On Thursday I was discussing over text with a colleague the latest episode of the new Book of Boba Fett series on Disney+, when he said he could not wait for the Obi Wan series and season 3 of the Mandalorian. He then said: “So many Star Warses.” I had a lightbulb moment of mischievousness …
Author Archives: Ernest Zanatta
The Djokovic Debacle and the Clapham (or is it Footscray?) Omnibus
A strange thing happened to me this morning. I accompanied my elderly mother to Footscray so she could get her hair cut and buy a few things from the Greek Deli in the Footscray Market. Afterwards, whilst we were waiting at Footscray station for the 406 bus, discussing when the next bus was due and …
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Has Contemporary Cinema Lost It’s Creativity?
As I am at the tail end of a 3 month staycation, in which I have become rather bored with the remaining offerings on Amazon Prime and Netflix, I have started going to the cinema again. Summer is a good time to go to the cinema. Many years ago, I chose to watch the 4 …
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Australia Hits 1 Million Covid Cases
I was wrong, and not in a good way. Last week I estimated that at the then current rate of increase of covid cases, Australia was going to reach 1 million cases by Tuesday. Well, it’s Monday and we are already at a million. Happily, there is no need for any further lockdowns. Everyone is …
Should Tennis Australia Get Defunded?
In a land where sport is sacred Where the labourer is God You must pander to the people Make a hero of a clod – Henry Lawson I like to quote Sir Frank Lowy’s justification for his sponsoring of Australian soccer rather than just giving money to charity. He once dismissed his critics with the …
How Seriously Should We Take The Xi Variant?
The Xi variant, more commonly known as Omicron (there being no such adverb as ‘cowardlyLY’ in the English language yet to describe the relevant verb in this context, ‘cowardly’ itself being an adjective, and I have already sought to make ‘Roxy’ my contribution to the English language this month) seems to be going forward at …
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The Xi Variant Takes A Stranglehold
The COVID variant commonly known as Omicron was originally meant to be called the Xi variant, as that was the letter of the Greek alphabet next in line to be used to name it. However, the World Health Organisation showed its usual backbone and named it Omicron so as not to offend the communist dictator …
Can You Get Drunk FROM Wearing A T-Shirt?
One of my minor problems (which I do not think even counts as a first world problem) is that I do not own enough beer branded clothing (except for baseball caps – I have a lot of those). Perhaps I could fix it by visiting the Victoria Market on a Sunday. They sell all kinds …
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Vegemite and Hot Cross Buns….
This year, Good Friday does not happen til 15 April. However, given that the holiday calendar is geared around maximising retail sale volumes, Hot Cross Buns and other Easter related matters appeared in my local supermarket even before the New Year. I am not sure whether they appeared on Boxing Day, but believe me, by …
In the Year of Our Lord 2,022….
I have never been into all that contemporary CE (Current Era) and BCE (Before Current Era). For me, counting the years with the Latin preface Anno Domini (In The Year Of Our Lord) suffices as much now as it did 20 or 200 or 1500 years ago, and does so for most people, except for …
Lost For Words! 