Season 60

I am 58 years old.I have grown up and  lived in South Africa all of my life.  

As the SESL seasons follow pretty quickly on each other, which I do appreciate, however it does mean that the changes to ones personal life and Bio are often not that signifigant.

As a lifelong Liverpool fan last season was tremendous with Arno Slot in his first season as manager getting us back on our perch by winning the premier league and getting us back to a joint top 20 titles of the English highest division. The close season was even better with our owners investing very heavily whereas before there main focus had been on sustainability.

A few months ago , South Africa qualified for the world test cricket championship at Lords,so my two brothers and I took my father to watch .Test cricket is a strange sport with the game lasting up to 5 full days. We were really fortunate in that it was a close game with fortunes constantly changing, and then SA getting an against the odds win against Australia.

I studied law at University in Johannesburg, but currently import watches ,glasses frames  and Corporate gifts into South Africa.  I have always worked in the same business which I started whilst still in University and as it has always looked after me I have a lot to be greatful for.  

As South Africans our best sport is Rugby having won 4 of the last 8 world cups. We also had a great season in 2024 ending as easily the top rated team in the world.We are again very competitive in 2025. We made the last cricket T20 final, but as yet have never won a cricket world cup. Our soccer team has been pathetic for years, but we did make the last 4 of the african cup of nations last season which is our best performance in a long time. Despite being a Liverpool fan, I also have a soft spot for Barcelona in La Liga, which is also great at the moment as they are playing some very entertaining soccer and have also just won La Liga.

Monday was the Balon D'or with Barcas Lamine Lamal finishing second and Mo sallah coming in fourth.

I have played online games for many years and really enjoy them. I play MSWL united and had a good run in the old MSWL .SESL is the only Olmec game I play at the moment.

Besides these leagues I am also a big fan of the soccer prediction games like Fantasy football  and Superbru. I thus run a mini prediction league on the message board in SESL. 

I had a brilliant run in Fantasy football 3 years ago finishing in the top 1000 out of 9 million so I also won several of my mini leagues as well. My kids also enjoy fantasy so it is a great family bonding activity. As you can imagine a lot of pressure to make sure I beat them every year.

I enjoy movies and series on TV, My favourite director is Quentin Tarintino.

I  have 3 children Alexia(24),Mischa(20) and Ethan (18) .   Alex studied film and is currently working as a graphic designer and moonlighting with editing ,whilst Mischa is studying sound engineering this year. Ethan is in his last year at school. He plays goalie in the school team. It feels weird that all 3 of my kids are almost adults.

My kids and I have a lot in common which is very fortunate as it makes family time great.I still have a very good relationship with my ex which is important as we do have the 3 kids together. I took Mischa  with on My trip to Dubai this year, which she really enjoyed and was a great bonding time for us.

For recreation I play bridge,read(though in recent years this has become more like listen), and hang out with friends and my kids. For exercise I tend to run in the mornings.
I am very blessed in that I lead a very good life and I try to be appreciative .