Jess Jackson is IMO motivated far more by ego than by money. This is a man who is all about not letting others get the better of him, of having people look up to him and admire him as a leader and a canny "player." While I believe that he genuinely admires his horses Curlin and Rachel...
Anyplace in a tropical environment where you can get ice has to have the things we consider civilized: technology and leisure time. In a scratching-for-survival kind of world, nobody worries about ice. Heck, if you have water that's safe for drinking, you're doing well. But in a civilized...