Overheard Events

Overheard while watching a Pink Floyd gig on TV:

Hay: "Dave Gilmour used to be a god."

Chairman: "So did Robert Plant. Perhaps they should form a Supergroup and call themselves No Longer Gods."

Later:

Chairman: "You know, Status Quo never realised their name was so prophetic; they never changed their tune."

It has been a momentous few weeks; No.2 Daughter has got engaged; No.1 Son has changed his job and passed his driving test and No.2 Son has started university and has decided to switch from History and Politics to PPE. He was toying with the idea of Classics, till I mentioned Boris did Classics and there are few job opportunities with such a degree, although I suppose dictator is one of them.

I believe I've sussed why Boris is being so uncharacteristically obnoxious - he's trying the patience of Parliament and aiming to precipitate a no confidence vote and subsequent election, where no-one will the slightest attention to party manifestos and vote on just one issue, This would allow all manner of nefarious policies to get in under the wore. A GE must not be conflated with Brexit.

It could be that he's trying to lose an election and get a Labour government, believing that a period in opposition could draw the Brexit Party's teeth. It;s not likely though, as he doesn't seem the type to fall on his sword for a greater good. Anything could happen in the next few weeks, including Boris ending up in jail for flouting the Supreme Court decision under a writ of Mandamus.

Day 4 of the daily 20 minute practice sessions:

It's amazing how addictive this is, and it's because you learn new techniques for balance on a continual basis.

For starters, I've raised the seat to belt height. When pedalling your bum is only in light contact with the seat with most of your weight on the pedals - this reduces your centre of gravity and hence stability. A higher seat assists with this.

Also, turning the unicycle away from the foot that's on the down push, so you zig-zag along, greatly improves stability. The seat is actually an encumbrance, encouraging you to raise your centre of gravity by sitting on it. It's better utilised as a lever, using your thighs to counter the lateral thrust of the downstroke pedal and only sitting on it very lightly - this is what produces the zig-zag movement.

I'm definitely improving on a daily basis and I much prefer it to Rollerblading, which can get boring.