The Odyssey Highlights Matt Damon’s Association with Horses ... and the 2026 World Cup?🔥🐎⚽🏆

Watching Jake Kotze's latest short synch video about Matt Damon and horses, and seeing Jake mention Matt's Spanish co-star Penélope Cruz in the movie 'All the Pretty Horses', and with Spain winning the World Cup final against Argentina today, I couldn't help but think that is synchromystically amusing that Matt is married and has children to an Argentinian, while his mate Chris Hemsworth is married and has children to a Spaniard. 

And the two families often holiday together:-)

Matt Damon’s wife Luciana

Spain's collective triumph

Starring Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Pataky

Trump crashes the Spanish party

Down-undersizing?!

The Odyssey: Trickster and Homesickness?🐎🏡

The Odyssey (2026 film)

I listened to the 'Jungian Ever After' podcast below and found it amusing, because if I want to watch this movie on the weekend then I'll have to see it at a cinema in Perth, which is the farthest capital city away from my hometown of Brisbane that I have ever visited in Australia.

Odysseus: Trickster and Homesickness

So, I hope I don't get homesick watching it this weekend:-)

I'll be home in time for the World Cup Final though ... maybe:-)

City of Light [Perth, Australia]

Brisbane

How to Celebrate Bastille Day in Australia? 🌎🗼🌏⚽🦁

How to Celebrate Bastille Day in Australia? 🌎🗼🌏⚽🦁

Every July 14th

The time difference between Brisbane and Paris is 8 hours, so at 5am in Brisbane Bastille Day is so yesterday, but watching the live score from the BBC, even London is an hour behind Paris I see.

The World Clock

I am heading to Perth before the sun sets in Brisbane today, so before midnight Brisbane time, I'll be 2 hours closer to Paris time.

City of Light [Perth, Australia]

I'm going for France to win the cup now that all the teams I wanted to win it are out, but I certainly won't be placing any money on them.

It wasn't a good sign that my SIGNS watch stopped yesterday, and I had to buy a new battery from the jewelers yesterday, so I could wear it in Perth.

But I've got to say that the weather forecast has put a dampener on my plans for watching the sun set in the west.

Perth weather forecast for the weekend :-(

Every July

Looks like I won't be needing any sunscreen in Perth on my July trip?

At least the rain might ease before the Brisbane Lions take to the field against the West Coast Eagles on Saturday?

West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions

I'm only going for France because the Brisbane Lions theme song is to the tune of the French national anthem.

As I have my morning coffee in the cup I bought when I was in Singapore last year, I realize that the plane trip to Perth from Brisbane will be a 6-hour flight, just like the one from Brisbane to Singapore.

Every July

Every July

I wonder if I'll be able to find a good beef hotdog before my flight to Perth today?

Third Wednesday in July

The last hotdog I remember eating was at QT's New Beverly cinema in LA last year.

Now that would have been a better double I reckon:-)

The State of The Electric State?🎥🤖🌉🎬

UPDATE: July 15th, 2026 (Australian time)

Looks like I'll have to go for Spain now.

There's a saying among Aussie Rules fans who aren't Collingwood supporters, shortened to an acronym ABC that stands for Anyone But Collingwood. 

And I'm sure there is one for Aussies who aren't English that goes ABE that stands for Anyone But England;-)