Last night Barry Hall was sacked by a radio broadcaster here in Australia for making inappropriate comments. Unlike some media outlets, I’ll not be describing Barry as an ‘AFL Great’, but a ‘fucking disgusting piece of shit’. Because I personally couldn’t give a shit about how well he played football, but do care about who [...]
When my son was at school, like a lot of kids I suppose, he was bullied a bit. And I put an awful lot of effort into helping him interpret what was happening. To attach new meaning to what was being said and done. I suspect it wasn’t always effective, but when he’d tell me [...]
As an addition to my previous article on low and no cost runs in South Australia, I thought I’d do a few reviews of these runs for you. This one’s of the The Pichi Richi Marathon which also includes a 1km kid's fun run, 5km, 10km, 21.1km half marathon and full 42.2km marathon distance. [...]
In the wake of the Eurydice Dixon rape and murder here in Australia, the spotlight is well and truly on the issue of violence against women by men. So here's my challenge to the men in my network, actual friends or otherwise: Challenge #1: Actually read this fucking post. Even if it's a bit [...]
A woman friend of mine (sorry to differentiate, but it's relevant), just told me that she'd only seen a grand total of three of her male friends post something supportive about the Eurydice Dixon rape and murder and, by extension, domestic violence against women, by men. (Even though yes, we understand that specific crime, wasn't [...]
[10 minute read] This is a message from me as a man, to you as a woman. I’ve always known we were equal, something you’ve had to fight hard to achieve. Something you’re still fighting hard for, most likely in ways I’ll never even fully understand or appreciate. I don’t know if it was the [...]
“Anything is possible” is supposed to be inspirational. But it’s not really, is it? Because what happens when you can’t do that thing you really want to do? That 'anything' that was supposed to be possible. You feel like shit. You feel like a failure. Like you’re not good enough. "If it's possible, and I [...]
For about five years now, I’ve wanted to write my next book. I’ve had heaps of ideas, heaps of fucking great titles, and even started writing it a few times. But I could never quite get into the groove. I kept feeling like a bit of a fraud. Because the book I wanted to write [...]
[1 minute read] Life can be so fucking complicated sometimes. Keep it simple. Run at your pace your way, and make sure your goals and dreams are your own, not what others think you should be aiming for or even what you think you should be aiming for but what actually, undeniably makes you happy. [...]
As an addition to my previous article on low and no cost runs in South Australia, I thought I’d do a few reviews of these runs for you. This one’s of the The Great Kanku-Breakaways Marathon which also includes a 2.4km kid's fun run, 5km, 10km, 21.1km half marathon and full 42.2km marathon distance, plus [...]
