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Posts archive for: 4 November, 2007
  • Lazy sunday

    Another beautiful day! It really is like summer. I've got the windows open because it is so warm, and the sky is blue and the sun is shining!

    I'm mostly just relaxing this morning, drinking cups of tea, and doing some minor chores. I think I will go out in  a bit, to do some skating, or rollerblading... whatever it's called. I really enjoy doing that. I go along the seafront and watch the boats while doing some exercise. Not like what the kids do, with crazy stunts and so on. What I do is called fitness skating. It's a lazy sport for a lazy sunday.

    Going up and down the seafront takes me about 45 minutes at a leisurely pace. I'm getting quite skilled at dodging dogs and  little children. I am a sociable skater, I make sure I go around people and try not to scare them by racing at them etc. I have even got a little hand bell (like a bicycle bell) to warn people. But that just seems to anger people more, so I stopped using that.

    The surface on the seafront isn't great, which makes it quite difficult not to fall over (let alone look graceful - although that's generally impossible on skates anyway). Still, it's good fun, it doesn't leave me very tired and I don't ache much afterwards.

    Other than that I'm making plans for this evening when I'm going to the The Fray gig. We're going for some food and a few drinks  before the gig, and it will all be very nice. I'm listening to the album now, to make sure I can 'sing' along tonight!

  • Britz - Any views???

    I've just finished watching the second and final part of Britz, a TV series on terrorism in Britain. The first part told the story of Sohail, who starts work for MI5 to work to prevent terrorism.
    The second part told the story of his sister, Nasima. Events in her environment makes her believe in Jihad, and she goes to Pakistan to train to be a suicide bomber.
    In the end, it's Sohail who finds her in London with a bomb and he tries to stop her...

    Nasima used to believe in fighting through politics within the democratic system, but the terrorism acts and other laws and the way the police behave towards her and her friends, and ultimately her friend's suicide due to a control order, makes her turn to Jihad.

    I found it interesting and thought-provoking. I'm sure this one will keep me busy, trying to think of solutions to some of the issues shown in this series.
    This series sets out the problems, but does not offer any answers (do we have any?) or suggestions.

    Any ideas, suggestions, views?

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