Despite living in Avondale Heights the past 23 1/2 years, I still consider Footscray my home town. I am proud that I was born there, and that it says as much in my passport. I support the Footscray Football Club (aka the Western Bulldogs) and own a significant amount of fan gear, including polo shirts …
Author Archives: Ernest Zanatta
Moira: The Gift That Keeps On Giving – For Jacinta!
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will be aware that I am not exactly an admirer of former State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. My thoughts on him during the late era of his leadership have been expressed thus, if you want a recap: To reiterate, I consider him a hypocrite, …
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No Saudi No Party? Reflections on the 2034 Soccer World Cup
I am not really a fan of association football, or soccer as I prefer to call it (I much prefer Australian Rules Football). On the rare occasions I have gone to an A League game, or to its predecessor competition, I have been more interested in watching the crowd, who are far more entertaining than …
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Why The Latest Star Wars Film Doesn’t Work
I enjoy Science Fiction as much as anyone, particularly the movies and TV shows with lots of amazing special effects. Sometimes, I even read Science Fiction. I was still in primary school when I first encountered Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, the pioneers of the genre. I’m not always impressed with it. Take Rendezvous At …
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Dunlop Volleys: The Model T Ford Of Tennis Shoes
When I started high school, part of the uniform and book list related to Phys Ed class – we were required to buy flat white soled shoes, specifically Dunlop Volleys. I guess it was because the gymnasium was pretty new and they did not want to damage the polished wooden floor. Dunlop Volleys are a …
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Reflections On The Farrer By-Election
When I was a young and foolish teenager (as opposed to being a late middle aged fool as I am right now), I felt an enthusiasm for the rather quixotic Joh For PM campaign (an early political intervention by Clive Palmer), and indeed a deep fondness for Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the union bashing, lefty head-kicking, …
The Music Of Lana Del Rey
About 15 years ago, when the Metro was still a nightclub which had been converted from a cinema, I was sitting late one afternoon after work in a bar located in Little Bourke Street directly behind it, sinking a few cold ones with some friends from the office. [When you spend as long working for …
Breaker Morant 2.0?!?
It is interesting to see what kind of comments appear on social media in relation to the Ben Roberts-Smith arrest. For those who came in late (as they say in the Phantom comics): My position has always been that we need to follow due process of the law and that no one is immune from …
Exorcising The Ghost Of Breaker Morant
The news today that Ben Roberts-Smith VC has been arrested on charges of murder relating to war crimes allegedly committed in Afghanistan whilst serving with the Australian Army has triggered a wave of outrage from some supposed patriots. My own views on this, particularly given that the matter is now sub judice, are more nuanced. …
Treasury Wine Estates Continues To Spiral
The more I look at the news around Treasury Wine Estates, the more I am grateful that I sold 90% of my shares last year, leaving only sufficient to get me an invitation to the Annual General Meeting. The announcement in mid-February that TWE was not going to pay a dividend this half year was …
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Lost For Words! 