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Thunderball

It’s the fourth entry in the License To Watch review series and, not in the least bit coincidentally, time to review the fourth entry in the Bond cinema franchise. Can things really have slipped so quickly?

140

I have nothing to write about – nothing that can be adequately covered in 140 words, at least (you know how I like to go on). I was going to write 140 words about nothing and then remembered that a school friend of mine once delivered a great speech about nothing. That was his exact topic: ‘nothing’.

It was not only hilarious but put nothing in a brand new light: nothing was no longer nothing; it was actually something. We use nothing every day without even realising it. Go on, see how many times you say nothing, or use the word ‘nothing’, and it actually means something.

This friend of mine went on to be a successful stand-up comedian which, in retrospect, didn’t surprise me one bit. I guess he could move into philosophy too, if the jokes dry up.

Winter

I’ve decided to use a photo to sum up most of my thoughts about Winter.

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It’s a time of darkness and light: the days grow darker more quickly, but the Winter light has a particular sharpness to it, something that makes bright Winter mornings especially beautiful. It’s a time of passing and renewal: the life of one season moves on to make way for that of the next season. It’s a time of coldness, but one where you take extra comfort from the warmth.

Morning

This week (or, more honestly, two weeks ago) we’re writing about mornings for 52 Blogs. Read on to find out why I love and hate mornings.

Sliding Doors

For week eighteen of 52 Blogs the topic is ‘sliding doors’. So, here is the story of how I met my wife, and of all the random twists and turns that had to happen for us to end up finding each other…

Friends

For week seventeen of the 52 Blogs project the topic is ‘friends’. In this post I end up discussing friendship more than actual friends. Or Friends.

Oceans

For week 16 of the 52 Blogs project we’re writing about the big wet, also known as the ocean…

Albums

The topic for week 15 of the 52 Blogs project is album(s). We have to choose one or more albums that have (or have had) some sort of significance in our lives.

A Day In The Life

Week Fourteen of the 52 Blogs project required us to complete a diary for a selected day and post it up on that day. Here is my diary for Thursday April 4, 2013.

Fear

For the thirteenth week of the 52 Blogs project the topic is, appropriately, fear.

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