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Monthly Archives: December 2022
An unsupportive father (Rousse)
My father’s joke that he and my mother were separating was in very bad taste given that TPR had just left me. Perhaps he thought I had a chance of winning TPR back with the lumps of chocolate that I … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, break-up, chocolate, father, joke, ladder, mother, TPR, unsupportive
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A sticky PhD problem with orange Blu-Tack (Rousse)
MS had obviously not considered the existing provision for PhD student training when he created his ‘new’ programme. He stuttered unconvincing excuses when I reminded him that we were only accredited for the programme that we delivered in 2020. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Blu-Tack, cafe, desk, flipchart, meeting, PhD, programme, sheet
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Chain bridge construction challenge (Rousse)
The core of the challenge was to cross the narrow chain bridge. This would have been achievable had the task not also required the construction of sections of the deck as you made your way across. I simply did not … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, chain, challenge, construction, plank, ravine
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Dangers of dressing in the dark (Rousse)
Dressing in the dark is never a good idea, especially not on the day that a photographer is booked to take your portrait for the university web site. In the daylight I discovered that I was wearing a florescent lime … Continue reading
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Tagged danger, dark, dress, green, lime, make-up, photographer, site, web
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King Charles takes the replacement bus service (Rousse)
I accompanied King Charles on his journey south by train from Balmoral. His carriages were very different from ours. Their worn wood panelling and tatty leather upholstery contrasted with the modern furnishings throughout the rest of the train. When we … Continue reading
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Tagged Balmoral, bus, carriage, Charles, Dumfries, king, replacement, service, train
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Confused courtship (Rousse)
Yet again, TPR had fallen in love – this time with a young fresher. He could be more subtle in his dalliances. Why would anyone issue a dinner invitation to a prospective lover in the presence of his wife? The … Continue reading
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Tagged confused, courtship, fresher, invitation, love, lover, TPR, wife
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Public engagement presentation practice (Rousse)
JS led the public engagement workshop, and EH recommended a book that identified a suitable theoretical framework for the approach to be adopted. When it was my turn present, I elected to argue the case for information literacy. I told … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, information literacy, information technology, practice, presentation, public engagement
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Humpty Dumpty’s illegal move (Rousse)
‘Did you say to Humpty Dumpty that it was OK to get off that wall?’, I asked TPR, accusingly.
Hero of the exhibition hall survives animal attacks but loses a laptop (Rousse)
I was the hero of the exhibition hall when I caught a toddler-on-the-loose by the arm and promptly returned her to her grateful parents. We’d heard rumours of the wild animals that preyed on visitors as they left the venue. … Continue reading
Dealing with a heckler (Rousse)
I thought that I was doing quite well interviewing the two older graduates who had turned up for the reunion. The first was very obviously impressed that I was able to guess his degree and recognised him as a famous … Continue reading
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Tagged conversation, degree, graduate, heckle, heckler, interview, microphone, musician, perfromance, reunion
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