1) So let me try an #introduction, with a suitable density of hashtags.

I worked for a #science research institution in France but I retired two years ago.

I spend most of my time in #paris. I am #quebecois and a #canadian citizen

I suffer from musical bulimia, and have a very large #music collection, most of which is now ripped on hard disk. My tastes are very wide and include #classical, #jazz and #improvisation, with a certain fondness for "avant-garde" stuff (for lack of a better word).