Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 30th, 2009
Well, not really, although we do now own a new one. Credit to The Buggles for the title here. Their pleasant synth-pop song can be viewed here. For years now we have been using a Sony Cybershot. When new, it was among the better compacts available and we were attracted by good reviews. In typical [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 27th, 2009
The question asked of me by the director of our unit a couple of days ago. I’m not sure if he was fishing for potential Adelaide intensivist specialists, vaguely interested in a supervisory role or just making conversation. Either way, it got me thinking about my career and prospects for the next year or two. [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 21st, 2009
Thought it was time to throw in another music reference to intro an interesting couple of days away from the city and my normal work. Amongst other hidden secrets, South Australia is petrolhead nirvana (see, the music ref was appropriate after all). The extremely dry climate and absence of gritting in winter provides a very [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 18th, 2009
… or drink. To continue my identification of the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between Australia and the United Kingdom, here’s a doozy: the vagaries of state versus federal administration. Australia was a groups of loosely allied colonies for over a hundred years until Federation created the nation as it is today. This legacy has left [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 14th, 2009
Although we got the exam result on the final day of testing, it still didn’t feel concrete until yesterday. But now there is no doubt as my certificate has now arrived. This has come as a great relief and acts as closure from any sense of doubt. So, all I have to do now is [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 10th, 2009
Taking a cue from Ed’s comment yesterday, I did indeed go out to buy ice-cream. The fact that we needed essentials like milk and bread was a mere co-incidence. Anyway, while I was at the supermarket choosing from amongst the various high-fat high carb alternatives, the power went. From bright aisles, humming cold cabinets and [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 9th, 2009
A premature heatwave has spelt the end of spring in South Australia. With temperatures due to hit close to 40 by this weekend, we could be forgiven for thinking that time has jumped forward to February. It has come as somewhat of a shock and it’s not just us who are suffering. The poor cats [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Nov 6th, 2009
Yet again, a little taster for what to expect in the next BodyPump release. The local instructors will be attending their quarterlies the weekend after next, so we should be getting the launch in the second week of December all being well. So, stay tuned for a review about then. In the meantime: BODYPUMP® 72 [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Nov 3rd, 2009
Well, only in a manner of speaking. You will remember from some time back that I have undertaken a clinical trial on potassium supplementation in ICU. Well the good news is that we have finished enrollment and all patients have completed the actual study period. The bad news is that the hard bit starts. We [...]
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