Hello; welcome, and thankyou for your interest in reading 'ACQUAINTED WITH GRIEF,' previously 'HOOLIGAN.' a foolish mistake by a newcomer to this discipline at 72. It took 4/5 years to create this literary 'Gordion Knot; Odyssey.' which is a historically accurate, informative, amusing and horrifying observance of ''Man's inhumanity to man.'' Robbie Burns. Always active, playing coaching and teaching Rugby, I despised the sedentary life and if inside would paint oils. bob-chesney.fineartamerica.com. Due to a poisonous start; my experience includes, street- kid, Decade late Uni, rugby coach at Wesley College during Jonah Lomu's time there and everything inbetween. My Maori wife and I had thirty good years together. She and I would laugh till it hurt at each-other's stupid behaviour but cancer claimed her in this my 82 year. I miss her painfully and looking at our beautiful daughter brings back wonderful, painful memories. A lover of the English language I have included as much of the 'Poetry of Prose as the task at hand permits. Forgive me my sins. Robert A Chesney bob