The cold and wet weather continues, as it rained pretty much the entire day yesterday. Temperatures hovered around 3C all day, which is a bummer because a few degrees colder, and it would be a winter wonderland. Instead, it is a grey and depressive environment. We stayed up late for New Year’s Eve, and we all got off to a slow start on January 1, 2025. I walked around the Tashkent Botanical Gardens and pushed through a light rain to get a refreshing workout.
Nadia and I have completed watching the NetFlix spy thriller Black Doves. The six episodes were entertaining, although there were several holes in the plot. There were plenty of action scenes, enough character development, and enough relationships between characters to keep you cheering on them as they faced difficulties throughout the show. Ben Whishaw’s performance was especially endearing as a “triggerman.” His voice and acting are captivating to me. I remember his performance as Q in the James Bond films, but reading his biography, he starred in many other films. Keira Knightley co-starred and she has aged well. I haven’t seen her since she was a teenager in Love Actually. The Black Doves are a for-hire spy agency that sells information to the highest bidder. The plot includes the UK government, MI5, and, Chinese spies and diplomats, the CIA and the US embassy in London. All of which are in my wheelhouse of television viewing.
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