Tag Archives: member

Richard Wilson, a Pharaoh, and the representation of women at the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Richard Wilson remembered me from the days that we shared a lane in the Glenogle swimming pool. He therefore greeted me as a friend in the members’ room of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The actor and I were both … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged case, debating, Edinburgh, fellow, floor, friend, Gleogle, gown, green, meeting, member, pen, pencil, pharaoh, pool, proceedings, professor, purple, representation, Richard Wilson, Royal Society of Edinburgh, school, sing, sociology, speech, suffragette, swimming, uniform, white, women | Leave a comment

Bigamist escapes to Africa on the cruise ship Botswana (Rousse)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was a bigamist five times over and now feared detection. So, dressed in a white sailor’s uniform complete with brass buttons, I escaped the police by boarding the cruise ship Botswana in Ullapool harbour. I looked forward to completing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, anonymous, bigamist, Botswana, brass, button, crew, cruise, destination, forgive, groom, harbour, heart, husband, identity, Inverness, journey, member, overboard, plan, sailor, ship, teacher, throw, TPR, Ullapool, uniform, white | Leave a comment

Secrets of an Edinburgh book group (Rousse)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TTX was asking me all sorts of questions about book groups as we crossed over London Road between Meadowbank Stadium and Jock’s Lodge. I couldn’t tell whether she was sneering at the concept, or hinting that she would like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book, bus, club, ear-shot, Edinburgh, festival, George Square, group, identity, job, Jock's, join, Lodge, London Road, Meadowbank, member, morning, music, organised, over-worked, overnight, question, road, secret, sign, sleep, snack, stadium, stop, University of Edinburgh, van, windscreen, woman | Leave a comment

Human harpoon target practice (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When TPR took up membership of an exclusive club I hoped that I would soon receive an invitation myself. However, TPR was dead set against my joining him once he discovered the main reason for bringing in new recruits: so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged club, exclusive, harpoon, human, invitation, live, member, practice, recruit, subject, target, technique, TPR | Leave a comment

Cult betting on the Eurovision song contest (Rousse)

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I took the number 10 bus to Granton, then called for the kayak taxi from the pier. The kayak took me as far as a sandbank. I crossed the sandbank, then swam to the small island in the forth. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged £40 million, beard, bet, contest, cult, Eurovision, follower, Forth, Granton, grey, guru, hair, housing, island, kayak, leader, member, sandbank, song, swim, taxi | Leave a comment

Mystery woman at book group shows off season’s best selling grey woollen outfit from Next (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Poor SC. We all turned up at her house for our monthly meeting, but none of us had bothered to read the prescribed text. I was rather puzzled because I recognised the book title and its jacket, yet I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged best, best seller, book, borrow, grey, group, identity, inkling, jacket, library, meeting, member, mystery, Next, outfit, read, return, season, seller, text, title, woman, woollen | Leave a comment

University reunion surprises (Rousse)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

At the university reunion one girl complained that her breast reduction surgery had not been worth the bother, another seemed unable to sit still at the table (until we realised that she was popping out for cigarettes every ten minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast, cigarette, class, girl, kitchen, member, reductiom, restaurant, reunion, success, surprise, table, university | Leave a comment

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Richard Wilson, a Pharaoh, and the representation of women at the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Bigamist escapes to Africa on the cruise ship Botswana (Rousse)

Human harpoon target practice (Rousse)

Cult betting on the Eurovision song contest (Rousse)

University reunion surprises (Rousse)

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