Random thoughts and observations
I’m the guest tipster for The Border Watch’s racing selections this week. It’s reported in the paper today that Gorey “has boldly declared he knows something about the horse racing game. Well let’s test him out!” I’m no guru when it comes to equine pursuits, but I take an interest in the industry as opposed [...]
I went to the Kalgoorlie Boulder Racing Club today to experience the atmosphere of Boulder Cup day. Sadly for a firehorse, my allergy to horses restricts the time I can spend at race meetings. The Boulder Cup though has a great atmosphere. It was a perfect, mild sunny day with a good-size crowd. I checked [...]
The handling of the equine influenza scare in Australia leaves a lot to be desired. The confirmation of cases in Queensland and New South Wales was disturbing and warranted an immediate lockdown in those states. As horses and people in the racing industry frequently cross state borders it would have been appropriate to place authorities [...]
Here’s an update on news from Juliet and I: Our house in Porepunkah finally sold and we have some spare cash for the first time since 1993. Combined with the fact we can now go out for dinner or functions, leaving the little kids with the big ones safely for a couple of hours, our [...]
There were some nice highlights today to give me good memories of my weekend in the big smoke. Up early, I discovered "the city that never sleeps" has a quiet spell between 5am and 6am. I went for a run/walk, skirting the edges of The Domain and following the foreshore (it’s hard to run contiguously [...]
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