For about the last eight years I have been a regular hacker on the golf course at Mullumbimby. In that time, my game has not improved one iota. And to be brutally honest, I would have to say the same of the blokes with whom I play. Big Fella, a left-hander (“there’s me and Phil Mickelson,” he’ll boast, before hooking his drive into the brown-snake infested rough), generally … [Read more...]
The Queen – A sports lover with no time for uppity colonials…
Now that HRH, Queen Elizabeth II has departed this earthly domain we, her subjects, have been left to lament the loss of a remarkable woman. For weeks we have heard the personal testimonies of hundreds who had met her or "knew her personally" and countless stories of her acts of kindness have been recounted. Selfless, dutiful, witty, humorous, resilient, steadfast and dedicated … [Read more...]
How Socrates (nearly) openned the batting for Australia! A true cricket tale.
I was in the second year of an overseas posting working for a multi-national publishing company in Maidenhead, England. One day the Managing Director of the U.K. Publishing house I worked for stopped me in the foyer as I was leaving the building. I was about to start a three-day road trip visiting university towns in the North of England to jag some new authors for the … [Read more...]
Encountering tribalism… head on! Ebbsy discovers the meaning of ouch.
Sport purports to be the formal representation of a fundamental human urge. Somewhere between the ritual thumping of the neighbouring village in a colourful mock battle and Skrilla there exists the globally important and much-loved world of professional sport. Skrilla was launched in December 2017. It is a digital currency that operates as a gambling chip in the virtual … [Read more...]
That Richmond Clash Guernsey!
All the fuss about the Richmond clash guernsey worn at the AFL Grand Final was out of order. The whining before the game from old club stalwarts was bad enough but on sports media programs after the match when the hosts should have been focusing on analysis of the game, on what a great Grand Final it was, on how wonderful Dusty was, and on how great Richmond were, even normally … [Read more...]