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11:22AM Wednesday 03 December, 2008
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Blog Central: Through My Eyes A journalist for more than 25 years, Damian Bathersby takes a completely irreverent look at life in his weekly blog Through My Eyes. The twice-married father of four and stepfather of two refuses to take things too seriously because he reckons taking cheap shots at life is the only thing that keeps him sane these days.

Recent entries

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Crack open a beer

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By the time you read this, I'll be on holidays. >>

Sunday, November 16, 2008

When the only thing left to do is drink

Damian Bathersby knows even hard drugs can't ground fligh-fears. >>

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Mobile phone misery

Another clever plot to make my life a misery! >>

Sunday, November 2, 2008

A haze of memories best left forgotten

We've all done a spot of nude dancing. >>

Sunday, October 26, 2008

I prefer real life, thanks

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It's scary what we can do in a virtual world. >>

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Stupid is as stupid does

Would you fake cancer to get off work? Stupid. Stupid. >>

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Gee, I wish I'd said that ...

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Don't you just love clever, quirky quotes? >>

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Don't bank on Indian call centres

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At least the Telstra computers don't call me mate. >>

Sunday, September 28, 2008

The world's weirdest clock

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It may be dazzling but it doesn’t tell the time. >>

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Is anyone's canine that clever?

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There's something a little suss about smart pet stories. >>

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Let's all celebrate mediocrity

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Dismal failures and half-hearted performances make the world go around. >>

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Competitive eaters on Viagra

I'd pay money to see that sort of entertainment. >>

Sunday, August 31, 2008

I fully support the sisterhood

Even those ugly dames in Mount Isa. >>

Sunday, August 24, 2008

My Olympic silver medal

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It goes with my vodka and some wonderful Russian memories. >>

Monday, August 18, 2008

You want travel advice from me?

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Typhoons and casinos and I'm in holiday heaven. >>

Sunday, July 27, 2008

What's in a name?

It's a politically-correct minefield for those funny Kiwis. >>

Sunday, July 20, 2008

The joke's ABBA-solutely lost on me

No Fernando, I can't hear the drums - mamma mia! >>

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Why men are happier than women

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What? It's mindless, sexist dribble, you say? >>

Sunday, July 6, 2008

My middle-age moan

Why have I suddenly become everyone's carer and nurturer? >>

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Dodgy life up for auction

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But, really, is this guy's life worth $2 million? >>

Sunday, June 22, 2008

What's wrong with a nice firm handshake?

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What's with the manhugs, high-fives, chest bumps and butt slaps? >>

Sunday, June 15, 2008

First day memories

Don't you just hate day one of a new job? >>

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Don't have a cow, people!

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Greenies claim us beef eaters are hurting the planet. >>

Sunday, June 1, 2008

I'm going on a diet - again

I just have to make sure I avoid the smorgasbord. >>

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Gambling: an important social skill

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Whether it's for money or matchsticks, it's all good fun. >>

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Us hard blokes are a dying breed

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And I blame reality TV for making us soft. >>

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Haggle your heart out

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Especially if it'll knock three cents off a cab fare. >>

Sunday, May 4, 2008

This dinosaur has joined the techno-age

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Who knew a laptop wasn't some sort of dance? >>

Monday, April 28, 2008

Mr Diplomacy, that's me

Jet-setting's fine, but what about the washing? >>

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Lonely Planet fiasco is a worry

Author got his info from a chick he was dating. >>

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Why run when you can drive?

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For years my motto was: “I’d rather walk than sweat.” >>

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Toby used to be a good little dog

Can babysitting be that different to puppy sitting? >>

Sunday, March 30, 2008

I'm not much of an artist ...

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but I know what I like, and it's not Warhol. >>

Monday, March 24, 2008

Darren, ah Damian, this is not your life

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I smelt a rat when Mike Monro came to visit >>

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Cars aren't a status symbol for me

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Harris the Yaris is the first that’s been brand new. >>

Sunday, March 2, 2008

When your wife says fine, you're in big trouble

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The words women use and what they actually mean ... >>

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Every bloke should read this

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But the ladies in my life should probably stop here. >>

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Pizzas are going to be healthy?

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The world’s going to hell in a handbasket! >>

Sunday, February 10, 2008

A happy life, just not that long

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I got a phone call the other day to say a mate had died and to be honest, I couldn’t have been happier. >>

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Caught in a messy love triangle

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My wife's fallen in love and it's the wheel deal. >>

Sunday, January 27, 2008

May the spirits be with you

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A few rums and next thing we're off to Kentucky. >>

Sunday, January 20, 2008

My relationship has really gone to the dogs

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She promises it will be better once I’m house-trained. >>

Sunday, January 13, 2008

If you need me, I'll be in the loo

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Racing to the toilet during ads is a national sport. >>

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Too old for clubbing?

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Since when did they let children into licensed venues? I’ve got underpants older than some of them. >>

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Here's what I won't do in 2008

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For a start, I will not create a MySpace page. >>

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Thank goodness for skinny Santa and the evil elf

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I admit I enjoy the darker side of things. >>

Monday, December 17, 2007

My fans adore me or is it my hot ride?

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I met my fans the other day – all three of them. >>

Monday, December 10, 2007

Moonlighting strippers on the move

I’m writing this column in the middle of mayhem. >>

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Sexist you say – I just don’t get it

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Many of you will know I am easily confused. It happened again the other day when I picked up the paper and read that >>

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Camp Bathersby takes poll position

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Poor dad didn't have a prayer ... well, maybe one. >>

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Who wants to join a complaints choir?

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People around the world are singing their grievances. >>

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Uh oh, there's trouble in the wind

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I just keep walking from one disaster to another. >>

Sunday, November 4, 2007

I bet they've got good beer in Bhutan

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Any place with a happiness index is okay by me. >>

Sunday, October 28, 2007

How I made my wife cry

And why I just tried to ignore her. >>

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Haute couture's just not my style

Call me sexist if you like, but I don't get fashion. >>

Monday, October 15, 2007

Nothing turns heads like a man on a scooter

I keep telling people it’s a chick magnet – sex on wheels. >>

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Who doesn't love a backyard barbie?

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There’s just one rule: men at the hotplate, women in the kitchen. >>

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Politics needs more larrikins and lamingtons

Has anyone else noticed how boring our politicians have become? >>

Sunday, September 23, 2007

I'm sick of all these deaths

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Too many young lives are being snuffed out. >>

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Multi-tasking takes my breath away

Like most men, I get easily confused. >>

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Why I'll never trust another glazed window

Apparently, it's about time I exposed myself. >>

Monday, September 3, 2007

A male chauvinist pig? Who? Me?

Let them out of the kitchen and suddenly they think they run the world, don’t they? >>

Monday, August 27, 2007

When the chips are down, blame the seagulls

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The older and wiser among us know that there is no such thing as giving one chip to one seagull. >>

Monday, August 20, 2007

Me, Elton and the $17 Crocodile Rock

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I recently found myself spending the afternoon watching an Elton John concert on DVD. >>

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Hitting the handyman thing on the head

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It will come as a shock to many of you to learn that I have become … drum roll please ... a handyman! >>

Monday, August 6, 2007

Open season on Aussie blokes

We have now been voted the world’s worst lovers in a survey of women across the globe. >>

Sunday, July 29, 2007

The cat that sees dead people

I have never been a big fan of animals sharing the bed with their owners. >>

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Vote 1 for Warwick Capper

It might come as a surprise to find that I am not about to have a shot at Warwick Capper over his plans to run for mayor of the Gold ... >>

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Poker in the playpen

Did you see that Shannon Noll is in trouble with the wowsers of the world for agreeing to be the “face” of the Australian Poker League? >>

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Married to the mobile

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Many years ago – so far back that flared pants were cool - I had a mate who worked as a glass collector at the old Broadbeach Hotel on the ... >>

Monday, July 2, 2007

From Paris to Spice Girls

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From Paris Hilton's release to Spice Girls reunion, what a week! >>

Sunday, June 24, 2007

If you see me at the pub, give us a pat

Funny things happen in the newspaper game. Take the other day, for example, when we got a call-out to the scene of a dog killing. >>

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Count the cost of lost opportunities

I was talking to a bloke the other day who claimed he was a Sunshine Coast local. Because there’s not many of them around – not genuine ones anyway – ... >>

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Spending inheritance is no grey area

Have you ever seen one of those bumper stickers that says “We’re spending the kid’s inheritance” or something similar >>

Sunday, May 27, 2007

The luck of the Irish is all in the lilt

Have you ever noticed how much impact an accent can have? Take a French accent, for example – very, very sexy. A French bloke could read pages from the dictionary ... >>

Sunday, May 20, 2007

A vague recollection of car parking

Yep, I’m still on holidays and having a good time apart from the rain. Did I mention we’ve gone camping. I thought you’d get a laugh out of that. So ... >>

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Best view of Sydney on the drive out

I’mon holidays, all right? And yes, I should have written a column before I left. But I didn’t. So get over it. Anyway, here’s one from last year. You liked ... >>

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Massage rubs some up wrong way

It seems to me there are two types of people in the world – those who like having their feet rubbed and those who hate it. >>

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Pulling the wool over Japanese eyes

I’m talking, of course, about news that thousands of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles. ... >>

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Caught in a wicked web of technology

I’m not the brightest bloke in the world when it comes to computers. “A few sandwiches short of a picnic,” my dad would have said. “Kangaroos loose in the top ... >>

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Time to sign off autograph hunters

I knew it would happen if I persevered long enough. I knew that if I bombarded you with fascinating stories about my life for months on end, one of you ... >>

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