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Football on the TV

Because of the monsoon season that is successfully wrecking our summer, I have had the consolation of watching every moment of the Euro 2012 competition so far, and until the England game, what a pleasure it has been to see the best players in the world lighting up a tournament that is so much higher in quality than the World Cup that features too many games featur...

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The Plight of the Buzzard

The Jubilee celebrations are thankfully well behind us and I have my own reason to celebrate as I managed to go the whole four days without expressing my disdain towards the ruling classes that are now firmly back to Edwardian levels, controlling not only us but the countryside as well. Someone recently asked me what it is about these people I disliked, loosely ...

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The Weekend That all Went Rather Quickly……

Well, that went rather quickly and whilst for many it was a total washout, the two outdoor activities I had planned  this weekend went, rather remarkably, without disruption. Who says the sun doesn't shine on the righteous? Firstly, I managed to play in a cricket match where it stayed dry until the close of play, a game where some wild flaying of the willow in ...

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Carling Don’t Do Weather Forecasts….But if They Did?

It appears that if there is one thing in this country the elite cannot control, it is the British weather, despite all the bad summers in recent years, I can't remember the last forecast I saw in June where the outlook for Sunday and Monday is not only for driving rain, but also for temperatures of just ten centigrade. Lets not try to paint a pretty picture here, ...

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Where Would You Prefer to Live…..Town or Country?

I have just had a weekend (and a skived off Monday) that has been really diverse in nature, featuring a a cricket club quiz night (Broughton) a game of cricket (Overton) a village fete (Broughton) and a walk from Waterloo to Tower Bridge and back along the Thames path on the north and south bank. The quiz was won handsomely (without cheating) beating two tables of ...

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