Laugh in their face when they suggest that your target weight loss in middle age should take you to 5kg below the weight you were as a superfit teenager (competitition squash, cross-country running, speed-skating, bushwalking, bodysurfing, school softball and soccer… Read More ›
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Friday Hoyden: Zoe Goss
Who can forget that golden moment when Zoe Goss dismissed Brian Lara? Goss was part of the Bradman XI side playing in the Bradman Foundation charity match in 1994. She bowled two for 60 off ten overs, including the wicket… Read More ›
It just won’t seem like a real Australian Open
Roger Federer will not be playing in the final. He got done in straight sets, too. Where are the comets, the pillars of fire? (The wailing and gnashing of teeth I’m pretty sure I can hear in the background.)
This time last year
On Larvatus Prodeo last year, and crossposted at Hoyden, I posted a short few lines on how I don’t bother to turn the telly on to watch the Melbourne Cup. If I was still working in an office, I’d enjoy… Read More ›
Film: The Flying Scotsman
Just came back from seeing a preview with the family. We all enjoyed it. There are some great comic moments as well as the feelgood drama of an athlete on the fringe making his mark without the backing of a… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Nova Peris
A Friday Hoyden for you: sporting legend Nova Peris, also known as Nova Peris-Kneebone, also known by her current married name, Nova Batman. Nova Peris Kneebone was born in Darwin 1971, a member of a family who are traditional owners… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Keiko Fukuda
I was a judo player through my university years. Judo was an essential ingredient in my personal realisation of my bodily strength and mental power. I learned that I could jump, fall, roll, lift, and throw; and I learned that… Read More ›
Paris takes new tack to attract Rugby World Cup spectators
Hmmm. It certainly got at least one Londoner’s attention.
Schuss!
Just for anyone else who learned to ski at Perisher Ski School in the 70s, the snow this week is so good that Pepe has turned up to ski for the first time in 15 years, and Hermie was out… Read More ›
Midweek musings
Which Swan is your kind of swan? The traditional(ish)? image from danceviewtimes.com The Funny Girl schvann? (wot, not one shot on the intarwebs of her suspended in midair?)
Hoyden About Town 