Posted in Rick's Posts on May 22nd, 2010
Has been documented for posterity. A fine animator has succinctly encapsulated some of the more annoying idiosyncratic traits of our feline friends. Rather than detract from the quality of his work with trite reviews, I’ll merely invite you to watch the following: And when you’ve seen that, head over to the official site to watch [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on May 17th, 2010
My trust in bureaucrats and efforts to jump through imposed hoops has paid off. I have received official confirmation from the College of the award of Fellowship. It’s only taken 3 and a bit years of hard work, but this represents the end of my training. This qualification is the first stepping stone towards a [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on May 12th, 2010
… again. Yet more paperwork submitted and time to play the waiting game while unseen bureaucrats scrutinise another aspect of my life. Finally, the UK postal system has recovered from the literal and metaphorical fall-out from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption. Incidentally, prizes to anyone who can pronounce it’s name, and certainly no winners from amongst the [...]
Posted in Rants, Rick's Posts on May 9th, 2010
To carry on from the previous post, I’d now like to declare a moratorium on alcohol. And for the same reason. I’m not going to rant on about the numerous health risks, societal damage and crime resulting from alcohol intake, as I’ve covered those subject before. The downsides are also well documented in the annals [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on May 8th, 2010
No, don’t worry, I haven’t just signed up with the Communists, nor the local chapter of the Far Right Nimbys. But, a recent advertisement on TV got me thinking. I’ll set the scene. Right in the middle of prime-time a government public service announcement, complete with graphic imagery and laden with hyperbole, patronises us with [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on May 7th, 2010
… now we just need to wait. Until the next set of course. I’ve finally managed to accumulate and complete all of the forms and requirements necessary to apply for my Fellowship certificate with the Intensive Care college. It’s been a while and some of the box-tick exercises have been baffling and tedious. Obviously, the [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 28th, 2010
… well, 5 actually, if you include the cats. A literary reference this time. After the chaos of flight disruptions, my parents made their return flight and should be back in the UK any time now. Iceland clearly wasn’t content with just contributing to the financial ruin of Europe, as that pyroclastic dust cloud certainly [...]
Posted in Rants on Apr 26th, 2010
Yesterday we chanced the rain to see the ANZAC Day march. After all the veterans, currently serving, and relatives of the fallen had paraded past, we stayed on for the memorial service. On the walk home we talked about the significance of commemorating lost servicemen and the lessons to be learnt. One of the key [...]
Posted in Pictures on Apr 20th, 2010
… and not a bear. But pandas are still called bears. Strange; but then Paddington was also a bear and he was just a work of fiction, so anything is possible. Moving past the cryptic intro, I took the excuse of having the family in town to finally get round to seeing Wang Wang and [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 18th, 2010
… tumbling down. No harm in letting a good reference go to waste. An “Act of God”. That’s what they’re calling it. The pyroclastic ash cloud that is currently loitering over northern Europe has impacted us too. I’m sure God had no part in it, but that hasn’t prevented the insurance companies from using it [...]
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