Category Archives: My Thoughts

2020 and 2021: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Posted on January 1, 2021 by R.J. Southworth

Ever since March, 2020 has been a year of unique challenges: a year of health fears, cancelled plans, and severe restrictions on what people can do, where they can go and who they can see. And while there is hope … Continue reading →

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On Choosing A Film To Watch

Posted on April 18, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

I try to pick and watch a film I haven’t seen before regularly, at least once every two weeks. The trouble is, sometimes I just can’t decide what to watch. I know I want to watch something, but nothing on … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – 2020!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

Happy New Year (and decade), everybody! For 2020’s New Year’s Resolutions, I’m trying to take a more focussed approach to my main aims for the year (one thing that was suggested to me in the online personal development group was … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

In some ways, 2019 has been a hard year. In April, my grandma sadly passed away, and is much missed. I also had an incident while driving where another car crossed in front of me at traffic lights without warning, … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Things in 2019

Posted on December 26, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Favourite Books (Fiction) 05. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (audio) I finished Parts V, VI and VII of the Dark Tower series this year, and Part V was the best of those, with a … Continue reading →

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The Mystery Blogger Award

Posted on January 17, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Thank you very much to Petrel41 from Dear Kitty. Some Blog for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award! This award originates from Okoto Enigma, but unfortunately their blog no longer seems to be working. The rules of the Mystery … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – 2019!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Happy New Year to everybody! So, have you been working on those resolutions? Some of my own resolutions simply focus on maintaining my best habits from 2018 – for example: I’ve set this year’s reading challenge at 50 books, which I … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Things in 2018

Posted on December 30, 2018 by R.J. Southworth

In the News The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19th May was, if anything, even more of a pleasure to watch than that of William and Kate in 2011. With such features as a very eloquent … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by R.J. Southworth

We are now approaching the end of 2018 – and I’ve personally found it to be a stimulating year where I was able to do all sorts of interesting things. I went to India for the first time. I completed … Continue reading →

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