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A house move to Malaysia and a musty old school (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

RL and SL and said that they were moving to Kansas, but now their plans had changed. Their new home would be Malaysia. Before they left for Asia, RL recommended me for a teaching post at an Edinburgh private school. … Continue reading →

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A flight to Leith by way of Leicester (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

All our friends were at a party on the top floor of a plate glass tower block in Leith. I wanted to join them, but I didn’t have the right change for the bus. Eventually I took the long route … Continue reading →

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Bike theft at Queen Margaret University (Rousse)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The Californian sunshine lifted my spirits so high that I was convinced that it was unnecessary to padlock my brand new bike outside Queen Margaret University. Of course, when I came back out of the building, my bike was gone. … Continue reading →

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A secret exit from the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I am one the few people who know the secret of the fifth floor of the British Library. If ever lost in this august building, you should come to this level and turn left along the balcony above the reading … Continue reading →

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Vertical paragliding (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My neighbour’s AS’s hobby was vertical paragliding. He’d come back from work, attach his rainbow silks, and shoot into the sky above our building.

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Bristol house building and Edinburgh skyscrapers (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

It took a while, but eventually I managed to make a distinction between my colleague TF and student AA. This achieved, I climbed into TF’s car for our trip. Our first destination was Bristol. Here TF showed me the house … Continue reading →

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How to throw out a husband who will not leave (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My school friend AL had been living for some time with her family in an old hotel. They had never bothered to convert the building, so there was still an institutional feel around the place. When I first arrived, AL … Continue reading →

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President Donald Trump fails to attract inauguration ceremony audience in tatty Victorian theatre (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

In the basement of the Muirhead Tower at the University of Birmingham, SPC and I learnt to program. I was surprised at the ease in which I could code. If only it were so easy to program domestic appliances at … Continue reading →

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From drama to dental school in California (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was in California on business for two weeks. TPR and my niece B accompanied me. B was about to start drama school there as an international student. We thought it important to check out her new university, not least … Continue reading →

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Glistening glamour and finger technique (Rousse)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We passed through the university hospital by train as we travelled to the campus. Everything was beautiful and sparkling in white – from the walls of the structure to the glistening full-length ball gowns of the glamorous reception staff. On … Continue reading →

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