Year highlights :
4th hole in one
Smashing a great drive across the old course hotel on the Road Hole at St Andrews (OK - it was a provisional ball, but so what)
Buying a new house that is almost twice as large as the old one.
Flyng 1st class for the first (and probably only) time ever.
Catching up with Wolfie and Mouse and Melusine and Moiraine and Donut and Lanesra and Sir Tainly again when on my Euro golfing jaunt.
The Goats and the Cars.
Discovering a new great computer game called Guild Wars
Great BBQ to finish off the year - succulent prawns and huge juicy steaks while sipping on a Bundy and watching the sun go down over the water.
An Aussie winning the World Series of Poker [img]smile.gif[/img]
Great weather in general and for holiday and no sickness / illness.
Great night at the Walthamstowe dogs courtesy of Lanesra's recommendation of 1 and 4 reverse both ways [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Australia qualifying for the World Cup and Sven saying how he was worried he was that they might draw the same group as us
Watching Donut trying to moonwalk in front of me everytime Harmison or Flitoff took a wicket.
The crap bits
Hitting a rather rank scrubbing duff off the 1st tee at St Andrews in front of all those poeple.
The collapse of the Brisbane Lions after 15 weeks of the regular season
West Coast Eagles making the grand final and almost winning it - they had me worried there for a minute but thank goodness the Swannies came through.
Losing the Ashes to the bloody Poms whilst staying at Donuts place.
What I learnt :
The Brits watch an average of 14 hours of TV per week. OK - this is one of those things that will alwys stay with me because I did a pub quiz with Donut and it was the tie-breaker question. We guessed 32 hours and won the 3 way play off because the other 2 teams guessed higher [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Never bet against me at golf if the bet is for pudding - I was undefeated in 2005 in pudding match play and I can still reacll the sweet wonderful taste of sticky toffee / sticky date puddings of victory.
Always swap [img]smile.gif[/img]
Never leave Donut's place and leave yourself logged into Ironworks as Davros - the man has an much self restraint as a poodle in a butcher shop [img]smile.gif[/img]
If someone tells you will get all the hot water in the world - start shopping for heating elements for their hot water system.
If you are in a Sturbucks and someone offers top buy you a caramel hazelnut maxi venti something-chino - RUN AWAY [img]smile.gif[/img] .
And one last thing that I definitely learnt - DONUT CANNOT MOONWALK TO SAVE HIMSELF
All in all - not a bad year.