Posted by DMC on May 24, 2009 in
Diary I was fortunate enough to be invited to Twickenham today for the Rugby Sevens.
It was the most beautiful day and we sat busking in sunshine sinking the odd beer or two. England played magnificently and made it to the final against New Zealand. Unfortunately we have to leave after the semi-final and I did not get an in time to watch the final which was apparently a nailbiter. England were 19-0 down at half-time and got back to 19 all at the end of full time, then scored a sudden death try in extra time.
A great day out but not the same party spirit as one gets at the Dubai Sevens which I’ve been fortunate enough to go to for the last six years. Although I had very little to drink and sat around most of the day I was pretty exhausted by the time I got home at eight o’clock.
Tags: rugby
Posted by DMC on Feb 5, 2010 in
Diary Went to London by train today to see my stockbroker, Jenks and after miserably plodding our way through the schedule of heavy losses (not his fault but a general reflection of the market) was compensated with an excellent lunch at the Pescatori in Dover Street. Good old Mark then insisted on taking me back to Liverpool Street Station by taxi and ensuring that I caught my train. The only problem was I had great difficulty getting into the taxi having got down below my normal level of gravity, a long struggle ensued to get me on to the seat. During this period the taxi driver sat impassively, distaining interest. He had seen it all before it seems. Once securely seated I explained to him that I was not a legless drunk but was suffering from MND, which I think he may have believed. I have determined that any future taxi rides I shall ask the driver to come and assist me in and out of the cab, to avoid further embarrassment of this nature.
England made a good start in the six Nations Rugby Championship with a 30 – 17 points win against the Welsh.
Tags: rugby, travel
Posted by DMC on Feb 14, 2010 in
Diary I don’t know about the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown being described, by Sarah his wife, as quite romantic for a man, I consider I have always been romantic. Today, I had delivered a beautiful bouquet of a dozen red roses for ‘my lovely’ which I gave her together with an enormous sloppy Valentine card. I’m sure much appreciated. On her part she had been to M & S and splashed out on one of their special celebratory St Valentine’s Day meals. Delicious and excellent value. I thought.
England had a lacklustre win against the Italians in Rome, in the 6 Nations Rugby championship. They will have to perform a lot better than that if they have any ambitions to win the championship.
A reader from Canada introduced me to a very funny lady, Jeanne Robertson. I have downloaded one of her monologues entitled ‘Don’t send a man to the grocery store’. If you enjoy that I suggest you log into http://www.itunes.com/JeanneRobertson and look at some of her other material.
Tags: romance, rugby
