Liking a lemon? All I want is a one night stand

Posted on 18 May, 2012 by
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I found this in my fridge.

My initial thought was what the …?!

My second thought was of a relationship marketing article from 1998 by Dennis Cahill: “Relationship Marketing? But all I really wanted was a one night stand”.

Cahill argues that he doesn’t want a relationship or a shared sense of community with fellow soap and cereal buyers. No hard feelings Abbotsleigh Citrus, but I feel the same way about lemons (and mandarins, oranges and grapefruit).  Continue reading →

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No, Minister! Olympic medals won’t get us off the couch

Posted on 20 March, 2012 by

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Following Mark Arbib’s resignation as the Federal Minster for Sport earlier this month, The Age published a farewell message.

The article’s four main topics were: sport’s ability to transform lives, funding of elite sport, the need for a national curriculum for sport and the ongoing challenge to uphold the integrity of sport.

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Leave @jamieoliver Alone!

Posted on 13 March, 2012 by

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Just been through winter and carrying some excess baggage?

Come through Christmas with too much festive cheer?

Got a young baby and things are a bit hectic?

Simply carrying some extra kegs for no reason other than… it’s none of your business?

There’s very few of us who haven’t been there at some stage.  Continue reading →

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The yes whens and no buts of finishing your PhD

Posted on 6 March, 2012 by

Before starting a PhD myself, I remember attending a lot of drinks to celebrate various and often baffling milestones of colleagues’ candidature: being accepted and/or getting a scholarship; confirmation (which always sounded Catholic to me); thesis submission; examination; and finally, graduation. I didn’t really think too much about it – I was happy enough to go along to the drinks. Continue reading →

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Six reasons why doing a PhD is the same as being a parent

Posted on 27 November, 2011 by

My Research Assistant and Thesis Babies

1. Sleepless nights
Both will give you a super hero-like resistance to fatigue that you would not have thought was previously possible.

2. Good organisation skills never go astray
There is little difference in the skills required to have 400+ journal articles filed with consistent naming conventions and getting to swimming lessons on time every week.

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Reflection on #SMAANZ 2011 – the value of tweeting from a conference

Posted on 25 November, 2011 by

#SMAANZ Conference Twitter feed

I have been both a Tweep and an attendee at the conference of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (#SMAANZ) since 2007. I have been itching to have a go at combining the two after watching others tweeting from conferences. I had a bit of a go in 2009, but it was only @GeoffSchoenberg and I, so it was a bit lonely. This year there was a critical mass of tweeps in attendance.

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Four reasons why doing a PhD is the same as being pregnant

Posted on 24 November, 2011 by

Just about to submit

Having had three babies during my candidacy, I feel reasonably qualified to comment on the commonalities between confirmation, confinement and completion.

1. Everyone is asking you when it’s due
Have you submitted your thesis? Are you a doctor yet? Have you had those babies yet? Finishing a pregnancy is probably more obvious to spot, but don’t think I won’t be sharing either of these things with you. Repeatedly.

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