“Apparently,’’ she says, ‘‘there was a radio station playing his music recently and the DJ said at the end, ‘For those of you that don’t know, that was Lily Collins’ dad.’ ” I’ll admit I had no idea who Lily was before reading the story. That probably dates me. Just as it does you.

That makes me feel old when the offspring of celebrities or sports stars are famous in their own right and I have more recollection of their parentage. I was watching a rugby league game with my son the other night – the Dragons versus the Bulldogs – and the Morris brothers, Josh and Brett, were playing against each other.

There was some comment about their father Steve ‘‘Slippery’’ Morris, who was one of my favourite Dragons players as a kid, and I had to explain how I had watched their father play. You must be old, my own offspring said. Yes I am. Which is why I remember names like Pearce, Mortimer, Goodwin, Reddy and Grothe.

But just as these young men are making their mark, so too is Lily Collins. It must be hard to forge your own path when your parents have been in the spotlight but she seems to be doing pretty well for herself.

Just one good story in what turned out to be quite an eclectic edition. Hopefully there’s something for everyone.

Finally, before I set sail, a clarification. Last week Colin Steele described The World as a ‘‘residential cruise ship’’. The World advises that the description ‘‘privately owned residential yacht’’ is preferred.

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