A well-considered and engaging article on the way in which underdogs become winners, not by trying to match their superiors at their own game, but by finding ways within the rules to play the game to their advantage. It involves references to a twelve-year-old girls basketball team, Lawrence of Arabia, David and Goliath among others. …
Maintain the rage. It was November 11, 1975. The place, the year seven classroom of the Ormiston State Primary School. The principal, Col Blanchard had entered for some reason or another, and as he left just breezily announced that (Governor-General) John Kerr had sacked Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister of Australia. Even twelve-year olds knew that …
I love American Football trick plays. It may seem that the game is very structured and regimented, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something unexpected, as long as it’s still within the rules. Sometimes it helps to think outside the square. Oh, and opposing teams should always play till the umpire’s whistle.
The Facebook group that wanted to have a Krispy Kreme store in Mount Gambier look set for further disappointment. Here’s one of the various news reports about the situation from the Australian newspaper. THE local arm of US firm Krispy Kreme doughnuts has gone into voluntary administration because of poor sales. The directors of Krispy …
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