As motorists get wealthier, they spend their money on ever bigger cars. This makes it harder and harder for people on bicycles to see where they're going.

Therefore, I have followed David Miliband's example and set myself a target. A target of growing four inches by 2050. This overrides my 1986 commitment to be six foot tall by 1994, which I have not yet, admittedly, achieved.

I have not yet worked out what sort of width commitments I need to be making to cope with the increasing thickness of car door frames.

posted at: 18:04 | path: /maunderings | permanent link to this entry

You can offset the cost of a flight from the south of England to the north of Germany for the cost of 200 ml of red wine in a Jena pub. There's something missing here, and I think it might be that you're only paying for your share of the emissions. Since almost nobody else on the flight will be offsetting, mightn't it be more sensible to just pay the amount you've paid Michael Ryan instead?

If you had to offset the entire flight yourself, it might make the train look rather cheaper.

posted at: 14:32 | path: /maunderings | permanent link to this entry