Category Archives: sport

There Goes The Wagon…

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ruralspaceman

Wordpretzels, let me tell you all about yesterday, one that I was looking forward to. It was all going to begin with breakfast with Nanny Janet, who had travelled down with me to Exeter for my uncle’s funeral the day before. … Continue reading →

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Running Spaceman 6 – H & N

Posted on February 16, 2014 by ruralspaceman

The training continues and the mileage gets higher. Between Sunday and Saturday of last week I clocked up 37 miles. “Pah!” I hear you experienced runners say, “that’s nothing. I can do that in my lunch hour.” Today, my training … Continue reading →

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BT Sport – A Tech No Logical Guide

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ruralspaceman

How to watch BT Sport Go to the BT Sport website and select the game of the day, 20 minutes before the kick off to allow for any difficulties that may arise. Log in to BT Sport account as requested, … Continue reading →

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What’s His Name – Pilchard?!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by ruralspaceman

What’s His Name – Pilchard?! In a lot of ways, my dad was a bit of a one- off. All of my family have inherited one or two of his characteristics. I can’t tell you everything about my dad in … Continue reading →

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Why, why, why denial?

Posted on June 23, 2012 by ruralspaceman

Look. I knew about this quite a while before Lady Barton St Mary suddenly mentioned it out of the blue. It was just something I didn’t think she’d be interested in. “Tom Jones is playing at Kingsholm!” she exclaimed one … Continue reading →

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An Idiotic Idea

Posted on June 15, 2012 by ruralspaceman

I was just finishing my pint in the social club when I caught the eye of Hob Nob. He stared at me intently. “Do you like squirrels?” he shouted. I frowned. Did he just ask me if I liked squirrels? … Continue reading →