Author Archives: lord_lordy

The Games We Play

Posted on April 1, 2013 by lord_lordy

Last month I had a great week in La Playitas training with old friends and new. One of the new friends had only taken up cycling in the past year but he was strong. He didn’t know his own strength … Continue reading →

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The Budget – Housing

Posted on March 22, 2013 by lord_lordy

Yesterdays budget yet again demonstrated that the government really has little idea of what is causing our problems or any ideas of what to do about it. With £1 trillion in debt we get a budget with headlines of 1p … Continue reading →

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Should It Be Comfortable ?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by lord_lordy

As I right this, the hot topic is Lance’s confession on Oprah. I’ve steadfastly not watched it thinking perhaps the best approach would be if the whole world chose to ignore him. Not give him a platform. So I decided … Continue reading →

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Racing Unfit

Posted on February 1, 2013 by lord_lordy

In the run up to Ironman Western Australia it became a running joke with the friends I was staying with that whenever I accepted a beer they would comment “that’s another 5 minutes on to your time”. They were enjoying … Continue reading →

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Money Creation Alternatives

Posted on January 15, 2013 by lord_lordy

My previous posts highlighted how over 96% of our money is created as debt when private banks make loans. Since these loans incur interest the only way they can be paid off is if the money supply increases and thus … Continue reading →

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Money Creation – A Historical Perspective

Posted on January 12, 2013 by lord_lordy

A recap on the last post. Over 95% of our money (all the electronic money) is created by private banks (for profit) through the creation of loans. The Reserve Ratio was abandoned (per the Bank Of England website here – … Continue reading →

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How Is Money Created ?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by lord_lordy

Do you ever think about where money comes from ? It’s not like people growing stuff, making stuff and selling it somehow produces money. Money is merely a method to allow us to facilitate trade. It needs to be created … Continue reading →

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Eddington Review 2012

Posted on January 5, 2013 by lord_lordy

The picture shows a history of the progression of a selection of my Eddington Numbers. The graph is trying to visualise whether the numbers are approaching a limit. It seems pretty clear that my daily swim KM number of 9 … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Injury

Posted on January 1, 2013 by lord_lordy

Here in Busselton it’s 35c outside though we’re five days from race day I find myself the least well prepared for any Ironman I’ve done. Over the 10+ years I’ve been competing at Triathlon I would say I’ve been a … Continue reading →

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Ironman Western Australia – Analysis

Posted on December 19, 2012 by lord_lordy

Race Report here I’m not a believer that you always learn something from a race, good or bad. My experience with Ironman is that I generally get what I deserve. Outside of doing something completely bonkers in execution or a … Continue reading →

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