Author: Sam

Brazil Versus Argentina

A great win for Max and the boys to start the season: Brazil 2/Argentina 0!

Dirt

Dirt, Bill Buford Loved it. One of my favorite books of the last couple of years. I just wish I’d read it before we visited […]

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell I wish I’d read this before I watched the movie! Goodreads: On a clear night in late June 2005, four US […]

Max’s Golden Birthday

It was Max’s golden birthday this year (for those Down Under, golden birthdays are a classic Hallmark creation: that’s the year you turn your age […]

Arnold With the Kids

The plan was to head up to Truckee for four days with Lance and the Munselle kids for some biking and mountain swimming before school […]

San Fransicko

San Fransicko, Michael Shellenberger Definitely not as good of a read as Shellenberger’s Apocalypse Never, but some interesting lessons and points of discussion, all the […]

A Weekend in Melbourne

A quick trip over to Melbourne during school holidays to visit my cousins and some friends from university

The Psychopath Test

The Psychopath Test, Jon Ronson Goodreads: In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who […]

Scale

Scale, Geoffrey West Goodreads: The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, […]

Freezing Order

Freezing Order, Bill Browder Goodreads: When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his […]

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson Goodreads: In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible […]

TreeClimb Adelaide

Such a fun gift from Pop Pop! It took us about two-and-a-half hours to complete the five courses. Definitely had us using some muscles that […]

ANZAC Long Weekend in Robe

When we arrived at the Stuart shack in central Robe one of the first things I did was start flicking through the old guest book […]

Cleland Wildlife Park

Neither of the kids could remember the last time they visited (even though both of them had been twice!)

Easter in Wilmington

With the kids on term one school holidays, the four of us made the trek up to the Southern Flinders Ranges to stay with the […]

The Premonition

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, Michael Lewis I love Michael Lewis as an author. He’s one of those rare writers that can take a nonfiction […]

Becoming

Becoming, Michelle Obama Goodreads: In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women […]

First Home Game of 2022

Pops John took the four of us to Port’s first home game of 2022 on Saturday. The weather was magic for the event and it […]

Maslin Beach Riding

Lilia putting all those riding lessons from the grandparents to good use!