Kenneth Williams ref.<br /><br />Sounds like you are over the hill, <br />welcome to my world ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-84869812012424883102009-07-24T23:14:04.870+02:002009-07-24T23:14:04.870+02:00the only way to keep fit at our age is to do that ...the only way to keep fit at our age is to do that sanitized fitness via the gym and gentle treadmills - we perish if we'd have to do any real manual labour or walk up a hillMommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37364720891514152482009-07-24T18:42:58.688+02:002009-07-24T18:42:58.688+02:00Owen: and we here in the Midlands have Dudley and ...Owen: and we here in the Midlands have Dudley and Walsall and Wolverhampton... There's no competition really.<br /><br />Rol: invite is in the post.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27874115573833606372009-07-24T16:11:37.466+02:002009-07-24T16:11:37.466+02:00God, you really are old.
When's the party.
(...God, you really are old.<br /><br />When's the party.<br /><br />(Don't worry, I never go to parties.)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64013798714973070192009-07-24T14:09:40.774+02:002009-07-24T14:09:40.774+02:00Ahh Steve, something like in 4 Weddings & a Fu...Ahh Steve, something like in 4 Weddings & a Funeral ? The Auden piece :<br /><br />"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,<br />Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,<br />Silence the pianos and with muffled drum<br />Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. <br /><br />Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead<br />Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,<br />Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,<br />Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. <br /><br />He was my North, my South, my East and West, ..."<br /><br />===================<br /><br />Whatever happened to the Greek model of the scholar - athlete ??? You've got the parchment now, just need to work on the biceps ?!?<br /><br />Have a super staycation weekend, I like that word, hadn't seen it before... we are staying in France too this summer, but then France is where one finds St Tropez, Cannes, le Baule, Paris.... :-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-490141298336984572009-07-23T08:07:57.315+02:002009-07-23T08:07:57.315+02:00Inchy: anything that's free sounds good to me....Inchy: anything that's free sounds good to me. When I was at school I was a pretty good cross-country runner and used to really enjoy it so I can appreciate the fun element. In later years I was a keen cyclist - nothing as extreme as what you get up to - just rides out into the country and back - but I used to find the exercise and the headspace exhilerating. Maybe it's time to dust the cobwebs off the old bike?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90415290760996323912009-07-22T22:57:17.834+02:002009-07-22T22:57:17.834+02:00Steve - I've had to put the hours in to raise ...Steve - I've had to put the hours in to raise my own fitness level recently (for a prospective career change which, for legal reasons, I cannot discuss) and it really is addictive. I started at the beginning of the year just doing enough to pass the fitness test, but now I'm doing 10k runs for fun, and by fun, I mean actual fun!<br />Now I'm less than a year younger than you, although I have a lot more free time, but get the trainers on and give it a go.<br />You can even get the kids involved!<br /><br />www.parkrun.comInchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4551192064372141912009-07-22T10:09:19.460+02:002009-07-22T10:09:19.460+02:00AWB: given that I spend at least 60% of my work li...AWB: given that I spend at least 60% of my work life on my feet I'm surprised at my lack of stamina sometimes... but, thinking about it, it's been a tough couple of years and Karen and I are both feeling a general fatigue at the moment. It's probably a good thing I've come to the end of my Uni course - one less demand on me.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47094570367578727972009-07-22T09:41:13.679+02:002009-07-22T09:41:13.679+02:00As long as I'm fit enough to do what I want to...As long as I'm fit enough to do what I want to do I don't worry too much about being 'fit'. I don't do a lot either. A walk for me is a five mile ramble; no interest in doing much more.<br /><br />I've always been like that and found that I felt fitter at 40 than 25. I put this down to a better management of my energy. I wasn't fitter at 40. I just managed my energy expenditure more sensibly. <br /><br />Now that I'm back at work I find that a nice little work out.The Joined up Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797087157041713649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30054300626973234642009-07-22T08:20:28.455+02:002009-07-22T08:20:28.455+02:00Sweet Cheeks: that's a good point. My back may...Sweet Cheeks: that's a good point. My back may have been bad but at least my legs got me there and down again. Hey - I'm practically a spring chicken (just a 1969 spring).<br /><br />Amanda: I think you've found the key. Alcohol! I need a hip flask full of whisky. That would have helped. Purely medicinal, of course.<br /><br />Deirdre: when I reached the top I more resembled Jane Torvill at the end of the Bolero thank Rocky Balboa...! Ah... to have my youth again! When I was 23 I could have carried you and your baby down a mountain... so there! ;-)<br /><br />Actually, enjoy it while you've got it Deirdre - and nice to see you back. I was only wandering yesterday where you'd gone!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-59343887976504198252009-07-22T06:43:54.230+02:002009-07-22T06:43:54.230+02:00I can only hope when you reached the top you rewar...I can only hope when you reached the top you rewarded yourself with some Rocky like fist pumps and jumps?<br /><br />I once skipped down a lane with 3 month old baby strapped to my chest at high altitude (10,000+ ft)...I am only 23 (was only 22 at the time)...so um, guess that's not really the same thing at all, is it?Deidrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993934232617420348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6246202307918298062009-07-22T01:16:53.341+02:002009-07-22T01:16:53.341+02:00Oh dear oh dear, who would have thought getting ol...Oh dear oh dear, who would have thought getting old would be so much fun eh?<br />I felt a bit out of sorts after going ice-skating with my 14 year old, the cheeky kid said she couldn't understand why I was so tired out as in her view all I had done was sit on my bum on the ice for an hour! and now when I take her to skate I sit carefully in the dafe watching her. Now, where's my knitting and pass the sherry...The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48645759114644431802009-07-21T21:32:55.092+02:002009-07-21T21:32:55.092+02:00Wonderful Steve!
Boy...getting old sucks. I'm...Wonderful Steve!<br /><br />Boy...getting old sucks. I'm 42 and am constantly surprised at how stinking tired I am. The stress of life constantly spoils my fun. <br /><br />Jackie Chan is an exception...not the rule. <br /><br />When you're 60 you will say...remember when I was 40 and could carry my kids on my back?...Ah the good old days!<br /><br />xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64292805961984563232009-07-21T20:52:51.724+02:002009-07-21T20:52:51.724+02:00Owen: please keep next week free in your diary to ...Owen: please keep next week free in your diary to read the eulogy at my funeral...<br /><br />:-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-34279074269085525762009-07-21T20:45:47.387+02:002009-07-21T20:45:47.387+02:00I could hear the music to Chariots of Fire playing...I could hear the music to Chariots of Fire playing as I read this... When you get out of bed in the morning this coming week at 05h00 start the day by doing 25 pushups, 30 deep knee bends, and 50 jumping jacks, as well as 75 situps for good measure, then pull on the sweats and get out and run 3 miles, come home, hit the shower, and make the missus and kids breakfast... repeat this routine for the next six months or so, and by then you should start feeling pretty kipper... wot ! No pain, no gain ! :-DOwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83999639799392174882009-07-21T19:55:05.864+02:002009-07-21T19:55:05.864+02:00KayDee: having seen what my wife carries in her ha...KayDee: having seen what my wife carries in her handbag I don't think <i>I'd</i> be able to carry one up a hill either! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com