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These Are My Claims To Lame

March 8, 2013 in Anecdotes, Celebrity, Humour, Politics, Sport

If we’re lucky, some of us may have a claim to fame – something we can brag about. Something about our lives that other people find interesting, exciting, and yes, are maybe a little jealous of. For example, I was in the Olympic Stadium the night Cathy Freeman won the 400m at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. But so were 100,000 other people, so maybe that’s not that special. Maybe that’s not really a claim to fame. Sadly, I think most of us are more likely to suffer from claims to lame than claims to fame. Things that, at first, [...]

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What’s More Exciting? Landing On Mars, Or The Olympics?

August 9, 2012 in Current Affairs, News, Technology

I don’t know about you, but the most exciting television I’ve watched this week was the “7 Minutes of Terror” as the Mars Curiosity Lander made its successful landing on the surface of Mars. There wasn’t much to watch – just a bunch of NASA dudes in blue shirts sitting in a boring looking mission control room. (Things looked way more interesting in the 1960s when NASA employees smoked and had sideburns.) Despite this, I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat as I waited for news about whether the landing had been successful, or if the lander had [...]

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The Last Slice: Old Friends

August 8, 2012 in Fiction

“The Last Slice” is a short fiction serial about the customers and staff of the The Last Slice Cafe. Thomas paused for a moment to take a break from looking at the week’s takings on his laptop. It was Friday night and the cafe was closed. He looked over at his wife, Cat, who was sitting at a table with her feet up on a chair. Her eyes were closed, and unusually for Cat, she looked quite serene.  Even after all these years together, her beauty still took Thomas by surprise. Her small pretty breasts, and her round but muscular [...]

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The Royals, The Olympics, And Australia

August 6, 2012 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Politics

We’ve all seen those lovely photos of Wills and Kate at the Olympic Cycling. Look at them…they are so happy and excited. It’s lovely to see two young and attractive people – still newly-weds and clearly in love – having such a wonderful time at the Olympics. Jumping up and down, getting excited, having fun. The future King and Queen of Australia, proudly wearing the Union Jack and not being shy about being one-eyed supporters of Great Britain. Hang on…wait a minute…something’s not right here. This is our Royal Family too! Why aren’t they out there supporting our team? Why aren’t they also supporting Canada and [...]

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The Last Slice: Pictures Of Cathy

August 1, 2012 in Fiction

“The Last Slice” is a short fiction serial about the customers and staff of the The Last Slice Cafe. “The usual, Harry?” asked Barista Dave. “Yes, thank you,” replied Hiroki, and smiled. It was one of the things he loved about Australians - they called him Harry. No matter where he went, no one failed to change his name from Hiroki to Harry. Some people had said to him it should upset him, but he didn’t mind. It made him feel as though he belonged. As he sat down, Hiroki exchanged nods with Henry, a bear of a man in his late fifties [...]

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Olympics: Swimming And The Media

August 1, 2012 in Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Fitness, Health, News, Sport

Whenever the Olympics is on, I become an armchair expert at the swimming. You see, I was a swimmer as a young’un, therefore my expert hat appears every 4 years.  So getting up at 5am and ignoring all my other TV shows for a week becomes standard fare in my household. I have to say, all my squealing and clapping my hands at the TV (and possibly waking my neighbours downstairs) has not resulted in the plethora of medals the Aussies have been expected to take home. I’ve noticed two things in the media over the last few days in [...]

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