Tag Archives: New York

A pee-pee peeper (Belle)

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

As I was using the bathroom at Macy’s in New York, the person in the next cubicle slid their head under the partition to look at me. I stamped on the person’s hand – hard.

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An academic affair in New York (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Dreamaticus

This should not have been the highlight of the New York conference, but I was extremely flattered to be the object of CDX’s affections. It barely crossed my mind that TPR would not approve of my affair. In any case, … Continue reading →

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New York’s latest spa craze is total wee wee (Belle)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was visiting New York on business and I had no idea why the hipster librarian had decided I must visit the city’s trendiest spa. I was told the full story. The owner of the spa had been rootling around … Continue reading →

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Couple squanders a million on five star city break to New York (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

With each meal costing almost £400 a shot, and accommodation at £700 per person a night, this holiday did not come cheap – even if the expenses were partially covered by TPR’s employers as an incentive trip. Although we loved … Continue reading →

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Sex, firemen and Jack Nicholson (Belle)

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I had moved to Brooklyn to join a commune of New York firefighters and I had taken the house I lived in in 1989 with me. While I was standing nude in the bathroom I realised that Jack Nicholson was … Continue reading →

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Checking out New York’s Statue of Liberty (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It took some time for me to realise that I had been flown into New York. They’d booked TPR onto a later flight too – and he would almost certainly upgraded to club class. I mentioned to my host that … Continue reading →

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What to do at Grand Central Station (Rousse)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At Grand Central Station in New York we would regroup for the next leg of our journey. In the meantime I scattered my business cards in the hope of widening my network of work contacts. I then returned to my … Continue reading →

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What to do in New York: basketball versus shoes? (Rousse)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was an unwilling tourist in New York. KA and AM had forced me to cross the Atlantic, convinced that I would be interested in watching a basketball game starring TPR playing in the Sun Microsystems national team. I was … Continue reading →

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The invisible car (Rousse)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

DJ was showing off his latest purchase: an invisible car. Along with everyone else I admired it greatly, even though I couldn’t see it. More impressive was the Soviet style statue across the bay. It was the size of a … Continue reading →

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An unwelcome extra in a New York fruit salad (Rousse)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dreamaticus

JG brought me a delicious-looking fruit salad all the way from New York. When I took a mouthful I bit straight into something brittle. There was a shard of glass amongst the fruit! We needed to hold this as evidence … Continue reading →

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