Archive for February, 2013
Action man doll versus the tattered teddy bear
Forget about controversy for a moment. Boxing is always controversial. Forget about the scoring too, which was woeful. The real story of the fight between Sonny Bill Williams and Frans Botha was the ending.
Williams was out on his feet as the final bell rang. He was getting beat up by an old man. Botha never had prime time as a fighter. Sonny Bill Williams won’t either.
Botha and Williams
House husband 9 – Benefits for the unemployed
It’s been eighteen years since I claimed unemployment benefits. On the day of our interview with Centrelink I was in a blunt mood. Preparing for humiliation can do that. The interview was exhaustive and humiliating. It was also embarrassing and frustrating.
