@napaj Yes. Just my impish sense of humour there. I don’t really think he is Cicero reincarnated.

Thanks for making your suggestion, @napaj. It’s always interesting to know about other alternatives. A few constructive comments never did any harm. A few comments about how I keep track of things. The first […]

I’m not sure what napaj’s problem is? This site is very navigable and compared to , say, the dreaded X does what it says on the can. @napaj – details please

They know who they are…. @napaj, you care about Depeche Mode and that means you’re OK by me.

Well, let’s ask one of them: @napaj – fake outrage or genuine belief that swearing the oath will be obligatory and enforced?

I’m pleased that you like it @napaj . It’s their most “instant” song for a very long time. I was interested to learn today that Richard Butler (out of Psychedelic Furs) co-wrote it with Martin Gore. It’s no […]

Remember though the sun’s not yellow it’s chicken.
Thanks for the explanation @napaj

Thoughts @napaj ?

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Surely you mean “the noble idea of bringing people of all countries and cultures together in the shared spirit of competition”

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Brisbane.

More about the new bidding process (backhanders – US$ only, pls – are apparently now weighed rather than counted

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It’s been hovering around the 32c mark here in Ireland for much of the last week and it’s horrible – like being back in the Middle East

Thanks for writing this stuff @napaj. As Jaygee implies, it’s a perspective we’re just not getting here outside of the usual finger-wagging Guardianistas who don’t like any kind of sport/fun anyway.

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Summer climate in Tokyo/Japan sounds roughly the same as in Hong Kong which means late July and early August will also be smack dab in the middle of typhoon season.

You should think about sending […]

@napaj this is a wonderful insight thank you. Japan Olympics, Qatar World Cup, the Euros all this huge events just driven by sponsors money and someone somewhere making a financial killing. Now probably alongside […]

I love the athletics part. The rest is just filling airtime. Given the insights in @napaj s excellent posts it would be no hardship to without it this one time.

Great posts, @napaj thank you.
It’s scary and dispiriting to think that Andrew Jennings’ The Lords Of The Rings great expose of Olympic corruption was published in 1992, and bugger all has changed. It’s almost […]

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Brilliant post, N. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Thanks @Napaj. That is an interesting story. It seems like everyone wanted to get on the bandwagon back in the 80s.

I really respect his hope to keep alive the memory of all the slopes that were once so rat and […]

Thanks a lot @napaj. You have really opened my eyes to the climate in Japan.

There are ski resorts all over the country. A snowy winter is not just an Hokkaido thing. From Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Kyoto etc etc all […]

@napaj (heyyy this going backwards thing is really catching on…)

I assumed that the video was an official one but I should have done my research – thanks for putting me right. It’s still a really good […]