23 June last year. The fact that certain people have chosen for us to come out of Europe is one of the saddest, divisive and unthought-through events in my lifetime.
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Turning on the news.
I lost my poodle, Mighty. He was out of my sight for just seven minutes; he went out on an adventure and didn’t come back, and was taken by a coyote, I think. It was awful, really painful; he taught me about love and loyalty, and how the connection between living beings can be.
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Probably when Fulham beat Juventus 4-1 in the Europa League.
To my kids, for my shortcomings.
The capacity to genuinely enjoy going to the gym.
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