Tag Archives: head

A two-legged Jack Russell terrier (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were walking along a narrow path next to a glistening stream when a truncated Jack Russell terrier ran up to us. It was all head and no body, but managed to get about with no problem at … Continue reading →

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Woman bludgeons man to death in Holyrood Park (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

LK led the three of us through Holyrood Park. I shouted after her that this was the long way, so we all turned back to take the route around the other side of the hill and loch. I had been … Continue reading →

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Competing at the cloud computing headgear championships (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR, JM and I were competing at the London Olympia cloud computing headgear championships. It was pretty obvious to me that JM would win with his baby blue mohair beanie.

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The ugly pumpkin-headed baby (Rousse)

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

HR trotted down the steps with her boyfriend and their pumpkin-headed baby. Meanwhile HR’s Australian ex-boyfriend was lying on a sofa in our back room, complaining that he was lonely. We had to keep these people apart. I ran outside … Continue reading →

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Accident prone acquaintances (Rousse)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JS ran a few paces over the highly polished floor, turned a corner, missed her footing, skidded, and fell head first on the hard surface. I ran to her aid, while also dialling 999. I cradled JS’s head in my … Continue reading →

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Going forward – in shame (Rousse)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I publicly mocked my friend and colleague X in a meeting for uttering the redundant phrase ‘Going forward’. I later apologised for doing so. I hung my head in shame.

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A youthful uncle (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I left my book group pals at the table to greet my Uncle J. He was back in the UK for one last trip. Despite his advanced years he was looking great. Most notable was his full head of dark … Continue reading →

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Bare-chested 80s music fan caught on film (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘There you are! There you are!’ I shouted as TPR and I watched the old video footage of an audience at a music concert in the mid-1980s. The young TPR wasn’t that difficult to spot. Bare-chested in the third row, … Continue reading →

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A silly strop beneath the Smiths (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

X sat at his desk beneath the Smiths poster. Every time that a gust of wind blew outdoors the poster billowed. I suggested that the windows be closed. It was winter after all. All this time I had thought that … Continue reading →

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Project crisis ‘cured’ with spray-on white hair and wedding invitations (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Our work was barely progressing from one meeting to the next so we decided that the only course of action open to us now was to bring the project to an end and cut our losses. One of the team … Continue reading →

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