Beats me why anyone can consider the QLD climate good.
The room I’m staying in is basically uninhabitable for the day if it’s hot outside. The room is west facing and a badly designed building as well. I basically can’t sit here without breaking into a sweat. So I pick up my laptop and wander downstairs [...]
Schoolies: Referring to an event where final year school leavers mark their independence and passage into adulthood by travelling to Surfers Paradise to mingle with a large herd in front of McDonalds drinking and impressing other members of the herd.
From Wikipedia.
In 1965 the Prime Minister at the time, Robert Menzies wished to name the currency “The Royal”, and other names such as “the Austral”, “The Oz”, “The Boomer”, “The Roo”, “The Kanga”, “The Emu”, “The Digger”, “The Kwid” and “Ming” (the nickname of Menzies) were also proposed. Due to Menzies’ influence, the name “Royal” [...]
It’s 1956.
Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time. The Soviets invade Hungary. There is no such thing as the Internet. The United States destroys Bikini Atoll with a hydrogen bomb. The Gold Coast has no hi-rise buildings.
There have been massive changes in the world over the course of the last 50 [...]
Further to my post about the cricket I should mention some of the excellent commentary you get on cricinfo.com these days. When you compare it to the tripe you get on the idiot box commentary in particular, those old familiar suits who haven’t recharged their idea banks in a few decades then it’s a refreshing [...]
Nothing like being able to follow the cricket while you are doing other things.
One day cricket seems pretty boring to me these days but I like watching the development of a test match online with cricinfo. One of my favourite links for some years now and a fantastic website.
Cricket like chess strikes me as [...]