Fare thee well, Pilgrims…

It doesn’t seem right not to post something about the leaving pilgrims.  Apart from a few annoyances (like being stuck at central yesterday afternoon with half a million people leaving the Pope’s mass…bad timing), it seemed like the whole thing went pretty well. 
Their singing annoyed us, their enthusiasm worried us, and their constant happiness confused [...]

as the pope floats by

No crowds to speak of last night or this morning, and again, rode down Hickson Road as if it was my private street! But crossing darling harbour last night I was cheered on my some green-lovin’, wild eyed pilgrims from the states – they cheered “Yay for cycling!” and waved their large US flags.  It [...]

as I ride off into a pilgrim scrum…

I wanted to jot down a few things I am thinking about, but doing nothing concrete on…
1. this was sent to me by MM and at almost the same moment I had been skim reading the same thing here on Get Shouty.  Cognitive Surplus…no doubt some dinner time conversation about this tonight, but I wonder – [...]