On the topic of Vroom with a View – the movie – Stuart raised an interesting point. Who would I like to play me? And who should play Sally? I have some ideas but I thought it would be more interesting to get your suggestions. I should point out that the movie storyline is a [...]

The film rights to Vroom with a View have just been re-optioned for another year. In the first 12 months of being optioned the guy who bought the rights has spoken to Tom Cruise’s people, toyed with the idea of Ewan McGregor playing the part of me and attached Aussie director Michael Rymer to the [...]

I know this is the sort of thing that comes back and bites you on the bum but I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict an outcome in the upcoming Ashes. The Aussies will win back the little urn with a 3-1 series victory. The wins will come in Brisbane, Perth [...]

When I moved to the northern hemisphere nearly three years ago I decided to start a new yuletide tradition. Instead of a kilo of prawns and Christmas on the beach I decided to embrace the inclement weather of my new home and spend time in December in places that fit my clichéd idea of a [...]

My computer passed away two weeks ago. The screen blew out with an impressive sounding pop. I must have had a premonition. Only an hour before I’d backed up everything, including my emails, something I never, ever do. It was an Elonex Exentia media centre. I’d bought it because it had got rave reviews in [...]

I noticed on the Sydney Morning Herald Online the other day that American comedian Bill Maher has outraged Steve Irwin fans by attending Halloween parties dressed as the late croc hunter, with a fake stingray barb protruding from his blood-stained khaki shirt. Elsewhere, the guys from South Park have been accused of being grossly insensitive [...]