Is a bloke without a ute still a bloke?
Oh no, Doc is without a ute for the first time in his driving life. Doc’s a mechanic by trade and a rev-head by culture. I was going to say bogan but too many people …
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What happened to the mosh pit???
Well, the Rod Stewart concert went ahead. By the time we got to the Hunter Valley the sun was shining and I had the roof down on the car. We visited my favourite Hunter winery …
I’m not going to clean my children’s house!
I’m on my weekly trip to the city for work, and staying at my kids’ place again. It always brings up mixed feelings when I’m here. I miss my kids now that I’ve moved out …
Somebody please give my son a job
Number 3 child is having another career change. This is the child who was often bored at school because he found things too easy. I’d ask his teachers to give him more difficult work to …
Which beach is Australia’s best kept secret?
There’s another late entry in the biggest whinger of 2011 competition. That is everybody who’s joined in the annual whinge about the difficulties of holidaying in Australia. It seems like every time I pick up …
Christmas shopping horror stories
Christmas is over, turkey is cooked and eaten, families are visited and – importantly – presents have been given out and opened, for better or worse. And Doc came through with flying colours, as I …