Oh, the poignancy and patriotism of it all. For weeks we as a country have been caught up in the 2012 Olympic Games in London – the pageantry, the competition, the stories, the stories, the stories. As well we should be on many levels. How great is it to stand in front of your couch while your national anthem is playing? Stirring. Or while some hard-working soul has a medal put around his neck? Wonderful. But here’s the thing about the stories. The ones that are told and re-told year after year after year, country after country, sport after sport, [...]

