Random thoughts and observations
Maggie started gymnastics at Gym West in Henley Beach a few weeks ago. She adapted well and was quickly elevated to an advanced class. Last weekend she entered her first competitive event, aged 7. I’ve never really been into watching gymnastics, but it looks great from a participant’s point of view and I think it will do wonders for Maggie’s confidence. It’s remarkable that young children can perform on the beam without fear and fling themselves around on the bars.
I spent two hours today delivering phone books. It’s the major fundraiser for Suttontown Primary School that families deliver the local phone book for Sensis. Our designated area included parts of the central business district, which Juliet had to do by herself in warm weather on working days. The big kids disappointingly didn’t want to [...]
I don’t normally go on diets. If my weight climbs it is because I’m not exercising enough. That’s true at the moment, and I will do something about it, but to get started I’m going to diet for two weeks. Nothing complicated. I will restrict myself to cereal, seafood, soup, fruit and vegetables for 14 [...]
I wrote a few weeks ago that Michael Jnr, aged 11, was starting to get the better of me, aged 40, in sporting events. In the earlier article I described how Michael beat me over 25 metres in the pool and I bravely stated that “I would expect to hold the upper hand in athletic [...]
I ran a fun run today for the first time. The words “fun” and “run” are really contradictory, especially in an organised context, however I did enjoy the overall experience. I ran 4km in the GMF Health event. The 10km event seemed a little intimidating given my current fitness and the warmth of the weather. [...]
