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January 21, 2021

Life

I have a rare quiet day working from home. We are building a new house in town overlooking the river and I am waiting for furniture to arrive. Last few months been picking tiles, appliances and o...


December 23, 2020

Christmas

Been reflecting on this crazy year! Sooooo blessed here to have had no cases and life has continued on as normal. Been extremely tired as I am working hard. This CEO thing is fun, but hard bloody...


October 13, 2020

Working away

One of my adult children lives in a country town three hours west from us. Whenever I have to visit that town for work I stay with her. It’s lovely to catch up and chill. Although had a work dinn...


September 24, 2020

Im actually alive

Its been quite a COVID year. Lucky my area is unscathed and job losses have been restricted to 3% now we are in recovery. With less than 20 deaths in the whole state we feel very very lucky. An...


November 11, 2019

Gold Coast

After some busy commuting I’ve been on the Gold Coast for a couple of days. The smoke from bushfires is tough. But we get on with it!


November 05, 2019

Melbourne

Off to Melbourne for the Oaks day on Thursday. Not a huge raving fan but it’s a freebie so I’ll take it lol. Just the travel to get there!!!


October 07, 2019

Hello all

Well it’s been forever. Still married lol. Kids doing well. IVE lost 20 kilos again and feeling fantastic. Work is going well. Hope someone still remembers me lol


February 13, 2019

Major changes

Son is still in army. Has been working hard in the Townsville flood relief. Daughter started work as a primary school teacher in the country in a small town. Wife claimed I wasn’t paying enough a...


July 18, 2018

Singapore

Working in Singapore this week. At a work conference til Thursday then two days of the tourist stuff. First time here and really enjoying the city. Clean, ordered, tidy and while slightly autocra...


June 26, 2018

Birthday

53 tomorrow. Life is good


June 13, 2018

Too long away

Its nearly a month since i recorded my thoughts. Been very busy with long trips up north, visits home by the daughter and getting the flu! Just checking in that I am alive.


April 05, 2018

Recuperating

Home for a week now and slowly recovering. I’ve got five holes in my tummy and they are healing. Panadol and emdone helping. I will stay off work til next Wednesday and see how it’s going. Lucky ...


March 29, 2018

Hospital

Been in hospital since Wednesday. Had an umbilical hernia repair with mesh. Yesterday afternoon at 3pm. Felt good after surgery and last night. But today, sore and gas under the ribs. In a privat...


March 18, 2018

Timing

I appreciate that people take the time to read my often incoherent and snappy ramblings. Still playing bachelor, will be 12 days before wife comes home from our daughters. Wife and daughter have ...


March 12, 2018

Daughter

F Had a quick dash down this morning to Brisbane. 8 hour drive starting at 4.45am. Now flying home . Got to feed the dog tonight. Daughter had emergency appendectomy today. Is doing okay. I’m exh...


February 08, 2018

humerus

Wife is with her mother who broker her humerus. We had an emergency drive south on last Friday not knowing what the prognosis was after being woken by the Aged Care Home informing us she was in a...


December 26, 2017

Tropical Christmas

We drive north to where son is posted in the army and have had a great few days. Both adult kids here and that’s nice. Looked at units for don to buy, went to a swank hotel for Christmas Day lunc...


December 05, 2017

Sydney

6.30 am and the trains are rumbling along underneath the hotel im staying in. That aspect is compensated for by the view of the harbour bridge from my window. Meetings and a confernce today and ...


November 28, 2017

Proper Bloody entry

I’m on a decent computer. So I can write a proper entry. Im in Brisbane at the moment. A work conference. On friday I travel to the Gold Coast. Next week Sydney for two days. I’‘m not complaining...


November 25, 2017

Life

I got to say I love my job. It’s going well and I’m Meeting my goals. And Son and Daughter her for a week. Yeah.


October 13, 2017

Holiday

We are on a driving holiday. Started in Adelaide. Stayed two nights in Barossa, then two nights in the Coonawarra, then a night in Port Fairy and two nights in Lorne. Visited the Great Ocean Roa...


September 29, 2017

Melbourne

Life comes at us fast doesn’t it. Been a busy few weeks. Highlights Lowlights have been: 1.. Daughter has been struggling a bit psychologically. Lonely, study, some anxiety and depression. :( So ...


September 01, 2017

Updated kinda

Gosh been forever. Whats been happening in my life. Ran the 5km Brisbane fun run last weekend. Started from barely being able to walk and got up to speed in 5 weeks. Finished in my goal time. Bo...


August 10, 2017

Exhausted

I’m well into my seventh month as CEO. In the last three months we have been wildly successful. Too successful. Aimed to grow 6 percent by June 2018. Have grown 2.5 percent first five weeks of th...


July 16, 2017

Bits and Bobs

Its been ages since I listed what sbeen happening. Have settled intot the house, although the Mrs has itchy feet again. Wants to move in from the coast intot the provincial city where i work. Im ...


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I am new here and and building a life raft!