The tension that stemmed from provoking the bitterness between rival teams may not be in the same category of positive memories, but it sure did drill me in how to challenge, discuss, and debate controversial topics.
Sports still play a huge role in our family's life and although the acrimony may have subsided, it teaches us about giving of yourself and, most importantly, learning to lose with dignity.
Read MoreProfessionally, I was once one of the youngest people in the room, an old head on young shoulders some said while others described me as overly ambitious.
Whatever it was at the time it has long passed and while it was marvelous there is the counter idiom that you can’t put an old head on young shoulders.
Read MoreThe dates of public holidays in Tasmania can be debatable.
But certainly not contentious like a recent call by an Irish Greens MP, Patrick Costello TD, to make the 12th of July an all-Ireland holiday.
Read MoreIn recent days, while we have been enjoying the contest for the Ashes between England and Australia in both men's and women's cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) received a report into racism, sexism and class-based discrimination.
The chair of the ECB penned an open letter to the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) chair, Cindy Butt, which makes for some extraordinary reading.
Read MoreAs Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the New York Times in 2018, "One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong."
Hear, hear!
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