Julian DowseAug 29, 20209 minVery Few Borders have Soft EdgesAs the US Open commences and the immovable side, service and baselines of tennis courts will determine players’ fates, it seems our nation’
Julian DowseAug 1, 20207 minPlaying the PercentagesI have always believed that 95% of people do the right thing 95% of the time.
Julian DowseJun 12, 20206 minGone with the MobEngland’s statues are falling down Falling down, falling down England’s statues are falling down Why ,oh why, are we so angry?
Julian DowseFeb 7, 202016 minAus Open 2020Impeachment trials; US-China Trade agreements; a booming and then faltering Australian stock market; so much to consider.
Julian DowseJun 14, 201914 minFrench Open 2019Les Murray, for many our national poet, was farewelled this week at a State Memorial Service.
Julian DowseJan 30, 201920 minAus Open 2019: The Next Generation cometh - well maybe for the women, but not yet for the menLast year, an engaging Australian film, Ladies in Black, was released. Set in Sydney in 1959 it is a ‘coming of age’ story of a young girl.
Julian DowseJul 17, 201828 minWimbledon 2018Not long after this year’s French Open Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey, next to those of Sir Isaac Newton.
Julian DowseSep 13, 201715 minUS Open 2017-Still more of the old and the new!Some may accuse me of searching too hard for metaphorical meanings within the game of tennis that explain and/or illustrate the real world.
Julian DowseJul 17, 201726 minWimbledon 2017 - The old and the new once again!Timing, timing- so much of life seems to be about timing.
Julian DowseJun 13, 201721 minFrench Open 2017-Rafael rolls on at Roland Garros and a new champion from the Baltic emerges!This year the 4th of May marked one hundred days since the end of the Australian Open.