Random thoughts and observations
While I was working at Kalgoorlie we ran a story about Mankini Man. He was a bloke who jogged down the main street wearing nothing but a mankini and runners. Someone caught him on video and supplied us with pictures. We eventually tracked him down and he explained the story. It was penance for a [...]
A million people across the world are probably writing about Google Chrome right now, so I decided not to. While out for a walk tonight I resolved to write about the first thing which came into my head, and quite randomly that happened to be broccoli. This reminded me of a Year 11 Biblical Studies [...]
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 [...]
The defamation trial in London involving Formula One boss Max Mosley is truly bizarre. Mosley, the son of British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley, is suing News Of the World for describing his sado-masochistic sex orgy as having Nazi overtones. He admits the fetish and the orgy, but denies the Nazi link. I guess Mosley is [...]
The Federal Budget is dominating the Australian media and web space tonight. I’ve scanned the headlines and I’ll study the detail tomorrow. Frankly though, I felt in need of some light relief. It’s been a stressful few weeks. They say the toughest events an average person will endure are changing jobs, moving house and losing [...]
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