Australian Open Tennis 2009 winners

Winners & Scores Scorching heat accompanied the two weeks of the 2009 Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne and took its toll on a number of the players (notably Djokovic #3). The cast of winners had a very familiar ring to it — the seeders clearly did a good...

Salute – A Testament to the Human Race

On January 20th, 2009, while flying back from Las Vegas after having watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, I watched the film “Salute,” a documentary of the Australian, Peter Norman (1942-2006).  Norma was the “other” man on the...

Cricket as Life – Howzat for a Philosophy

Cricket as Life – A philosophy to follow Considering the space that sports has taken in my life, I can hardly help thinking that sports are, at the same time, a part of my life as well as a microcosm of life itself. I have written on several occasions in the...

Wingsuit “Birdman” BASE Jumping

Ever heard of BASE jumping? I had not until I was sent this video (below). BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span, Earth. To qualify for a BASE number, you need to have jumped off from all four locations. And, on a variation on a theme, you can add an aerodynamic...

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