Amy Winehouse “We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to black” ~ Amy Winehouse It is ten years since the passing of Amy Winehouse from alcohol poisoning, at the tender age of 27. I wrote at the time: “Amy Winehouse is the Janis […]

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Entrepreneurs into Space Last Sunday, vying for our attention with the men’s singles finals and the European Cup, saw Richard Branson launching himself into space on Virgin Galactic.  This coming week it will be Jeff Bezos, and later on Elon Musk.  It seems to be a passion for some rich and wealthy inhabitants of Earth, […]

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Gareth Southgate More sport this week… I am looking at what makes Gareth Southgate such a wise and wonderful manager of the England football team, leading them to the final of the Euros today.   He not only gets results, but walks his talk as a sensible leader.  More than once I have heard people say […]

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Wimbledon 2021 – Week 2 We watched some nailbiting performances from Andy Murray last week, and hope that he is on the road to regaining his mojo.  He says he is weighing up whether it is worthwhile, as he has put a lot of effort in training since having his last hip operation. U.K. players […]

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