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G’day cobbers. Time to say a word or two about the locals. Remember the Men At Work song: “Do you come from a land down under Where women glow and men chunder”? Let’s make a couple of changes here… update … Continue reading
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LETTER FROM A MANLY MAN IN MANLY You’ll probably deduce from the title that I’ve had a wee deviation from sobriety, and all is well in the sinus/chest/foot department. Yesterday was St Paddy’s Day and, despite a dearth of Guinness, … Continue reading
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DAY 3 I was ill. I knew it. Friday was a wash-out in every sense. The weather was awful so we decided to take the ferry to Sydney but by the time Lisa, the owner of … Continue reading
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I’m ill. Last night I took to my bed at 7pm with a high temperature, shivers, a massively swollen left foot and muscles that felt like I’d gone three rounds with a Great White that had just … Continue reading
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MANLY — THE FINAL FRONTIER Arriving into Sydney airport at around 7.30pm local time, my first impressions of Australia is that it’s caught somewhere between the ‘fifties and the ‘nineties in a post-colonial time warp. Bank notes still sport our … Continue reading
The winds of change are buried, Cast iron deep beneath the winter’s frozen ground. There’s little to suggest That love or marriage, Or even earthy sex Could make those rusted wheels go round. And so he tells her That he … Continue reading
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My name is Eliza Anne Thomson. I am eight and three quarter years old. I have a dog called Amber, a cat named Bono, and a mum that I wish was someone else’s. We are standing outside The British Museum ‘cos … Continue reading
“To play county cricket,” Sir Gareth Sobers once said, “you have to love eating salad three times a day.” Is it salad that drives so many cricketers to end their own lives or is it the game itself, as cricket … Continue reading
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I recently applied for a job and to my great surprise I was invited for interview. I say this, not because I have the slightest doubt that I will be the best person for the job, but because I have … Continue reading
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It’s quiet drinking in the last chance saloon. The barman has gone home and told London Welsh to lock up on their way out. Because, unless someone from the Championship can defeat unbeaten Newcastle; and someone who would also fail … Continue reading
