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22/09/2015

Join Another Club, Bridge (pun intended)

This morning they broadcast one of those news stories that made me unsure whether to laugh or to fling my porridge at the stereo like a belligerent 95-year-old. It wasn’t about the refugee crisis or Donald Trump, which was a nice change – it was about a debate that’s raging about whether Bridge should be considered… Continue reading

September 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

BBC News, bridge, Indifferent Ignorance, Olympics, sport, Sport England, Thought England
09/08/2012

Olympics Post I: Transport, Toilets and the Villiage

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August 2012, DISCUSS., Paywall, Scriptures, THE WORLD *head in hands*

2012 Summer Olympics, athletics, British Olympic Association, Chris Hoy, Indifferent Ignorance, James T. Kirk, London, Network Rail, Olympic Villiage, public toilets, sport, Stratford, Team GB

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Join Another Club, Bridge (pun intended)

Olympics Post I: Transport, Toilets and the Villiage