Random thoughts and observations
I met the world’s 128th ranked women’s tennis player today. Melanie South from England is hoping to get her ranking down to 110 to enter the main draw of the Australian Open. She’s a nice young lady and I hope she makes it. She also has a powerful forehand that I couldn’t hope to return. [...]
I’m not a horse racing fanatic, but I appreciate the importance of the industry, like going to the races occasionally and punt infrequently. When it comes to an actual spectacle, the steeplechase is the most entertaining form of horse racing in my opinion. It’s dramatic and great to watch. There is a push on to [...]
My son Michael has been selected in the under 12 team to represent Western Border at the South Australian country soccer championships in Mildura this weekend. I’ve negotiated myself a lifetime position as his manager with a fee of 85 percent (after he haggled over my 90 percent bid). So I’m driving north to protect [...]
A world-record field of 265 women risked life and ankle in Sydney today to contest the Stiletto Sprint. Blonde 400-metre hurdler Brittney McGlone, 18, was first to cover the 80-metre distance and collected $5000. A few girls suffered scratches apparently, and not just from other competitors. I fall over just thinking about trying to walk [...]
Andrew Symonds was involved in a selection incident involving Bangladesh for the second time today when he missed playing for Australia in Darwin. Symonds was late for a team meeting because he had been fishing. He was sent home and dropped from the series. Bangladesh are easybeats and Australia won comfortably, but what about Symonds? [...]
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