RobiNZ Personal Blog

Traffic Light Thought–Commuting and The Greatest Story Ever Told…SO FAR @joerogan @LKrauss1

Traffic was lousy this morning, in part due to the wet weather, but I really didn’t care. I had downloaded Joe Rogan’s latest podcast featuring theoretical physicist Prof. Lawrence M. Krauss*. The topic was (nominally) his latest book—The Greatest Story Ever Told…SO FAR—but the discussion was wide ranging and fascinating. It went something like: Symmetry and what it means in this universe A plain language explanation of Gauge Theory Universal laws and impacts of them on our place in the universe The Higgs field and what it really means Life and evolution The evolution of religion, why it exists Progress... Read more →

Traffic Light Thought – L.J.K. Setright in the commuter traffic?

Sitting at the lights I glanced to the right and did a double take. In profile the gentleman at the wheel of the Mazda beside me could have been Leonard John Kensell Setright, albeit in the days when his beard was trimmed shorter than the portrait photo seen here. That he was puffing on a pipe, a rare sight these days, made that even more likely except I know L.J.K. Setright died in 2006. Given his high regard for the NSU Ro80* I suspect he’d even have approved of the car, a rotary powered RX8. * From Drive on! The... Read more →

Pedal for Plunket leg 1 #Pedal4Plunket

Got to Wellsford ok, now to get back! Check out my ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/894130275/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-US&v=1489113973 Robin Sent from Outlook for Android Read more →

Pedal for Plunket Ride or swim? #Pedal4Plunket

Looking at the forecast I think Friday might be another “Seal Skinz* rule!” day. 100% chance of rain and thunder storms. On well, soaking wet, riding an alloy bike, over a high’ish (300m) hill, in a thunder storm… What could possibly go wrong?! * Seal Skinz are brilliant waterproof socks On March 10 I’m cycling from Ruakaka to Wellsford to help raise funds for Plunket NZ. It is a small part of a Cape Reinga to Bluff fundraising cycle ride The Warehouse are supporting. Plunket is New Zealand's largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of... Read more →

Pedal for Plunket Shakedown Ride. Donations appreciated! #Pedal4Plunket

On Friday I’m Pedalling for Plunket (Ruakaka to Wellsford). Having hardly moved the previous weekend—my Band recorded just 911 steps one day!—thanks to a head cold last Sunday I decided a bit of practice might be a good thing. A loop from home into the city, ferry to Devonport, along East Coast Bays then back via Coatesville and Massey proved the old bicycle will be fine, its rider… well… probably… It was 86km according to the bike odometer, 89km on Strava because I forgot to turn it off on the ferry! My speed was about 20km/h according to the bike,... Read more →

Warming up for take off

Found this amazing fellow warming up in the sun on Exhibition Drive. . Read more →

I'm Pedalling for Plunket, donations appreciated! #Pedal4Plunket

I’m cycling from Ruakaka to Wellsford* (the red line below) to help raise funds for Plunket NZ Read more →