Equality in sport

I found this interesting story while trawling the internet for cricket related news. It seems an "Old Boy" has taken offence at his school selecting a girl (Ian Healy's 16 yo niece) in their First XI.

Personally I cannot understand how someone could take offence at such a thing. How insecure would you have to be to wish the girl anything other than success? I have always sort of hoped that sport would be truly unisex (and not only so I don't have to watch women's sport). I love the fact that on the field, you are either one of the "goodies" or the "baddies". No in between, no shades of grey. I don't care where you were born, where you live or what you do for a job. And I see no difference between men and women (other than the good ones) on the sporting fields. Sport, more than most other avenues, offers the opportunity for equality. Everyone wears the same uniform and everyone gets the same chance.


If you're good enough.

Minimum Wage Rise

Try as I might, I keep finding reasons NOT to like the current Liberal government. All politicians really. They (and apparently most of the voting Australians) have no idea what government is supposed to be about. This weeks decision by the Fair Pay commission to award a $27 a week wage rise to the minimum wage earners should have been a chance for the goverment to bask in the glow of a job well done. Instead, all I have is this image of John Howard and Kevin Andrews grinning smugly, not because the people they represent have more money in their pocket, but because they think that it will piss the unions off.

Andrews was quoted as saying "The only people disappointed about this decision are Kim Beazley, (Labor's IR spokesman) Stephen Smith and the ACTU who have been running around Australia saying this decision would reduce wages for Australians"

John Howard is no better "It must have been a very bad day for Mr Combet (ACTU secretary) today, a very bad day indeed"

To me, it lays bare the greed and desire to cling to power inherent in the personality of these men, that they would expect a man who's goal it is to represent workers to be disappointed that the Fair Pay commission grants Fair pay those very workers because it may somehow weaken his political standing. This is not a fucking game, people. To those workers, that $27 represents a lot more than a chance to thumb their nose at a political opponent.

If anyone out there does read this, please know that these people do not represent me.

Random meme

1. List two things that are true of you that are not stereotypically true of members of some group that you belong to.
a) Married with children
b) My eyebrow is pierced


2. List two unusual talents that you have.
a) I remember phone numbers and birthdays
b) I have a knack for finding other peoples lost stuff


3. List two unusual weaknesses that you have.
a) Crap television (Neighbours, Australian Idol)
b) I hate going to sleep but I hate getting up (call me Mr Inertia)

4. List two unusual things that you aspire to.
a) Record and play my own music
b) Tall Children

5. List two words that you use more than most people do.
a) cunt
b) archetypal

6. List two foods that you dislike and most other people like.
a) all seafood
b) tomatoes

7. List two strange habits that you have.
a) blogging
b) filling out these questionnaires



Found it here

YAAAHHOOOOO!!!!!

Beginning December 1st, Western Australia goes on to Daylight saving time. For three years!! Then of course all the nay-sayers will have their chance to screw up summer again. But for the next 3 years.........

Sweet.