Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 28th, 2009
Not quite a Schrodinger’s Cat analogy, but the way we view something does alter our description of that thing. Any assessment has to based on an accepted norm but also what we become used to. So, in a manner of speaking, in thinking about an aspect of life, we have to challenge our perception. This [...]
Posted in Rants on Jun 28th, 2009
I seem to be missing something. The rampant hysteria surrounding Michael Jackson’s death is leaving me somewhat cold. Anyone would think that Diana had died again such is the intensity of emotional outpouring. True, he was a great musician and wrote some seminal songs, but plenty of other more worthy musical icons haven’t received such [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Jun 20th, 2009
Both metaphorically and literally. Over the past month or so, I have been in a bit of a slump at work. Many of the jobs we do are interesting both in terms of clinical and logistical aspects. It also has seen us travel to some diverse parts of the state. Unfortunately this has not been [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Jun 18th, 2009
Not quite on the scale of the Inaugural Presidential speech, but still fairly daunting. Today it was the turn of MedSTAR to present to the weekly Retrieval community teleconference. There are a number of organisations similar to ours around Australia including CareFlight and Adult Retrievals Victoria. Since these services are based primarily in state capitals, [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 12th, 2009
I’m sure many of you will have noticed the shortage of posts recently. Unfortunately I have no excuse for the reduction in activity, other than that mind is on other things. We now hear relatively little from the UK, and if not for friends and family, it would almost be as if we had not [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Jun 10th, 2009
Welcome to the 11th review I’ve written on BodyPump by Les Mills International, and the first of the 70s series. Instructors in Europe and elsewhere may already have recieved DVDs, but launches won’t be for a few weeks yet, so the following is for participants. Forewarned is forearmed! Warmup: A gentle introduction into the release [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 3rd, 2009
Unless you have been living in a cave on Mars, with your eyes shut and your fingers in your ears, going “la, la la”, you will be aware that I have been preparing for the JFICM exam later this year. The date is fast approaching and I have little time left to decide whether to [...]
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