Tag: fatigue

  • On Whether to Do a Hike and a Via Ferrata on the Same Day

    On Whether to Do a Hike and a Via Ferrata on the Same Day

    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo weeks ago I thought that I would have an issue with this weekend and I was right. I thought that I would want to do a hike with one group, and do a Via Ferrata with a second group. That situation is now a reality. A Good Hiking Group and a…

  • The Luxury of Walking Paths Away From Cars

    The Luxury of Walking Paths Away From Cars

    Reading Time: 3 minutesI love to walk and cycle every day. I love to walk from home and not touch the car. This morning I refuelled the car and it cost 90 CHF for 44 litres or so. Every single time I refuel the car I get a shock. Petrol is expensive, and yet people…

  • Cycling from L’Isle to RomainMotier

    Cycling from L’Isle to RomainMotier

    Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the ride from L’Isle to Romainmôtier feels easy because I’m cycling slower than my maximum it is still tiring, as is illustrated by two points. The first is that the trip burns 800 kilocalories according to the Apple Watch, which is significant, but also because by the end of the ride…

  • An Interminable Pandemic

    An Interminable Pandemic

    Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the same time as the number of active strains of Covid-19 are increasing governments in England, Switzerland and other countries are pushing the narrative that this summer will be normal, that we may no longer need the Covid passes and other such news. We are at a point where there is…

  • A Flawed Approach To Ending A Pandemic

    A Flawed Approach To Ending A Pandemic

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland is currently following a flawed approach to ending a pandemic, because rather than taking a pro-active approach to preventing outbreaks in various communities across Switzerland they are doing the opposite. They are ignoring the problem until it flares up enough that they can no longer pretend to see it. Today the…

  • Day Fifteen of ORCA in Switzerland – Pandemic Fatigue

    Day Fifteen of ORCA in Switzerland – Pandemic Fatigue

    Reading Time: 2 minutesNow that we’re in week 5 of self-isolation and Day fifteen of ORCA I am getting pandemic fatigue. As it’s Monday I could make the effort of going to the shops to get fresh food rather than deplete the reserves I have but my motivation is not there. It has come cold…

  • Without Instilling Fear Fire Alarms Are deafening But No More.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m suffering from complete apathy for fire alarms. I really hate them. I’ve been hearing idiots make noise till 3 am but thought that I could attempt sleeping. Wrong at 0340 AM there was noise, then for at least 20 minutes at four am. Now it’s 5:52 and I’m awake but…

  • Day two of editing

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnd there we have it. Day two of editing is over and we’re up to five minutes with a script that’s ready to be fleshed out by a variety of interviews. I love editing and whilst writing this I’m beginning to look forward to tomorrow’s editing. The problem is that I…