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Defining a youngster and bonus corvids (Belle)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Dreamaticus

The new ‘Age Classification System’ I was working on had hit a roadblock. Earlier in the process I had decided that 29-31 year olds should be designated as ‘Youngsters’ and this was causing inevitable problems for me as I tried … Continue reading →

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Darts and death with Prince Charles (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When Charles, Prince of Wales challenged TPR to a game of darts, I wandered out into the damp garden. The peace was interrupted when a woman ran across the terrace screaming ‘He’s dead, he’s dead, David is dead!’ Then a … Continue reading →

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A Nokia for an iPhone (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting on the main deck of a ferry on my way to the Isle of Lewis when an enormous black rook dive-bombed my handbag and stole my iPhone. I had to survive on an ancient Nokia until my … Continue reading →

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