EnnisP, Author at NowTHINK!AboutIt

New Review For In Defense of Divorce

July 14, 2016 by EnnisP 2 Comments

This Week
In Divorce

In Defense Of Divorce just got a new review. This one by the inimitable Bruce Hunter.

No one says it quite like Bruce and that’s not surprising. He holds a honors in English Lit, which means he’s spent a lot of time in the words of others. With all his exposure to what’s been said and how, he’s developed an interesting style of his own.

You may not be interested in the book but the review is worth a read.

You can find his review here.

Elsewhere

Fiona Reddan of the Irish Times reported that Ireland, which has one of the lowest divorce rates worldwide, has seen an increase in divorce among those over 60. One very interesting theory for the phenomenon, suggested by family law solicitor Marion Campbell, is retirement.

When the breadwinner retires, problems can start arising when the husband is suddenly at home all the time and the cracks become fissures.

It’s common knowledge that retirement brings it’s own difficulties so it isn’t unreasonable to say soft spots in the relationship are magnified under the added pressure. Add to that the fact that Irish law no longer sees marriage as hardened-in-cement and you can understand why traditional ideas are crumbling.

The elephant in the article was religion. It wasn’t mentioned but the dam of religious control in Ireland is obviously breaking against the tide of disenchantment.

Tim Pepper Music – Soulful Tuesday

July 13, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

EVERYBODY

Soulful Tuesday – Everybody by Tim Pepper

This song was recorded by Tim and mastered by Sage Audio. It can be downloaded from SoundCloud and/or shared to your favorite social media site. You can also play it here or listen on SoundCloud.

Gendre-Description

In a word, the song is soulish-bluesy-folksey.

Grabs your attention from the start. There is no lag. It is quietly dynamic, deeply soulful, the spiritual theme is clear and the guitar is compelling. It’s not a sound you can easily ignore.

The song is believable because it is relatable.

The lyrics, which follow, are clear but vague enough to leave room for personal interpretation. [Read more…] about Tim Pepper Music – Soulful Tuesday

East Coast Cycling In The Toti 69er

July 11, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Great Training! Great Fun!

The Toti 69er is an annual cycling race organized by the Amanzimtoti Cycling Club which offers variable distances: 19k, 69k and 94k. The race first started in 2002 and now attracts elite cyclists.

There’s no road closure but the route is marshalled so cyclists are catered for at intersections. The route is also monitored by emergency vehicles and CycleSphere provided service vehicles to help with breakdowns.

Everyone is friendly! Everyone is looked after!

Members of my club, East Coast Cycling, enter the race each year and since I had the day off I decided to put my name in the hat.

It was different in several ways to the main races in and around the Durban area. The field was light. A total of 330 entered and there were a few no-shows on the day. To give you perspectve, 330 is less than one batch in the Tour of Durban or Amashoave. That could be good or bad, depending. [Read more…] about East Coast Cycling In The Toti 69er

15 Wattbike Training Benefits

July 9, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Indoor Doesn’t Get Better Than Wattbike

Using Wattbikes at the La Lucia Virgin Active gym has been a real pleasure and I’m not the only one who thinks so. The Bikes are popular. So popular that the gym upgraded from three Wattbikes in the squash court corridor to a dedicated Wattbike studio with nine bikes, two TV’s and fans.

All the bike computers have the most recent software and automatically connect to your favorite workout tracking site, that is, if you use the right heart rate monitor and a smartphone. I use the Polar H7 HRM but I’ve been told the Wahoo Bluetooth HRM works as well.

It’s brilliant! Once your session is completed, the data is saved in real-time and that is only one of the many benefits.

The Positives

Following are eleven quick benefits to training on a Wattbike indoor trainer:

No wind, no rain, no sunburn, no intense heat, no debris, no potholes, no road traffic, no punctures, no mechanical failures, no crashes and a serious amount of training data.

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And two more benefits for good measure. [Read more…] about 15 Wattbike Training Benefits

9 Reasons To Express Yourself With WordPress

July 8, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

WordPress
Makes It Possible
To Speak Up

Everybody has something to say. Not a few, everyone! Not the smart or attractive or advantaged or educated people but every person.

That includes you.

You don’t have to think or talk like an academic to have something to say or to share it clearly. No degrees are necessary. Sometimes study hurts. Degreed individuals aren’t always easy to understand.

What To Say

What you have to say isn’t difficult to come by. It resides within and gurgles up from the inside. It seeps whether you make an intentional effort to share it or not.

The point of this post is you might as well harness it and give it expression. Be intentional. Be deliberate.

One warning though. Initially, you may be tempted to say what’s already been said and repeating it is your way of adding endorsement. That’s OK at the beginning, but eventually you need to add your thoughts. What you think is significant. [Read more…] about 9 Reasons To Express Yourself With WordPress