Tag Archives: exercise

Failed cat photographer seeks new post at music school (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Dreamaticus

It was pouring in Edinburgh and very difficult for me to navigate the puddles on my way to my 9:15 exercise class on campus. There was a real risk that I would arrive late. Along the route I heard the … Continue reading →

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Dealing with an Uber scammer (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Dreamaticus

The Uber driver must have tricked his passengers dozens of times, but the four of us would not be fooled. We played along when he turned a short 10 minute trip to town into the charade of an extended trek … Continue reading →

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Online conference revival (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Last held in 2013, we all believed that that was the end of the annual Online conference – until this week, when it was revived in London. LVZ was operating the complicated lifts, and my colleague BMR selling miscellaneous books … Continue reading →

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Applause at the pool (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

When the aquafit class was held up yet again by the squeals of the short, fat, ginger woman, I could stand it no more. I climbed straight out of the pool. Then, dripping wet, I announced that I was speaking … Continue reading →

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Changes on campus and food hoarding (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I barely recognised PA on campus. A strict six-month regime of a decent diet and proper exercise had been transformational. He looked so much better. He said that he felt fantastic. Meanwhile, DM was struggling. She had voluntarily stepped down … Continue reading →

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Waylaid on Broughton Street by Edwardian hookers and a shop alarm (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I knew that I needed to be at Waverley Station to meet JS and RR off the train from Bristol at 18:30. Nevertheless, I cycled down Broughton Street on my static exercise bike, and followed the new-to-me narrow street that … Continue reading →

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When ‘going for a run’ means a different form of exercise (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I was heart-broken when I discovered that whenever my husband left the house declaring  ‘I’m going for a run’, he was really off to spend the afternoon in one of two love-nests – either with SS or LP.

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Mystery childhood relic unearthed in Glasgow (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

SC and I ‘picked up’ the Glasgow University academic just outside Queen Street station. Rather than catch our train back to Edinburgh, we followed him across town to his office, intrigued by an invitation to consult his exercise book. In … Continue reading →

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Gym gatecrashers (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The personal trainers had removed most of the artefacts that I had brought in to customise my corner of the gym. Now piled up higgledy-piggledy against the wall were the certificates and newspaper cuttings from my 10k races, the stereo … Continue reading →

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Corporate fun (with a dodgy doctor) in Hawaii (Rousse)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were shepherded into a tiny cupboard with some of his colleagues at a corporate party in Hawaii. Meanwhile those preparing the later activity conducted a team partnering exercise. Several people were swapped back and forth across cupboards … Continue reading →

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