ALTHOUGH I wanted Lee Westwood to win, I thought Phil Mickelson was a worthy champion at this year’s Masters.
Phil Mickelson had started the final round one shot behind the Englishman, but finished with an overall score of 272 as opposed to Lee Westwood’s 275.
This was Mickelson’s third green jacket as he took the title in 2004 and 2006.
One of the highlights for me was the shot Mickelson hit from the trees at the 13th onto the green.
For Westwood it was another major gone where he had an opportunity. In the last three he has now finished third, third and now second. Surely his time will come soon.
It was good to see Tiger Woods back again playing competitive golf after his five month absence.
Although he looked far from happy with his game, Woods still finished fourth. He could be seen often taking one hand off the club in the follow through and his facial expressions showed he was far from pleased.
His three-putt from six feet on the 14th green was uncharacteristic though.
I thought the event was covered well by the BBC.
Hazel Irvine proved to be a good presenter and Peter Alliss was his usual quirky self.
I am sure that the event finished earlier and I remember in the past that the winning putt used to be sunk well after 12am, compared with this year when the tournament ended at 12am.
Meanwhile, I found the first televised leaders’ debate a bit of a turn-off. There were no real confrontations between the politicians and it would be good to see more audience participation.
Sunday 18 April 2010
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Locked in!
I couldn’t believe it last week when I was locked inside the bank!
It was on my day off and I was in town and had paid a visit to the bank.
I was just about to leave the premises when a chain was put across the door and all customers were told they could not leave the building.
No members of the public were allowed in the building either.
From what I observed, it looked like a cash delivery was being made to the bank and the front door was shut for security measures.
Obviously these deliveries have to be made, as they are essential for the running of a bank, but customers should be given prior notice before the front door is shut.
It was annoying that this had happened, as I only had a few minutes left on my car park ticket at the supermarket and if I had exceeded that I would have had to pay a large fee.
That leads me on to another point, why is there nowhere to park for free in town centres these days?
Pay and display must bring in a large income for councils, but what about the shopper?
Could there not be areas in the town centre where shoppers could park for free?
If you visit town by car and use the pay and display, you are always looking at the clock, because you know if you are slightly over you will be faced with a parking ticket and a hefty fine.
No wonder people are flocking to the supermarkets, which offer a range of goods under one roof and free parking.
It was on my day off and I was in town and had paid a visit to the bank.
I was just about to leave the premises when a chain was put across the door and all customers were told they could not leave the building.
No members of the public were allowed in the building either.
From what I observed, it looked like a cash delivery was being made to the bank and the front door was shut for security measures.
Obviously these deliveries have to be made, as they are essential for the running of a bank, but customers should be given prior notice before the front door is shut.
It was annoying that this had happened, as I only had a few minutes left on my car park ticket at the supermarket and if I had exceeded that I would have had to pay a large fee.
That leads me on to another point, why is there nowhere to park for free in town centres these days?
Pay and display must bring in a large income for councils, but what about the shopper?
Could there not be areas in the town centre where shoppers could park for free?
If you visit town by car and use the pay and display, you are always looking at the clock, because you know if you are slightly over you will be faced with a parking ticket and a hefty fine.
No wonder people are flocking to the supermarkets, which offer a range of goods under one roof and free parking.
Monday 5 April 2010
Benefits of chocolate
THERE were two interesting studies in the papers last week.
The first of these could be seen on Tuesday and was about chocolate, while the second was published on Thursday and was about diet.
According to Dr Brian Buijsse, a bar of chocolate a day can cut your risk of heart disease by 39%.
Dr Buijsse said dark chocolate was better than milk as it contained greater amounts of antioxidants, which are good for beating cancer. He added dark bars also have more cocoa, believed to be good for blood pressure and the health of the heart.
A total of 30,000 people were used in the study of Dr Buijsse and he carried it out over an eight year period.
He found that even a small chocolate square can help and the optimum weight was 50g, comparable to a Wispa bar.
It was good to see a study that showed the benefits of chocolate, especially to a chocoholic like me.
I found the second study slightly more surprising.
In it scientists in America found that bacon for breakfast was healthier than muesli or fruit.
They carried out their study on mice and saw that eating fatty food in the morning led to the mice's metabolism starting earlier, which in turn meant they snacked less in the day.
The first of these could be seen on Tuesday and was about chocolate, while the second was published on Thursday and was about diet.
According to Dr Brian Buijsse, a bar of chocolate a day can cut your risk of heart disease by 39%.
Dr Buijsse said dark chocolate was better than milk as it contained greater amounts of antioxidants, which are good for beating cancer. He added dark bars also have more cocoa, believed to be good for blood pressure and the health of the heart.
A total of 30,000 people were used in the study of Dr Buijsse and he carried it out over an eight year period.
He found that even a small chocolate square can help and the optimum weight was 50g, comparable to a Wispa bar.
It was good to see a study that showed the benefits of chocolate, especially to a chocoholic like me.
I found the second study slightly more surprising.
In it scientists in America found that bacon for breakfast was healthier than muesli or fruit.
They carried out their study on mice and saw that eating fatty food in the morning led to the mice's metabolism starting earlier, which in turn meant they snacked less in the day.
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