In history, I remember learning about giants like, Genghis Kahn, alexander the Great, Napoleon, Michael Collins and so many others. Good and bad, these were people with a great vision and a determination to realise that vision. They were BIG people. More recently there have been others, like John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. Even ...
THE RACE THAT KILLED A HORSE
This year, the race that stopped a nation also killed a horse. Immediately after the race was concluded one of the runners had to be killed because it broke its leg during the Melbourne Cup. As it happens, whilst I generally ignore the Melbourne Cup, I am a fan of thoroughbred racing. Whilst I never bet, I ...