Monthly Archives: March 2014

Poor business etqiuette at Oracle acquisition (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Since it was the graduate sales training manager of Edge (an Oracle acquisition) who had dragged me all the way down to London to “discuss possibilities”, he should have understood that he was obliged to turn down my offer to … Continue reading →

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An unexpected radio obituary (Rousse)

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t understand why the radio announcer was discussing XY’s father as a “relation of the deceased”. Then I noticed that A and B were crying. PQ was dead, and this was his obituary.

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A claustrophobic attempt to decipher a grass message (Rousse)

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Dreamaticus

A window on the landing of a stairwell on the south side of Edinburgh’s East Claremont Street would be the best vantage point for the message in the lawn of the Claremont Crescent garden. I crossed the road, pushed open … Continue reading →

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A crummy night’s sleep (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I spent an uncomfortable night amongst chocolate brownie crumbs trying to sleep on an airport departure lounge seat.

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Preparations for a stag party in Dublin (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was honoured to have been invited to JG’s stag party in Dublin, along with KA (how did she know JG?), and AG. I congratulated the latter on her weight loss and enduring beauty. I had to tidy my office … Continue reading →

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Return to the staff room (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Since we’d all been brought together in one big open-plan office I was much happier at work. I particularly enjoyed working more closely with the PhD students. Best of all, PC identified a small area that would become a staff … Continue reading →

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Floating flood victims ruin summer idyll (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

HJ was the first to wander over to the window and look out to the river below. It was a beautiful June day and the water glinting back at us in the sunshine looked very inviting – until we spotted … Continue reading →

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The perfect Scottish coastal retreat (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

J and J moved from Benderloch to the far north of Scotland. They had such fabulous open views of the sea from their new house that it was now my ambition to live there too.

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Dog holiday care sorted (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was very surprised to discover that TPR had two dogs. One was an Alsatian and the other a smaller Alsatian collie cross. I wondered out loud who would look after them when we went away on holiday. “The neighbours, … Continue reading →

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Northumbria University’s funfair recruitment drive, and two naughty sisters (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When my sister heard that I had a meeting in Newcastle she said that she would like to see me afterwards. Northumbria University had changed considerably since my last visit. In an apparent effort to recruit more students, the campus … Continue reading →

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