Tag Archives: TPR

David Cameron’s seven-pack centrefold – plus numerous other adventures, including one at Buckingham Palace (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Dreamaticus

At first I was thrilled to be resident at Buckingham Palace. However, I hadn’t understood that once welcomed in, there was little prospect of getting out. I begged the security staff to show me the exit, explaining how much I … Continue reading →

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Sex, money and Green and Black chocolate: Rousse ponders some moral dilemmas

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was a terrible moral dilemma. Not only were we the only ones who knew where the terrorists were holding the hostage, but it was also within our means to save him. I had already written out the cheque for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged affair, cheque, chocolate, confession, dilemma, engineer, envelope, Green and Black, hostage, money, moral, post, sex, terrorists, TPR, victim | Leave a comment

Rousse exiled

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It would be impossible to measure our sense of shame, but now we had some idea of what it must have felt like to be exiled from the community in ancient times. Our mistake had been to overestimate the extent … Continue reading →

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Fish and lamb (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

P and SM had secretly amassed a vast collection of enormous glug jugs, now displayed with pride in their sitting room. Some hung from from hooks, and the rest were arranged higgledy piggledy on a high shelf. I particularly admired … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s qualifications quandary

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I spent almost an entire academic year pining for TPR in a tiny hall of residence room at the University of Birmingham, with only my Mac for company. Permanently logged into e-mail, I lived for his messages from the other … Continue reading →

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Katie Price’s (aka Jordan) career on the conference circuit, and a life of crime in Australia (Rousse)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (aka Jordan) was my new, self-appointed, right-hand woman. She accompanied me to all my speaking engagements, often with her two younger children Junior and Princess. On this occasion I was delivering a keynote paper on computer security at … Continue reading →

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Rousse sorts out shorts and running routes

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Dreamaticus

After months of feigned shock, giggles and teasing I finally worked out why TPR’s shorts had become such a hot topic at the gym. The shorts that he had been wearing were not his, but mine! No wonder the blue … Continue reading →

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Evidence of global warming in Antigua (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I thought that I had signed up for a dream holiday “away from it all” so was somewhat annoyed to find running club friends lounging beside the hotel pool, and see familiar faces from work at the bar. TPR suggested … Continue reading →

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A tardis and a fake doctor – amongst other strange things (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

On the Isle of Lewis: It was lucky that I happened to glance out at the sea from the stairwell window from the fourth floor when I did. The tsunami was heading straight for the sea wall. TPR, RG and … Continue reading →

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Adulterer uncovered in New York (Rousse)

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The New York annual Founders’ Day parade was spectacular and I would have happily watched it all day. However, just as the elephants marched past, TPR introduced me to two blonde strangers. The younger of the two was Jenny and, … Continue reading →

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