The Chinese had it right!..
Or as the Romans have it:
EX NIHILO NIHIL FIT
Supposedly a quote by the Roman philosopher Lucretius, the Latin motto ex nihilo nihil fit means "nothing comes from nothing," and is used as a reminder that hard work is always required in order to achieve something.
Those that didn't have the benefit of a Classical education might translate this as :
'You don't get fit doing nothing!' And regrettably the WAGS didn't get fitter on Wednesday 12th, a day that was not even mentioned on the WAGS WhatsApp Chat which jumped seamlessly from 10th June to 14th June where Hazel outlined a plan to get John back into work on Wednesday 19th if Rod was not available, to lead or walk.
Having been rather too preoccupied with other matters on the week of the 12th, we flew back on 15th, so I climbed back into the saddle and volunteered a walk for 19th June - which you can read all about in the next enthralling episode of this season's blog/
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!
It was rapidly brought to my attention last evening after the initial publication of this episode, that there had in fact been a WAGS outing (for want of a better term!) on 12th June.
I had missed this crucial piece of Gmail forwarded by John on behalf of Terry. Admittedly the correct call protocols had not been followed - no WhatsApp message on the group site, just a short email, later corrected, as the Leader's address had been misquoted originally.
This may go some way to explaining the lack of visible reponse, but happily, the always alert Hilke and Ingrid, somehow got wind of this and responded privately to Terry, thereby failing to whip up any enthusuasm among other WAGS who might have been swayed by their attendance.
And here they are - the leader not equipped with John's (the Defector) means of interposing himself in the start photo.
Four little birds sitting on a hill - one named Hilke, one named Ingrid, and one named Jill!
and of course Becky well camouflaged next to Jill
The observant may notice that there is a distinct possibility, that if we go back through all the archives, this is the first WAGS walk without a genuine Tilley being sported. They might also have noticed that Terry wore his at Poco Frito on 29/05 but had allegedly (no photographic evidence) reverted to an alternative on this occasion! (NB For statistical purposes we don't count cheap imitations Ingrid!)
A sad sight for any leader - the starter coffee shop is closed
For the record an eccentric view of the stats. Not sure why there is no Vertical Speed to Destination??! but perhaps we can remedy that next time.
I'll leave it to those with a statistical bent to work out average moving speed and average overall speed.
But all's well that ends well. Terry is a Leader that knows Tostas Mistas and where to find them. No record of the secret location where this one was found, but somewhere in Alte possibly. It looks a fine example of its kind, but I would have included the tomato option for extra moisture.
Many thanks to Terry for keeping the WAGS going albeit without the usual enthusiastic support.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. Confucius
.....but what if you are walking with three other women - be quiet and listen!!
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!
It was rapidly brought to my attention last evening after the initial publication of this episode, that there had in fact been a WAGS outing (for want of a better term!) on 12th June.
I had missed this crucial piece of Gmail forwarded by John on behalf of Terry. Admittedly the correct call protocols had not been followed - no WhatsApp message on the group site, just a short email, later corrected, as the Leader's address had been misquoted originally.
This may go some way to explaining the lack of visible reponse, but happily, the always alert Hilke and Ingrid, somehow got wind of this and responded privately to Terry, thereby failing to whip up any enthusuasm among other WAGS who might have been swayed by their attendance.
And here they are - the leader not equipped with John's (the Defector) means of interposing himself in the start photo.
Four little birds sitting on a hill - one named Hilke, one named Ingrid, and one named Jill!
and of course Becky well camouflaged next to Jill
The observant may notice that there is a distinct possibility, that if we go back through all the archives, this is the first WAGS walk without a genuine Tilley being sported. They might also have noticed that Terry wore his at Poco Frito on 29/05 but had allegedly (no photographic evidence) reverted to an alternative on this occasion! (NB For statistical purposes we don't count cheap imitations Ingrid!)
A sad sight for any leader - the starter coffee shop is closed
For the record an eccentric view of the stats. Not sure why there is no Vertical Speed to Destination??! but perhaps we can remedy that next time.
I'll leave it to those with a statistical bent to work out average moving speed and average overall speed.
But all's well that ends well. Terry is a Leader that knows Tostas Mistas and where to find them. No record of the secret location where this one was found, but somewhere in Alte possibly. It looks a fine example of its kind, but I would have included the tomato option for extra moisture.
Many thanks to Terry for keeping the WAGS going albeit without the usual enthusiastic support.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. Confucius
.....but what if you are walking with three other women - be quiet and listen!!
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