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Rousse averts Las Vegas crime-spree

Normally I hated huge Las Vegas hotels, but this one was an exception. The staff did everything to make you feel at home, right down to changing the name-plates on the bedroom doors each day so that guests believed that … Continue reading

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Nosey Rousse risks her health on her way to breakfast fry-up

Breakfast on the morning after the school reunion comprised baked beans, sausages, roast parsnips and potatoes, all lovingly cooked by HH (HP back in our school days). Just before I went downstairs to join the others at the breakfast table, … Continue reading

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Famous beards and underwear (Rousse)

DB and I were cataloguing journal issues, then filing them in slim cardboard boxes, in the reading room of a large academic library. I also took this opportunity to consider the common data elements in MARC records and APA referencing. … Continue reading

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Another Sunday in academia – with a hedgehog (Rousse)

If you have ever wondered how the typical academic spends a Sunday, the answer is straightforward: either at work, or thinking about work. This Sunday was no different from most others. TPR was entertaining himself elsewhere when I set off … Continue reading

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Promoting public libraries and chaos at work (Rousse)

I was super keen to show BR the publicity material that I had developed to promote public libraries. She picked up my MacBook, adjusted the settings (I had no idea that the screen was detachable), and clicked “play”. The video … Continue reading

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