Consider and then act, don't react. A worthy opponent will calculate his move to entice a response from you. Make your own play.

Today I plan to smile a lot, only so people who know me will be freaked the fuck out.

If the onset of wrinkles in middle age were referred to as laughter lines, then to look at him, Scott thought, Twinkle's life must have been hilarious. He had sharp eyes that often seemed to visually contradict the lack of intelligence that could be derived from listening to him talk. There might not be a lot to respect in Twinkle, but Scott liked him. He just didn't want to end up like him.

Decker smiled and shrugged off their laughter. The humour was only barbed if you sat on the outside, and now he was one of them.

There are strategy's to score or to be ahead but there is one strategy to learn which is curiosity.

We should be prepared to learn from what is happening in Ireland and consider whether the same strategy could have relevance in Wales as well.