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    I don't need a parachute, baby, if I've got you.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    Four things that never happened to Jonathan Sims, and one thing that never happened to everyone else.

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    28 Aug 2022

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    The Department is grateful for the time and input of its stakeholders and welcomes in particular any observations by the European Agency for the Oversight of Irregularities and/or the Magnus Institute, London.

    Don't worry, everything is fine.

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    28 Aug 2022

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    Fun fact: interview-based research typically has to go through ethical review, and while oral histories have generally been exempt, that is less and less the case.

    Another fun fact: Tim is no longer allowed to fill out paperwork.

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    28 Aug 2022

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    As soon as Aubrey Thyme, psychotherapist, had opened her office door and seen her new client, Anthony J. Crowley, sitting in her waiting area, she was observing and assessing him. At first glance, she paid attention to the following:

    --His clothing was expensive and stylish;
    --He wore very strange but noticeable cologne;
    --His relationship to the seat he occupied could only, very loosely, be described as “sitting;”
    --He looked angry;
    --He was wearing sunglasses.

    What Aubrey Thyme, a professional, thought, upon first seeing her new client was: you’re going to be a fun one, aren’t you?

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    15 Aug 2021