Pillow Talk

Fester considers himself a biogeographer and spent the whole of his career in scientific research into nutrition, entomology and land use (he refuses to use the terms ecology and biodiversity because they’re too vague).  He combined this with his own consultancy service providing the entomological element of environmental impact surveys required for building and transport developments, natural history organisations and other bodies.  His status as a researcher enabled his consultancy work.  Data acquired in his consultancy work fed into his scientific research.  

He wrote and co-authored many peer reviewed papers in many learned journals, something his department at the University were glad of because it helps persuade the powers that be to keep funding them.  For many years he would tell me the running total, which I’ve forgotten.

The roof of the flat he owns, which Bazoukiboy lives in, required mending.  So the loft and his office there were emptied and a lot of stuff brought over here…

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4 February 2016 at 11:05

One thing you can say about Fester is when he decides to sort something out he goes for it whole hog.

Having got a whole load of books etc out of Bazoukiboy's loft and office, he's been going through it all. I've taken 2 Fiat Multipla bootloads of paper for recycling, loads of stuff has been burnt and he's down to boxing books and journals to keep/sell/donate.  

But he's realised he has stuff in our office than "needs bringing out at looking at."  

And last night in bed he looked at the bedside shelf and said "Oh and those need going through too."

Then

"You know, my name appears in more publications than I thought."

To which his loving wife replied

"That may be, but not as many as your ego would prefer."