Random thoughts and observations
I played hockey at high school and for several years afterwards. My first experience in year nine was pretty rough. By Year 12 though we had become more sophisticated and we had established teams. I played left inner, by memory, and was captain of the school team that defeated Traralgon High and drew with Gippsland [...]
The 163 players who have represented Australia at one-day international cricket have omitted former skipper Allan Border from their popularly elected best-ever team. The selected side in batting order is: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting (vc), Dean Jones, Steve Waugh (c), Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Greg [...]
I’ve got plenty of examples that the world is going mad. I’ll start counting them. According to the Herald-Sun: Toy soldiers, model war planes and wrestling figurines have been banned in schools across the state in a politically correct crackdown. Primary schools and kindergartens have declared themselves “war toy free zones” and outlawed traditional toys [...]
When your own children reach certain milestones they are defining moments in their parents’ lives. Kathleen becoming a teenager is one of those milestones for Juliet and I. Kathleen’s birthday is on (Monday) February 12 but we’re celebrating today (Saturday) so she can have friends over. I’d like to say it seems like yesterday that [...]
Every teenage boy has a crush and mine was for Blondie. She just made me melt, especially when she sung in French with Denis and Sunday Girl. What can I say? She still turns me on.
