Let’s get this straight. I love basketball. It’s my favourite sport of all. Rugby used to be my favourite sport but, over the years, my preference has changed. The detailed reason it has changed is better left for another occasion but suffice it to say that rugby, in comparison to basketball, is just plain dumb. It’s not as dumb as rugby league, Australian football or soccer, … [Read more...]
Wednesday, November 30 – Croquet Club Byron Bay
On Wednesday morning I dropped by the croquet club to check out what some of the town's least well-know athletes were doing. In a sport that demands high concentration and wily strategy as well as extreme skill I found a bunch of chilled-out characters dressed in unashamedly sartorial splendour. Groovy t-shirts. Blue jeans. Hipster sandals. The latest in "active-wear" sneakers. … [Read more...]