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Appointments committee limbo party (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The video link to the meeting of senior management across town should have been closed down much earlier in the day. Since it was still open the six of us in the classroom were able to witness completely the unexpected … Continue reading →

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Change your hair, change your life (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Following years of misery XY finally cheered up. She chopped her long lanky hair into a punky Siouxsie Sioux style, dyed it jet black, and started to smile. When she returned to her student haunts everyone was amazed at what … Continue reading →

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Impatient engineers and cigar-smoking students (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At 3pm I joined a meeting of colleagues in the School of Engineering. I never realised before just how many there were of them: hundreds! When it came to my turn to speak it was hard work to shout above … Continue reading →

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Happy times at the Manor House (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I lived in two modest suites at the University’s of Birmingham’s Manor House. In the summer months we had the run of the building, but when term started in September we were more restricted. For example, it was … Continue reading →

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A reunion with Gandalf, Dumbledore, Beowulf, and Basil Fawlty (Rousse)

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Gandalf and/or Dumbledore was dead. I saw them wheel his body into the hall on a trolley. The white sheet was meant to cover the entire corpse, but strands of long white hair could not be contained and peeked out … Continue reading →

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Call me doctor, and please support the pandas (Rousse)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I never thought that I would be forced to encounter sixth form bullies Nasty N and Crafty C after I left school, but here they were, just across the room. It was over thirty years too late, but now – … Continue reading →

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An unexpected golden oldie Gaelic concert (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When my work colleague Julia said that her mother was lonely in the old people’s home, I offered to welcome the sad geriatric into my team to cheer her up. I popped over to her place to discuss the arrangements. … Continue reading →

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Long-awaited guest wows the crowd in a gleaming royal blue satin gown (Rousse)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Sitting outdoors across the long table from me, LP argued the merits of running at least three times a week. I felt terrible because I no longer managed this. However, it was wonderful to see all the faces of the … Continue reading →

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Business information sources: the most loved guide (Rousse)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Before introducing BF and then me, CR stepped up to the podium and waved a copy of Navigating business information sources: a practical guide for information managers in the air. The audience members cheered wildly. Published almost two decades ago … Continue reading →

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