Monthly Archives: February 2016

Brighton Pavilion and the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood: a comparison (Rousse)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Brighton was shrouded in mist. I could just make out the Pavilion. From this distance it reminded me of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St Petersburg.

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The tyranny of email (Rousse)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I confessed to the PhD students that I was only capable of one main work activity. I had the option of either keeping on top of my email or accomplishing a specific task. To achieve both was impossible.

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Nordic cruise comes to an end (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Repacking all our belongings was a long and difficult job in our cruise ship cabin after our tour of the Nordic fjords. I couldn’t understand why we had brought cut-off wellies with us in the first place. Now I considered … Continue reading →

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Popular in Pitlochry (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Dreamaticus

S and T completely remodelled their house in Pitlochry to enlarge the space for a visit from former colleagues. As we settled into our new environment someone mentioned a trivia quiz. Suddenly I was the most popular person in the … Continue reading →

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A divorce and 15 year old drivers (Rousse)

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Although X and Y had been divorced for some time, Y was at X’s birthday celebrations. TPR and I were grateful for this. If Y hadn’t been there, we would not have known anyone. The only problem was that we … Continue reading →

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