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My North Thames Gas saga
A case study in bureaucracy
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Terry Freedman
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June 2025
Start the week #99
Where I'm coming from
Jun 30
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Terry Freedman
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Three possible beginnings of a book review
Which do you prefer?
Jun 27
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Terry Freedman
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Letter to Rebecca #25-09
Cryptic clues, film flippancy, terrible torture, naughty nicknames
Jun 25
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Terry Freedman
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In this week's issue: meeting Maharishi, reflections on language
Jun 23
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Terry Freedman
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Experiments in style: mystery algorithm
What's the underlying set of rules?
Jun 22
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Terry Freedman
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Jun 16
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How I wrote one of my letters
An insider's look at the epistolary operation at Freedman Towers
Jun 15
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Terry Freedman
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Letter to Rebecca #25-08
Spot the hidden song title
Jun 11
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Terry Freedman
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Start the week #96
Special freebie edition
Jun 9
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Terry Freedman
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Start the week #95
Book reviews, music, persiflage
Jun 3
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Terry Freedman
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May 2025
Bookish words,& their surprising stories
A review
May 30
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Terry Freedman
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