It’s that time of the year again….. Our Saab mate James Coggeshall (that’s Jim or Coggs to his friends) will be on his bike and riding in the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s annual fundraising bike ride – the Pan Mass Challenge. This will be Jim’s third tilt at the Pan Mass Challenge. He rode the last two as a cancer […]
The Essendon Football Club went to Perth tonight to play the West Coast Eagles. It was an extremely tough game. It should be a memorable game due to the Bombers winning away from home – a come-from-behind thriller for the ages played in hostile territory. Unfortunately, that’s not what this game will be remembered for. This game will be remembered
This is Australia, where we don’t like drug cheats in sport (even alleged ones) Read Post »
This is not something I plan to cover at length or on an ongoing basis. This is not something I want people to get into a big fight over in comments, hence comments are off. It’s just something I noticed after a few discussions with a friend. I wanted to make a record of Alex Jones’ dealing with the Sunil
Regular visitors to this site will know that I’ve been in a contemplative mood in the last few weeks and in that spirit, I thought I’d share this video. It was released yesterday by the Australian Football League as the first part of a three-part series profiling one of the game’s most prominent coaches – Mick Malthouse. A little bit
I write mostly about cars, but this is still a personal blog. Excuse me while I think out loud, sort of. I alluded to it in my previous post here: the abrupt death last week of my Dutch Saab mate, Nic Schellekens, has really rocked my puny little world. Nic was 52. My Dad was 52 when he passed away
It’s with a very heavy heart that I write today about the sudden passing of one of the pillars of the online Saab community in general and the Dutch Saab community in particular – Nic Schellekens. Nic passed away on Tuesday morning. He had recently been undergoing tests for cancer in Holland and was still awaiting a full diagnosis, prognosis
Something non-car related….. As most of you might know, Mrs Swade (otherwise known as PJ) is into painting. She’s a watercolour artist and while she’s dabbled in numerous styles over the years, she’s found an appreciative audience in recent times for her emu paintings. They’re bright and colourful and they usually achieve their aim of putting a smile on people’s
I’m not going to do regular book reviews on this site, but I’m very happy to recommend one book that I read recently – The Road to Winterhaven. Why should you buy this book? First of all, because it’s a good read with characters that you’ll care for and a story that will touch you (especially during the northern winter).
I guess I’m not over this yet. I am NOT going to immerse myself in gun control or the gun culture, but this has been playing more and more on my mind as I’ve looked further into the issue. So I’ve still got one or two things to get out of my system. This one’s more about Australia than the
It’s New Year’s Day and that means some of us will make a few resolutions, either sincere or otherwise. Last year I made some Un-resolutions – things that I resolved not to do in the new year. This year, I’m refraining from hardcore resolutions once again, but I do have a few personal goals to pursue in 2013. Mind Do
Did you make any New Year Resolutions on January 1 this year? If so, how did you go with them? I made a few Un-Resolutions – things I determined NOT to do in 2012. Let’s see how I went as we count down to 2013. —— I will not buy an iPhone or an iPad. – FAIL. I did resist
2012 Un-Resolutions – How did I go? How did you go? Read Post »
