signs from work
Most of the time I'm embarrassed to be British. The Football hooligans .. the classy Jordan, not posh spice etc.
Every now and then something comes along that is so beautiful that reminds of all that is good in this country The King's Speech was full of those wonderful moments. Gorgeous buildings, costumes, inspiring and brave characters, strength and honour. The sun is shining... spring is on its way. The Moon is full and gorgeous There is so much beautiful out there to go and see in this country. To have the ability to go out and explore this beautiful fertile country is a gift. Even if we can only step outside our door and go for a walk, or open your windows Explore it.. find the fresh air.. a flower... a tree.
"Te amo, te amo," she says to me
I hear the pain in her voice
Then we danced underneath the candelabra, she takes the lead
That's when I saw it in her eyes, it's over
Green, fun and free: How to dance and make merry without spending a penny
Fretting endlessly about your carbon footprint is no fun. So relax. The Moneyless Man knows how to party for free
Forest-walking, foraging and wild-swimming - all fun, all free. Photograph: Jose LasherasThere's got to be more to life than carbon footprints, climate change and peak oil. The new design for society many of us want shouldn't just be better for the environment, it should be a shedload more fun into the bargain. As Emma Goldman, a hugely influential early 20th-century political philosopher and activist, once said: "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution."
If life doesn't inspire me to get up and do a little Irish jig every morning before breakfast, what the hell is the point of it?
Living without money and having a great time are by no means mutually exclusive. If anything, it wasn't until I gave up using money in November 2008 that I started to really enjoy life, not just two-sevenths of it. In hindsight, my old Groundhog Weekend was incredibly boring – mundanely going for a few drinks to the pub, a nice restaurant