Blog

The West Wing Season Four The fourth season of The West Wing sees the show continue on as strong as ever.  It is however, notable for bringing a close to the Aaron Sorkin years on the show as he left at the end of the season due to disagreements with Warner Bros.  The show also loses Rob Lowe midway through ...

Jen and I spent the Easter weekend camping in Stanthorpe. It’s a damn sight cooler in South Queensland and Stanthorpe is situated just above the border to New South Wales.  But the weather gods smiled upon us and we managed to avoid any of the storms that were in the forecast.  In fact, the weather was good enough on Saturday ...

Brisbane Roar 3 Sydney FC 1 Newcastle Jets 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 3 Central Coast Mariners 2 Melbourne Heart 1 Perth Glory 1 Adelaide United 1 Wanderers Win The Premiere’s Plate In Their Inaugural Season The eighth season of the Hyundai A-League has concluded in a last gasp final round that saw Western Sydney Wanderers claim the Premiere’s Plate in ...

Happy Easter Weekend everyone!

Melbourne Victory 2 Perth Glory 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Sydney FC 1 Brisbane Roar 2 Melbourne Heart 0 Adelaide United 0 Central Coast Mariners 2 A Fight To The Finish There is one round left in the 2012/13 season of the A-League and things are perfectly poised for a grand stand finish.  The Premiere’s Plate is not yet decided ...

Only a week to go  🙂 Have a good weekend everyone!

I’m currently reading the memoirs of Roger Ebert, the famous film critic and one of my favourite writers.  I’m up to a chapter that is entirely dedicated to praising the Shake n’ Steak fast food chain. The Steakburger is a symphony of taste and texture.  Steak n’ Shake has always boasted “We grind all the select cuts – sirloin, porterhouse, ...

I generally do okay by my various loyalty cards and reward programs that I belong to.  Every tenth cup of coffee I buy is free, I get goodies that come with my magazine subscriptions and I’ve racked up enough air miles in the last couple of years to fly to New Zealand for free. Some rewards programs are better than ...

Good God Almighty!  That killed him!  As God Is My Witness, have an awesome weekend everyone!

Newcastle Jets 1 Perth Glory 2 Sydney FC 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 Wellington Phoenix 1 Melbourne Heart 0 Adelaide United 2 And The Winner Is… The A-League is heading into the final 3 rounds of the regular season.  There plenty of spots up for grabs for teams looking to ...