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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Pretentious Bathing
You may recall that in my annual search for the most pretentious artistic offering in the Edinburgh Fringe programme I spotted a one-on-one piece which involved you being bathed, wrapped in a towel, fed chocolate and, quote, being held for … Continue reading
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Tagged bath robe, candlelit bedroom, edinburgh fringe, fish and chips, picnic in the park
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Normals
The idea of banning face masks in public in the wake of recent events seems to be one knee-jerk reaction too far. Why, innocent gentlemen of a certain age popping out for a pootle on their ancient BSA’s, well wrapped … Continue reading
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Tagged bowler hats, dark suits, face masks, knee jerk reaction, rebellious attitude, shiny shoes
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Walkways
Emerging from a meeting at the Pump Room this week we became embroiled in the maelstrom that is peak holiday period Bath. From the inexorable marching of endless columns of foreign language students to the dawdling knots of lost Japanese … Continue reading
Greek Games
The appeal for the public to take part in the London Olympics opening ceremony reminds me of a scrape I got into in Athens where the 1969 European Games were being staged. I was there ostensibly to teach conversational English … Continue reading
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