Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 28th, 2009
All has been rather quiet on here over the past few days. There is good reason, and I been busy and had my mind elsewhere. You will remember that this year I am working towards Fellowship with the Australian Intensive Care college. From Wednesday to Friday this week I have been taking part in a [...]
Posted in Rants on Feb 24th, 2009
Not long after arriving in Adelaide I commented on the generally parlous standard of driving. Having been here for more than 2 years now I am still convinced that there are many drivers on the Adelaide roads who really should not be behind the wheel. This is not just my opinion as even friends and [...]
Posted in Pictures, Retrievals on Feb 20th, 2009
Apologies in advance as this posting is going to be a tad saccharine and sentimental. In this world there is a great deal of ugliness both in terms of what humans do to this planet and each other. From time to time there are rays of light in the gloom. The important thing is to [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Feb 18th, 2009
It’s been a little while since the last one of these, but on with the series of posts about the job I used to do ad-hoc and now do full-time. Thus far we have covered everything up to the point where the stress really starts. Generally when we pick patients up, it is from the [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 16th, 2009
Forgive the awkward neologism but there is no word for “being a true Australian”. Patriotism doesn’t quite cover it, as the word doesn’t imply nationality or the individual values associated with Australia. This lack of official descriptor (despite having the slang “ocker” ) might explain why it’s also difficult to truly define what it means [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 14th, 2009
I’m sure most of you will have read about the current catastrophes besetting Australia. The climate is bi-polar with extremes at opposite sides of the continent. This isn’t going to be a rant about global warming, or climate change, but the dichotomy between north and south seems more than just normal variation. When we think [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 9th, 2009
Yes I know, but I couldn’t find a better song reference that summed up what I wanted to say. To get to the point, the research project I told you about last year is going well. We have recruited our 70th patient so, given we were after 140, this marks the halfway point. This has [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Feb 7th, 2009
There is something special about being a founder member. I was privileged recently to be one of the first members of the spanking new GoodLife gym in North Adelaide. Yesterday I had another unique moment – my first shift with the South Australian (Statewide) Retrieval Service. Cue the fanfare and drum-roll being followed by an [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Feb 5th, 2009
Time again for a preview of what will feature in the next release. The quarterlies in Adelaide are scheduled for the 1st March and we are due to launch in the second week of March. A review will appear here … of course. In the meantime here is the Sizzler to whet your appetites: BODYPUMP® [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 1st, 2009
Sorry but this is going to be another post about the parlous situation in Adelaide during the current heatwave. Do bear with me though, as it does have an important point to make. For anyone who follows international news regularly, the sight of empty supermarket shelves will be a regular feature. They usually accompany the [...]
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