Tress back

Tress came back late Saturday night. I was just chilling at home, and watching an absorbing film with Mark Ruffalo in it that is called “Dark Waters”. It is about the DuPont’s Teflon saga and how it affected the community of a town in West Virginia. It has made me wonder how and why and what now… Teflon, C-8, PFOA – all these man made chemicals are so pervasive, with unknown effects on our health, I wonder how is it that DuPont thought it was ok to have the masses consume this product. Mammon has a lot to do with it, obviously but what now? It may be easier to sweep it all under the carpet and let life go on, or is it?

Tress and I were on the train to the G yesterday arvo when I mentioned the film’s story to her. We kind of shrugged, recognising there was little we could do other than writing a mental note and becoming a touch more judicious in buying and using stuff.

The worries and pains that came with watching the appalling performance of the Hawks, were much more real. For the second consecutive home game, we witnessed an insipid and totally ineffective Hawks team. We were there to also, and maybe mainly, see Buddy Franklin do his thing at half time. We played the Sydney Swans yesterday and Buddy played for both clubs. He made his name at Hawthorn, with unbelievable and unforgettable performances. He then made hi millions at the Swans, where he kicked his 1000th goal. At half time, his best mate Jordan Lewis interviewed him and we had an almost front row seat. It was pretty special.

As was the rather emotional experience of watching and listening to the last pope and The Ode, followed by the National Anthem. I don’t remember the last time we were at an Anzac Day weekend game and it too was rather special.

After Buddy did his thing at half time, Tress and I decided to leave and come home. We had worried about the little fellow and wanted to come home to him quicker, and that terrible Hawks performance made it much easier to leave early.

We came home, fed and played with him, and then watched the first elimination episode of the Masterchef. Tress had missed the first few episode and it was good to watch a TV show with her at home again.