Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 29th, 2007
Based on the current shambolic situation junior doctors seem to be finding themselves in I am extremely grateful not to be embroiled. Last year the NHS announced they were going to undertake a radical reshake of the junior doctor training system. Most of us encouraged them to leave things alone as the existing system, while [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 25th, 2007
This is an event commemorated on the 25th April every year of great significance to Australians. It marks the first day of the infamous Gallipoli landings and the subsequent campaign that cost the lives of some 8000 Australian troops. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Here it is a national holiday [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 22nd, 2007
At least the Swans had better hope so. Last night Regan and I went to AAMI Stadium to see the Sydney – Adelaide game. Since I’d chosen to support them I thought it was only right that we did things properly and went to see them live. There was a lot riding on this game [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 20th, 2007
Sir Mix-a-lot (1992) in case you were wondering. That’s right, our little baby (the Swift) is back from the repairers and good as new. I’ve only had a cursory look but it seems like they have done a good job and the paint matching seems to be spot-on. I would hope they have used genuine [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 18th, 2007
A more light-heared post this time. We’ve tried our hand at South Park character artwork with great results. Now it’s time to find out which Simpsons character your personality is most akin to. The link is here. Just fill in all the questions and it will tell you who you would be if you were [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 17th, 2007
I did it again. Yes that’s right, I broke my laptop for the second time. Some of you will remember that shortly after getting my Lenovo laptop, I managed to break it by putting Linux on it. Then yesterday I thought it would be a good idea to upgrade it to Windows Vista. In retrospect [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 15th, 2007
Another Simpsons reference for those who think the title is a typo. It is a suggestion for Laurel to yell during labour. This post is intended to be a warning for her and all women of child-bearing age. If I could offer you only one tip for the future – avoiding Madwives would be it. [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 14th, 2007
Equality and individual rights have been adopted at chez nous. The cats, who had been heinously oppressed and imprisoned here, were finally allowed out to explore the garden. They had developed a serious case of cabin fever with some peculiar behaviour and raised tempers. We were careful to supervise their attempts to find gaps in [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 12th, 2007
Back on nights again. The reference in the title is a jokey term we use to describe putting invasive lines, and hence needles, in patients. Last night was particularly busy, and reminded me of working in the intensive care unit in Leicester. We had a couple of patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, who were [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 8th, 2007
Happy Easter one and all. I hope you are all well and eating lots of chocolate – after all, it is good for you! Here the traditional Easter bunny has been replaced by the Bilby. This is an endangered marsupial that looks a little like a rabbit in that they both have large ears. For [...]
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