For some of the avid readers of my column will remember (and for the rest of the readers I will explain) – I have a theory that any chocolate, cake, lolly etc that is given at Christmas (and Easter) does not put-on weight as long as that chocolate etc is given as a...

I am caught in a dilemma – I set a New Year’s Resolution in January this year to lose some weight (to be honest – a lot of weight) and I have just stood on the bathroom scales. Now the fact that the scales let out a huge sigh and then waved a white flag as I got...

As we are all aware – the Olympic Games is being held in Japan next year and I thought I would give it “one more shot” at being picked to represent Australia in one of the events. Now as people soon realise when they meet me – I have a pristine body that...

We are fast coming to the end of the year and I was silly enough to look at my New Year’s Resolution I made at the beginning of this year and one of the main resolutions was to lose weight (along with most people’s resolution) and then I was silly enough to look in...

I staggered into the house last Saturday after a long and weary afternoon on the golf course when “Lady and Mistress” (my wife) asked if I had a pleasant afternoon. PLEASANT AFTERNOON! ! ! ! What did she mean? We golfers do not play golf to have a relaxing time and to...

I was sitting in my favourite chair in the lounge room the other day and my wife (long suffering woman – so she keeps reminding me) came into the room and stood in front of me and clearly said (I am sure the neighbours could clearly hear her) “Are you listening to...

It is New years Eve and I sit at my computer contemplating the year that’s gone and the year that is yet to happen. I do not know about you but I always take this opportunity to set new goals for the year ahead – be it personal goals such as getting fit, losing...

I was in my “Men’s Shed” last week when my wife wandered in and asked if I could hammer a nail into the wall for her. Immediately my eyes lit up and I started to pant – it was time for “Handyman Davo”. Now I have a lot of alter ego’s in my life but the one I do like...

Well again the editor of this newsletter has left me a postage stamp size area to write in and that means I am limited by what I want to talk about. You would think by now, having written this column in the monthly newsletter for over 20 years, that the editor would...