Author Archives: Richard Grainger

STUPIDITY – THE FINAL FRONTIER

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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Now, I know you all think that I’m the luckiest person on earth, living in Marbella, but I’m not. I would be the luckiest person on earth if I lived in Marbella for ten months of the year, and could … Continue reading →

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I DON’T LIKE CRICKET – I LOVE IT!

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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Yesterday evening I found myself with an hour to kill before collecting the wife from the airport, so I switched on the telly, hoping to find a spot of cricket. What I found instead was the BBC 6 o’clock News, … Continue reading →

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OLD DOGS – NEW TRICKS? 9 THINGS YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOU END UP DRIBBLING IN THE NURSING HOME

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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You may have noticed that I’ve not blogged for a while. And there again, you may not have. This is because I’ve been kept busy with the ghost-writing project – you know, the one about the German guy who made … Continue reading →

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“IT’S A RED, JIM, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT”

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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A friend of mine brightened my ablutions (okay, you don’t need to know that) with a text this morning. “Good morning,’ he texted, ‘read this quickly in an Irish accent: whale… oil… beef… hooked.” Go on – you try it; … Continue reading →

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JUST HORSIN’ AROUND?

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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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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SOCCER – THE BEAUTIFUL GAME?

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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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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THE SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH… OF RUGBY

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Richard Grainger

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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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ALL AT SEA

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Richard Grainger

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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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WON’T YOU PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME?

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Richard Grainger

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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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GENERATION Z AND THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Richard Grainger

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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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