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Fly-tippers and drunks (Rousse)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I expected to sit with JB (resplendent in a green dress) at table 19 at the staff meeting, but instead found myself next to GR. Even though retired for almost a year, LM joined us. GR had just swept the … Continue reading →

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Hunting down the Brazilian mafia (Rousse)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

When TPR refused to take me on holiday, I set off on my own independent adventure: to hunt down the Brazilian mafia on the mean streets of Sāo Paulo.

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Three suspicious spots of blood on a bridal gown (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The three neat spots of blood on the skirt of my bridal gown would be enough to convict me of murder. There was no option but to burn the (otherwise) beautiful dress – now.

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Conference skiving (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

One day at a conference was quite enough for me these days, so I made a good contribution on day 1, then lounged about in my hotel bedroom on day 2. I would have done the same on day 3 … Continue reading →

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Dissertation and desertion (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My dissertation was due for submission in a matter of weeks and I hadn’t started it even though I had all the access to resources that I would ever need, now that I lived in a cubby hole in the … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson paves the streets with gold (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The latest government scheme to placate the population was Boris Johnson’s initiative to pave the streets with gold – or at least coins embedded into the pavements of Loughborough. When I asked a man who looked like an engineer if … Continue reading →

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Reckless driving on the River Tweed (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My father was super-impressed that my school friend PM (was PS) owned the land that ran from the back of her house all the way to the River Tweed. ‘Is the bank solid?’ he asked, as he inched the wheels … Continue reading →

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New York Times publishes coded message to run Trump out of town (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Dreamaticus

How could this be a holiday if I were sleeping at the lecturer’s desk in front of a class of thirty, all of whom were also extremely angry that the week of sunshine, sea and sand that they had been … Continue reading →

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Rat and racoon robbers (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

A rat and a racoon were stealing all the food that I had laid out on the bird table in my back garden.

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Funeral phone confiscation (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Dreamaticus

After a young student died while resident at the Manor House at the University of Birmingham, TPR and I were despatched to London to attend his funeral. The memorial event itself was for a random selection of the recently deceased, … Continue reading →

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