1. I was born at an early age. Harold Macmillan was Prime Minister; Ipswich Town had won the 1st Division.
  2. I´m still alive but had a big scare once. (There will be more on this in other sections)
  3. I have brown hair.
  4. I have blue eyes.
  5. I’m 6′ 2″.
  6. I am happy to have reached the age of 50, probably 51 now… (Now 60! this seems a lifetime ago, it probably is!)
  7. I vote Conservative in the UK. (Recent years and events have put doubts on this in the future, don’t ask who now, I don’t know!)
  8. I have one brother. He lives in Huddersfield UK
  9. I have niece´s and nephew´s all over the UK.
  10. I also have cousins all over the UK.
  11. My parents live in Essex, UK
  12. I love my hometown, not many do…
  13. I am a Mason (Albeit unattached and have been for years)
  14. I drive a C Class Mercedes (Since this first post, I’m now on an E Class currently)
  15. I have a moped in Spain. (Of which since I nearly killed myself, so I have loaned it to a friend)
  16. I picked the colour of my car from new.
  17. I think best when I’m alone.
  18. I hate being late but always push the boundaries.
  19. I cut things fine too much
  20. I love reading when I can.
  21. I don’t read many novels; I prefer fact not fiction.
  22. John Grisham is a good exception. (Harlan Coben has grabbed my attention in recent years)
  23. I subscribe to FHM and Four Four Two. (I ditched these a few years ago now, FHM was just rubbish and lost its early appeal. Four Four Two changed its editorial style and became boring to read and basically my shelves couldn’t take any more weight!)
  24. When I was a kid, my favourite books were Wolf Cub Island and Scouting for Boys. I still have these.
  25. I cannot play a musical instrument, but I wish I could. (I bought a set of electronic drums but I just didn’t have time to learn and they took up too much room so I got rid.)
  26. When I was in Senior School, I once played Prime Minister in a school drama.
  27. My favourite musician is currently Professor Green, I´m a huge Midge Ure fan.
  28. My favourite band is Ultravox, I´m also a Duranny on the quiet…
  29. I joined a gym, something I never ever saw the point of until now. (I was doing so well but a tear in my cartilage stopped me going and they won’t operate)
  30. I wish I had a personal motivator.
  31. I get bored too quick
  32. I love walking my dog. (My beloved girl Ellie passed away 6 years ago now, I miss her so much)
  33. I played football for Waltham Abbey United Under 13´s but we lost heavily every game and folded.
  34. I started playing again at the age of 19 for Waltham Abbey on Sundays.
  35. I support Tottenham Hotspur.
  36. I played Sundays for Waltham Abbey, Vango, Everest, Beechfield, Bensons, Ninefields and Larsen’s
  37. I played Saturdays for Larsen’s (New Inn) and North Enfield, Enfield Res and Waltham Abbey
  38. Chicken is probably my favourite food, but you can’t beat a great T Bone steak. (Partial to rib eye these days!)
  39. Beer is my drink of choice, Mahou in Spain a decent Fosters in UK.  I like the odd Orange-boom. (This has changed, Fosters is like dish water now, lol since my local started doing San Miguel.)
  40. I hate cheese.
  41. I can eat Cheeseburgers.
  42. I live in a house built in the ’50s.
  43. It is not my dream house, but it´s a great house.
  44. Go Gators! I love Florida. (Can’t visit enough, I actually love USA full stop, one day I’ll travel hopefully before it’s not too late)
  45. I don’t go to church, never have except Weddings and Funerals, I often think I´d like to go one day just to see what it´s like.
  46. I am not religious.
  47. I am not the life of the party.
  48. But I do have a sense of humour. There’s at least one (dad) joke in here, somewhere.
  49. Lee Mack and Jimmy Carr are currently my favourite comedians.
  50. I also really like I´m Alan Partridge, God knows why.
  51. I watch TV, but usually Discovery Channel or sport.
  52. I don’t wear a watch. I want both arms to weigh the same. Thats not true I do wear a watch.
  53. My favourite film is Leon, I enjoy Top Gun and Hannibal is just class.
  54. I love history and nostalgia.
  55. I love Geography even more.
  56. My favourite colour is green.
  57. I have a unique nickname amongst friends from when I was a kid.
  58. It´s Doog, after Derek Dougan the Northern Ireland and Wolves footballer
  59. I do not have a middle name
  60. At work I´m known as Dangerous Dave or Peligrosso. (Spanish for dangerous)
  61. I have a sudinom, Dave Daniels. (I now know that the correct spelling is pseudonym)
  62. I love traveling and flying.
  63. My best holiday is the next one, however Cancun takes some beating.  Barbados was a blast. (Since then, I have been lucky enough to go to the Maldives and New York, both again I loved)
  64. I´ve been in a helicopter twice, once in Barbados and once in Dominican Republic.
  65. I would like to go up in a Huey and a Chinook.
  66. I would also like to ride in a Hawker Harrier. (This would never happen)
  67. But to ride in a Spitfire would be a dream come true. (Was hoping for my 60th someone might treat me lol)
  68. I’ve had flying lessons and go on geeky ATC sites and listen to air traffic and track flights.
  69. I have been lucky enough to go in a flight simulator that cost 26million.  Awesome experience.
  70. When I was a teenager, I had long hair, so glad I cut it all off years ago.
  71. The worst job I’ve had was in a metalwork factory, my hands were just sponsored by Swarfega
  72. My best job is my current one.  I’ve had plenty in my time since leaving school.
  73. I once worked on an Ice Cream van for a day but threw up so had to leave early, the smell and the stop start made me ill.
  74. I wish I could write a book, but who doesn’t want to do that? I love writing when I’m in the mood. (Watch this website!)
  75. There is nothing better than cold Mahou on a hot day. Had to mention that again.
  76. I used to hate Coffee but drink it every day now.
  77. I also hated Tomatoes for years, love them now.
  78. My favourite months are August and December
  79. My favourite holiday is Ascension Day (This was the International Youth Tournaments that I was part of organising always started on this day. Sadly, it fell by the wayside after some 40 years of international relationships)
  80. I only took a few exams because I couldn’t be bothered to go.
  81. I’m a Leo
  82. I’m special, just like the other 6,636,639,476 people on Earth. (Wonder what this figure is now!)
  83. I’m not competitive enough.
  84. I have never been married.
  85. I have no children.
  86. I have a fear of heights, but I love the adrenaline buzz.
  87. I have done a bungee jump. (That was something else!)
  88. I have no allergies. (Known)
  89. My first memories are Mrs Little next door and holidays on the Isle of Wight.
  90. I lived in Hoddesdon UK for 5 Years and Marbella Spain for 2, I still love my hometown of Waltham Abbey, Essex, UK. I think I already mentioned that.
  91. I don’t think I’m not a natural leader, but if there’s no leader in the group I usually take over.
  92. I am not in the least bit domesticated.
  93. I have never decorated a room or painted a wall.
  94. Cars are for driving and putting petrol in, I hate cleaning them…so I don’t.
  95. I love dogs, everyone should have on at least once in their lifetime.
  96. Cats are pretty well down the list, evil things with the odd exception.
  97. Football is my chosen sport; I wish I could still play.
  98. I love my friends, the ones who know who they are.
  99. I detest cigarettes.
  100. You will never see me on the dance floor in a nightclub. Not true either, it has been known.
  101. Life has never been better.  I know, thats 101.

First written August 9th, 2013, edited September 2022