Category Archives: sport
How Alex will be spending much of his weekend
My middle son Alex is a car nut… just loves it. Anything with wheels, the movie cars, Top Gear… you name it. And of course, this weekend is the Bathurst 1000. Australia’s biggest car race. Observe: I like to encourage … Continue reading
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With a Storm front… Another NRL season is done
Another league season is done, and Wests Tigers not only didn’t win, but they didn’t even make the finals… again. At least there’s always 2005 for me, which is more than I can say for Parramatta fans… So the Melbourne … Continue reading
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Now that’s why you watch the team play….!
Went over to the parents place to watch the football and have dinner… and finally a game result really worth mentioning! Wests are way down the NRL ladder now, but they played Souths and really hammered them. 54-20 in the … Continue reading
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State of Origin… where does Greg Inglis come from again?
So close and yet so far… NSW should have had no chance really, and for some of the game it appeared they didn’t… but they came back, kept it close, but still went down 28-18. Highlights and lowlights were everywhere… … Continue reading
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From the diary of being a sports fan again…
Went to the football today, the first actual live game this year. Wests vs Souths at the SCG, an old school venue for the “Heritage Round”. Back in 1969, Souths played Balmain Tigers in the grand final, and the Tigers … Continue reading
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The Matthew Johns saga…
Have resisted writing about this so far, but it’s been a topic hard not to think about in the last week. In some ways, it’s both a difficult and an incredibly easy situation to discuss and think about. Easy in … Continue reading
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Why I’m a Rugby League fan
Went to the parent’s today for another little celebration for Will’s birthday. A great day, with more presents for Will, and cake and birthday candles and all that wonderful stuff, and a football game too. Wests played Newcastle in the … Continue reading
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Kung Fu Panda Karate
Will went to his first karate lesson today, at a local class at a nearby high school. We had someone over a week ago advertising them, and after some thought we decided it might be a good idea for him … Continue reading
A funny thing
A funny thing is watching Alex dance and slide across the wood floor, deciding he has to avoid the vacuum cleaner at all cost when I’m cleaning the room. He was laughing the whole time, and knew it was funny … Continue reading
Father’s Day
It’s that happy little day of the year again, one I’ve always been used to as a gift giver, but only recently started to see from the receivers point of view. Got to sleep in, which is rare these days. … Continue reading