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You May Find Yourself In Another Part Of The World...
I remember Milan as a time capsule. The last visit to the north of Italy was on a family sojourn in the heady days of 1995. While I am becoming increasingly aware that my blog entries are labouring under the reminiscence of times past their use by, I cannot write of other worlds while ensconced in the heart of Milano. 1995 feels so far away now, another lifetime ago. Photos of me wandering the streets of Italy feature the wonderful stylings of long blonde-streaked hair, sometimes criminally tied back in a ponytail. Caps worn backwards, a goatee was in full bloom and (this is my favourite) a photo of me studying a Renaissance relief in the Uffizi with a Ren and Stimpy polo on……Oh the glamour of the Nineties. What this all equates to is the sense that upon embarking for a week in Milan, I knew I had to reset my minds eye . The memories of a mid-nineties Milan were hardly going to match the scene I would encounter seventeen years later…… More fool me I guess. What I discovered upon arrival in the grandeur of the fashion cognoscenti of Italy was a city, that while fresh...May 15 -
I Want To Be In That Number....
The experience of being a football supporter is surprisingly unique. You never actually sit down and think it thorough, until you do…and then you end up writing a blog about it.By unique, I am referring to the way you belong to a certain football club. It is a tribal, parochial association that finds you defiantly proclaiming your allegiance.Yet, unless you sit behind the goals with the cheer squad, your opinion of what the team does and doesn't do can be diametrically opposed to another member of your tribe.I had always known it to be true but it was made abundantly clear to me in the wake of the Luke Ball fallout a few years back. I am an unashamed Luke Ball fan. Even though he now runs around with the black and white stripes on, I still have a little place in my heart for him. The complete humiliation of being one of only two sides to have lost to Collingwood in a Grand Final for half a century was made more unbearable by the fact that Luke Ball had every right to rub our faces in it. Ross Lyon deemed Ball surplus to requirements the previous summer and...May 02 -
Hitting The Big Time
When ordinary folks like you and me meet the world's powerful and elite, we might not know what to say, do or even think. But not our Bob. Mixing it with the heavy hitters of the world, hitting the Big Time. He's our man of the moment. Image from Bob Carr's own blog: http://bobcarrblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/clinton-and-carr-talk/...Apr 26 -
I'm Looking Through You.....
I like to watch…..No, I'm not some dirty perverted old man, hiding in the bushes with my plastic mac rustling in the dark. What I mean is that I am a fully qualified, expert-level people watcher. I am completely committed to observing folk in their natural environment and attempting to work out what they do with their lives. It is an underrated source of entertainment. Nowadays, with the smart-phone revolution making us completely unaware of the world around us, I sense the art is dying. If we are waiting in line, or taking a lunch break and especially if we are on public transport, out comes the phone, in go the headphones and goodbye the world around us.Where's the fun in that I say? I much prefer to watch people surreptitiously and create a life story for them than play with my phone. I have always been fascinated by the people I see every day, taking note of where I see them and what they're doing. The life and times of social media have created a fascinating sketch-study of how people perceive themselves. To look at the person's profile on Facebook, is to see a collection of ideals that person is hoping to...Apr 25 -
"Like a Tiger"
Whenever diplomatic danger is near, our Bob Carr is ready to respond - leaping out of the jungle of Australian democracy "like a tiger" to correct any wrongdoings or misdeeds. We salute you, Bob! Thanks to http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2012/s3461035.htm for the photo. ...Apr 19 -
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