richardjames

@richardjames (166)

Age 59

Joined myLot 17 years ago

ancientheartmagazine.co.uk

Discussions (17)

richardjames's Discussions

War on Iran?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 3 Mar 07

Will there be a war on Iran in the near future? Personally, I think such an attack will spell disaster for decades to come. On the other hand I don't think Israel would be able to accept a nuclear hostile Iran on its doorstep....

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Agloco anyone?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 28 Feb 07

I'm quite interested in the Agloco programme but seem to remember reading it may be something of a scam. Has anyone had any experiences with Agloco? I would be very interested to find out more.

agloco

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Name three things that really annoy you.

richardjames @richardjames (166) 23 Feb 07

Things that I really annoy are mostly to do with people being inconsiderate. But my three are: youngsters who inflict their music on others by playing it out loud on their mobile phones and players on public transport, people who...

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2 people

One question to ask your cat.

richardjames @richardjames (166) 18 Feb 07

If you could ask your cat one question and you would be certain to get an answer, what would that question be?

answer

cat

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Three places to live in the world

richardjames @richardjames (166) 18 Feb 07

If you suddenly became very rich and were able to choose three places in the world in which to buy houses, which three places would you choose? I would choose London, Sydney and Venice.

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Will extra US troops secure Baghdad?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 18 Feb 07

Do you think the recent reinforcement of extra US troops being deployed to Iraq will succeed in increasing security and stability in Baghdad?

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Your cat name

richardjames @richardjames (166) 16 Feb 07

If you could reincarnate as a cat what would your new cat name be?

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Favourite childhood memory

richardjames @richardjames (166) 15 Feb 07

What is your favourite childhood memory? One my favourite childhood memories is one winter when I was about six years old it started snowing heavily in the evening after I'd been sent to bed. I was allowed to get up and go out and...

childhood memory

snow

winter

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What's your favourite character in Amelie apart from Amelie herself?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 15 Feb 07

My favourite character in Amelie apart from Amelie herself is the garden gnome that keeps travelling the world and sending Amelie's dad picture postcards from various exotic locations. What's yours?

amelie

character

garden gnome

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Do you keep a diary?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 15 Feb 07

Do you keep a diary or a journal? I've tried in the past and managed to keep a diary for a few years but gave up in the end. I heard from a friend recently that she had kept a dream diary for more than fifteen years which I found...

diary

journal

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Self-publising your book.

richardjames @richardjames (166) 11 Feb 07

I've self-published several books of poetry through a Print-On-Demand outfit. I enjoyed the process of putting together my books and making them available to purchase, even including an ISBN. I did find that actually promoting...

books

poetry

print on demand

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Why are the Aussies so good at sports?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 8 Feb 07

Why are Australian teams and athletes so very good at sport? Whether it's cricket, rugby, tennis, swimming (and now even football): they excel at most every sport and seem to be real winners. Why should this be the case? Is it...

aussies

sports

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My cat

richardjames @richardjames (166) 8 Feb 07

For your delectation a picture of my wonderful cat Lola. She's clever and shrewd, very wilful and headstrong but lovely with it. She's a star!

cats

photo

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What is your favourite art?

richardjames @richardjames (166) 6 Feb 07

In Granada's Alhambra I once saw some wonderful Moorish mosaics (see picture). The colours and intricate patterns of lines and motives are almost dazzling. I would recommend southern Spain for this sort of wonderfully evocative...

art

Favourite places in Paris

richardjames @richardjames (166) 5 Feb 07

One of my favourite haunts when I'm in Paris is the ancient cathedral Notre Dame, which stands impressively on the Isle de la Cite. It's a truly stunning edifice and the glass stained windows will blow you away. It's worth...

favourite places

paris

Favourite Places in Oz

richardjames @richardjames (166) 5 Feb 07

My wife and I spent a month travelling around Australia last year. We loved the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland in general, also Uluru made a big impression. Have you travelled in Australia and if so, what are your favourite...

australia

travel

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A Wee Dram

richardjames @richardjames (166) 5 Feb 07

I enjoy a small snifter of single malt whisky every now and then. My favourite is Macallan. I also quite like Laphroig and the Irish Bushmills. What are some of your favourites? Please note, I'm talking whisky here not bourbon..

whisky