Was it safe to go in the water?

While renewing my annual membership at Randwick Rugby Club, I was told Coogee Beach was closed due to a shark sighting. I strolled over there and heard the same thing from someone else. A surf boat was patrolling back and forth. I dunno whether the danger had passed, but several people were paddling in the shallows. Then a kid on a rubber raft floated out too far and this huge fin... No, wait, that was "Jaws".


Atypical fare

Hot chips with a curry sauce that gives regular gravy a run for its money at Flamez, the self-proclaimed "best Irish restaurant in County Bondi". And for dessert, a "russo" (vanilla cream slice) from Pastelaria Caravela.

Yarns to rip through

"This Is Not A Drill: Just Another Glorious Day In The Oilfield" (2007) by Paul Carter. Further bloke's own adventures recounted by the author of the beaut "Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs, She Thinks I'm A Piano Player In A Whorehouse".

Weeknightly (as of 05/01)

Season six of "Iron Chef America" on the LifeStyle FOOD channel at 8.30pm. Apparently, Jamie Oliver competes in the opener.