Diversity

Submitted by Dozy on Sat, 06/21/2008 at 2:05pm.

Lynne and I have five kids and they're all different.

Carrie, the oldest, is a chess player and is pictured playing in last year's City of Sydney Championship.

Geoff, the next, is a swimmer who last year failed in his first attempt to swim the English Channel.  He'll be back in 2010 and is confident that he'll make the crossing.

Mike was both a runner and a bicycle racer.  A tough competitor, he never knew when to give up.

Wayne was our fourth.  He was a remarkably good squash player but  his first love was hang gliding.  We lost him almost 12 years ago at age 28 when he fell from a cliff.  We still miss him.  

Neil, the youngest, has a black belt in kung-fu and teaches people to fly hang gliders.  He works closely with "Birdman" Bill Moyes, the guy who invented the sport.   


 
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by Dozy - 3 months ago
Blue Mountains Australia
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 780

All of the above, P4L.  The ggd only arrived about a month ago.

Looking back at all the watersheds that shunted my life back and forth over the years I've gotta admit that quite apart from the pleasure that comes from the love of a family, my lot have altered my life in so many ways and introduced me to so many ideas and activities that I just wouldn't have considered on my own.  Yeah, it's been a buzz.


by isaac_jay - 3 months ago
quezon city Philippines
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 39
great family sir david.. im sure u r very happy grand father right now.. i wish all the best  sir david..
by Dozy - 3 months ago
Blue Mountains Australia
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 780

Hi p4l ... yup lotsa grandkids and even one great granddaughter.

I enjoyed your comment on the Josephine thread.  Reminds me of something that happened to a chess opponent years ago when his girlfriend was watching.  I'll either put it up as a blog post or message you with it.  It's not a bad story.

But right now I'm gunna go off line and watch a bit of telly with LOML (she's still the light of my life)...


by pleasures4life - 3 months ago
London United Kingdom
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 184
Nice pictures Dozy, wonderful kids u got - u must be a very proud and happy father, grandfather and possibly G/granps? i suppose?

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