A Visitation

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Today, Paraglider travels from Doha to Dubai and will be in the Paranormal by mid afternoon whence hordes of devoted fans and autograph hunters will stay away in droves. He may be recognised by his dissimilarity to the African woodcarving on the left. And for the rest of this week, while his posts may not rise to the giddy heights of interesting or relevant, at least they will emanate from the UAE. What does the U stand for again?

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  1. Pararegular31 July 2009 at 13:51

    See you for a cold beverage sometime..!

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  2. Para Glider1 August 2009 at 05:05

    This could certainly happen :)

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  3. Anonymous3 August 2009 at 12:09

    I look forward to reading a report, in your usual pithy style, about what has happened to the Paranormal since you were last there. No Helga for a start!

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  4. Para Glider4 August 2009 at 06:46

    Thanks Anon - it will be coming shortly. I'm still absorbing the changes.

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