There is no way of making vomiting sound like success. You have to do the next best thing, which is to vomit in such a way that the story you tell about it later will be amusing. Cue the train wreck that is the Australian Rugby team or Australian rugby in general. Yep, it’s time to talk about things people talk about when they win...or on occasions, lose, and keep losing, … [Read more...]
The Utzon files – finally revealed. The secret to how Sydney got its opera house and the Dutch got their sporting colours.
When they ask how it happened, you can tell them this is how it happened. Jorn Utzon had won the prize he could not remember entering but, hey, who is going to argue with blue skies and an endless summer of bikinis and beer. So, now what to do. Utzon was chilling, wandering the boat sheds of the Central Coast when he had his eureka moment. Maybe it is true that your best … [Read more...]