This is how I roll……
I remember when I was a teenager I used to sit on our roof for hours with Jason Partington and chat about anything and everything. For some reason boys love hanging around the roof and feeling free…. Apologies for my roofing outfit!:-)
Read MoreI am currently under the influence of drugs. Not illicit drugs, but moreso the intra venous type given by my Anaesthetist, John. I am writing this blog still groggy, with a sore jaw & nose, and a headache better than my worst hangover. Today I underwent the knife for 3 hours to sort out a lifelong battle with my teeth. I required 5 implants and a tooth extraction, plus some extensive bone grafting. Today was stage 1 of a six month strategy to get a decent…
Read MoreLate in 2015 we were asked by Eldercare to be the face of their latest campaign. The video was shot in 4 hours and was on a day when Dad was struggling, however he managed to hold things together. Mum turned up in the middle of the shoot and ended up in the final cut. A great memory of Bob’s time in his nursing home.
Read MoreBack in June I was given an AFL Grand Final ticket for my birthday by my sister – ‘Eastern Suburbs Jane’ (ESJ). I thought it was a very kind gesture indeed. Little did I know there was a catch!… The catch was I had to meet up with their family in Melbourne and experience a snapshot of holiday life – the Rodger Family way. ‘Eastern Suburbs Jane’ (ESJ) – and her husband Simon Rodger live life like the ‘Imperial Leather soap advert’ from the 70’s ( the one on the…
Read MoreOn Friday Zak and I became homeless. Not literally, but for lunch we visited the Westcare Centre near Whitmore Square and joined 100 of Adelaide’s people who are ‘sleeping rough’ to gain insight into what it’s like to live below the poverty line. We arrived in the quiet city laneway about 15 minutes early and we were both extremely nervous. Zak was worried if his meal was going to be nice enough and I was worried about fitting in with the pretty rough crowd. I decided to…
Read MoreThis cafe has had crowds and lineups outside ever since they opened. I drive past it everyday and always wondered why it is continually booming when the rest of retail and hospitality is in a flat spin? Zak and I decided to test out Argo Cafe during our 48 hour ‘Bloke Blitz’ last Saturday morning. The atmosphere was buzzing with staggeringly good looking people that enjoy a chat and a good coffee…so we fitted in just beautifully!:) The clipboard menu has heaps of delicious (and sweet)…
Read MoreI push these racks of clothes every day, and invariably at least one garment will fall off the hanger and hit the grease or in a puddle. ( yesterday is no exception) No matter where it is placed on the rack the white garment or most expensive garment hits the deck. This is retail fashion….grrrrr!
Read MoreWhat ya thinking?….beer, snags, sport, bar room brawls? Not quite, this time. Wanted to bond 1-on-1 with my nearly 15yo son Zak, and learn all about him at close range before he heads back to school. Our plan was to do as much guy stuff as we can in ‘48 hours’ and record it on our new GoPro Hero 4 Silver video camera. The aim was to simply let our surroundings take us wherever, and create a doco style movie as a team. The only rules were that we had…
Read MoreZak & I have spent another weekend together (Max & Tanya are away). We decided to reseal the slate floors which run thru our entire home. I thought this may score me some points with Tanya as well as being a good mentoring session for Zak, and a chance for him to earn some cold hard cash. Below is a pic of how he set up his room for the night (he had to move into our sleepout due to the sealer fumes). Note the 3 computer screens,…
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