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Nobody does it better than Daniel Craig
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/11/2012
» Just got back from watching the latest Bond film, Skyfall, and most enjoyable it was too. The last time I saw James Bond in action he was helping Queen Elizabeth II parachute into the Olympic stadium in London. Fortunately this time around he bypasses Buckingham Palace and the royal corgis and he's back to his day job of saving the world, or rather MI6, from a particularly weird villain.
Grim White House in-tray
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/11/2012
» When Barack Obama won the US presidential election four years ago, the BBC commented that when he took over from George W Bush _ a few months later he would be inheriting ''the in-tray from Hell''. It wasn't far off the mark. Certainly things haven't been a barrel of laughs for Mr President. But he can't complain: After all, he wanted the job.
The wonderful world of hyphenated monikers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/08/2012
» Something that became apparent at the recent Olympics was the increasing number of competitors with double-barrelled names, especially amongst the Jamaican female sprinters. Gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce even has a double double-barrel.
In the limelight - reluctantly
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/07/2012
» Not for the first time, U-tapao has found itself thrust into the spotlight, on this occasion over the proposed Nasa climate research project, which has now, as the Americans might put it, gone ''down the tubes''.
Nice girl, throws a good party
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/06/2012
» Considering how depressing the world news has been lately, watching snippets of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II earlier this week was a refreshing break. It was simply good to see lots of Brits looking happy and not whining about things as is usually the case.
The festival that never seems to end
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/04/2012
» Songkran appears to have been going on for even longer than usual this year. There's an awful lot of city folks who disappeared a week ago for a ''long weekend'' and haven't been seen since. They probably won't be spotted again until the end of the week, which no doubt will be just in time for another long weekend.
Things could possibly get a bit silly today
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/04/2012
» If you think you have read or heard a few strange stories today, it might be an idea to look at the date and remind yourself it is that special day which thrives on the silly side of life.
With Dickens, it was the best of times
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/02/2012
» As a nipper in England, I often went for walks with my father. If rain was threatening he would say: ''We'd better take a 'gamp', and would pick up an umbrella in the doorway.''
A new year and a new experience
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/01/2012
» At my age, any new sensation tends to be an ache or a pain, but this year on New Year's Day, I was up and about at six in the morning, which was definitely a new experience. I hasten to add this wasn't because I hadn't made it to bed after a night's revelry. Admittedly in the past there have been occasions when I've seen dawn rise on Jan 1 before hitting the sack. But this was a genuine early rise and shine occasion. Some explanation is needed for this unnatural behaviour.
It could all be pretty amazing again
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/01/2012
» I trust everyone is holding up well at the height of the funny hats and hangovers season. In a few days it will be back to grim reality _ hangovers without the hats. And I won't complain if I don't hear that ''happy new mia'' Thai joke for a while.