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A horse walks into a pub, takes a seat at the bar and asks the bartender for a drink. The barman pours him a pint and asks, “Why the long face?” There are long faces aplenty at Vilamoura Equestrian Centre … Continue reading
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I’m in Barcelona. I’m here for two reasons: the first is that my wife decided to visit some friends who were staying the night here. The fact that these friends live in Poland in the town next to my wife’s, … Continue reading
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I’ve not blogged for a while, because I’ve been busy with my ghost-writing project – you know, the one I can’t tell you about. But I’ve not forgotten that I owe you the follow-up blog about my new toy (in … Continue reading
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Amigos! This is a two-part blog. DAY ONE – ALL AT SEA I’m at sea as I write this. Somewhere in the middle of the Eastern Atlantic, off the west coast of France. I’m aboard the Galicia, operated by Brittany … Continue reading
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WARNING: This is not one of my regular blogs, amigos! What it is, is a serious appeal for help; a plea for help addressed to my soccer-loving acquaintances in particular, and to anyone else who understands the game of soccer … Continue reading
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Do you want to know what worries me most about the world as it is at the moment? Probably not, but you’re going to hear it anyway. It’s not the soaring price of energy, nor is it Doby the House … Continue reading
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Now I know that some of you will deny that you envy my life here in Marbella. It’s the best place in the world, and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. Except in August. In August it’s too hot, … Continue reading
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Dear Mr Johnson, I am writing to express my appreciation for the time you spent in office, and the contribution you made to the political legacy of this once great country. It can’t have been easy; in the three years … Continue reading
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Workin’ the whole day throughTryin’ to find lots of things not to do I haven’t blogged for ages and here’s why: this post-pandemic world is in such a pitifully grim state that I felt incumbent not to depress you further. … Continue reading
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WITH THANKS AND APOLOGIES TO SAM BECKETT, a fellow Old Portoran Vladimir and Boris meet near a tree in Ukraine. They converse on various topics and reveal that they are waiting there for a man named Donald. While they wait, … Continue reading
