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East Coast Cycling Fondo For May 2016

June 27, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

ECCC Gran Fondo May 2016

A Gran Fondo
With A Small “g”

This ride was more to the liking of a moderate ability cyclist. The length was good (93k), the climbing was decent (976m) and the route (shown left) was familiar.

There was one puncture but the groups are considerate so no one is left alone. It’s in the fabric of the club. We stay together.

The route was not one we do every week but it was familiar.

  • Leaving Suncoast we travel to Umhlanga Rocks on backroads.
  • From Umhlanga Rocks we follow the M4 to the Engen Station at Ballito.
  • Hopping across to the R102 we travel south through Verulam and turn left on the R41.
  • We followed the M41 up to Gateway and followed Umhlanga Rocks to Northway and Northway down to Suncoast.

It was cold when we started but I was shedding my long sleeves by the time we got to Gateway. This wasn’t your typically gruelling Gran Fondo but it was a good ride with a nice bunch of people.

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East Coast Cycling Fondo For April 2016

June 27, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Failure is the stepping stone to progress.

2000 Meters Is Just A Number
Unless You’re On A Bike

The monthly Gran Fondo (long group ride) for East Coast Cycling Club in April was a doozy.

There were two groups following the same route. The more ambitious group went 20 kilometres longer and added an additional 600 meters of climbing to an already hectic track.

The totals were hefty.

  • Long ride: 130 kilometres, 2600 meters climbing.
  • Less long ride: 110 kilometres, 2000 meters climbing.

Originally the plan allowed for two follow cars, one for each batch (A and B) but the A batch had a puncture in the first 15 or so kilometres and the B’s carried on, making it senseless to keep both cars in tow.

The A’s did catch the B’s and the group spread out quite a bit but the follow car managed to keep an eye on the riders.

I only got to the 46 kilometre mark before turning back. The climb was just too much and it isn’t over when you turn. From Verulam to Gateway the road travels only up. On tired legs, it’s a killer.

The one drawback – other than climbing – was the sand. It’s rural and a light sprinkling of rain made sand stick to everything. Fortunately, my bike was due for a new chain and cassette so it wasn’t a problem but I think everyone booked a service immediately after.

Following is the route profile and directions. [Read more…] about East Coast Cycling Fondo For April 2016

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Tim Pepper For Your Listening Pleasure

June 26, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Tim Pepper face to face with goat.

Diverse
Full Of Soul
Gripping

Following is a sampling of music by Tim Pepper (singer/song writer/guitarist/sound engineer/author/biotech lab rat/guy who waits tables part time).

What makes Tim’s music interesting is he writes in so many diverse styles: fast, slow, sad, happy, loud, soft, serious, light, bluesy, jazzy, rockish, folkish, reflective and just for fun. But all of his music has soul! Fast or slow, it grabs.

None of it forced. It just flows naturally.

Apart from a few keyboard lessons around age 8 or 9 and a few voice lessons in his late twenties, he’s never had serious musical training.

Following high school he borrowed my guitar, which mostly collected dust, and a few cord books. Guitar playing friends showed him a rift or two and with that, his musical career was launched. More than a hundred songs and several albums later, the rest is history.

You can read about Tim on his website. You can connect with Tim on Facebook. You can listen to more songs on his YouTube channel.

Enjoy! [Read more…] about Tim Pepper For Your Listening Pleasure

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How To Transfer Domains To NameCheap

June 14, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Laws for registering domain names are standardized, pricing is not.

Paying More
Won’t Make Your Domain
More Valuable

I recently transferred a domain name from SiteGround To NameCheap. This post will explain how to do that and give you compelling reasons why you should.

I own several undeveloped domain names, one of which is my avatar name, ennisp. I decided to buy the name because it is the one I use almost exclusively for my profile on registered accounts. It’s also my name so it made sense to buy it.

I bought it originally through SiteGround. SiteGround was hosting my developed sites, like this one, and I really enjoyed their service. Registering names in the same place was convenient. It made sense, or so I thought.

I’ve learned since that SiteGround isn’t a registrar. They resell Tucows registration service which means they buy the service inexpensively and resell higher.

If you didn’t know, domains are registered by the year. You can renew for multiple years but you pay for registration by the year. The problem with SiteGround registrations becomes apparent when renewal is up.

That’s when the gouge comes.

I received notification that my domain, ennisp.com, was up for renewal and would auto renew in 30 days. The price was also listed and it really surprised me.

  • Annual registration: $14.95
  • Privacy: $24.00

Almost $40 just to renew a name I hadn’t developed yet! The renewal rate was about standard but the privacy was about twice the industry norm.

I had to go elsewhere.

And it just so happened that a friend had recently renewed through NameCheap and the total cost for renewal and privacy was about $10! A savings of $30. I’m in!

But, of course, to use NameCheap I had to transfer the name to the NameCheap servers. Sounds a bit daunting but here’s how it’s done.

Transfer Process

Domain services are standardized so the procedure for transferring names from one service to another is the same for all. [Read more…] about How To Transfer Domains To NameCheap

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2 Foundational Underpinnings Of Servant Leadership

September 22, 2015 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

A bad idea everyone believes in is better than a good idea no one understands

Leaders Who Serve
Connect The Highest
And Lowest
Organizational Levels

My small group watched a DVD recently in which the speaker mentioned Servant Leadership several times, without explanation. The assumption was everyone understood.

During the discussion that followed one of the participants, a good friend, asked:

What is servant leadership?

Good question and I knew the answer, kind of. I was familiar with the term but had never really thought about it in detail. I knew it was generally based on the example of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet but beyond that, not much.

I did answer the question, though, and even as I answered I realized how little real thinking I had done on the subject.

In typical sound-clever-waffle-much fashion, my answer was a bit long.

My friend, the one who asked the question (and does business training by profession), gently reminded me that long-winded answers usually indicate a lack of understanding.

He was right.

Following that discussion, I made a point of investigating the topic for myself. [Read more…] about 2 Foundational Underpinnings Of Servant Leadership

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