Posted in Rick's Posts on May 26th, 2011
A couple of years ago we decided that Rupert Murdoch wasn’t rich enough so upgraded our subscription to a package that allows us to record television. Very handy you might think; and you’d be right. It’s great being able to record shows that would otherwise be missed. Unfortunately the good folks at Channel Nine are [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on May 7th, 2011
As those of you with proboscidean memories will recall that I have been working steadily, albeit inconsistently, on a clinical trial on the use of potassium infusions on the intensive care unit. At long last we have reached the write-up stage and a manuscript is now in draft form undergoing revisions. It will be some [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 18th, 2011
Best wishes from the Gold Coast. It would be nice to think I’m here on pleasure but sadly not. In an attempt to stay abreast of medical advances and keep my MOPS points up, I’m learning yet more tricks and skills with ultrasound. This is only one of quite a few trips around the country [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Apr 1st, 2011
Communism and oppressive oligarchies have few upsides, but one of them is worker efficiency. In their sweatshops, slackness is punished and outputs maintained by threat. This is, of course, far from utopia but it’s hard to argue with results. Little surprise then that China with it’s parlous human and worker rights is leading the way [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Mar 10th, 2011
To further richen our experience of life and sample another Australian cultural delight, we went to Sydney last weekend to watch the famous (or should that be, infamous) Mardi Gras Parade. It started as a political rally desperately seeking equality of rights for gays and lesbians in a narrow-minded society. That was 1978 and a [...]
Posted in Pictures, Rick's Posts on Mar 7th, 2011
February and March are very busy months for Adelaide. It almost seems like every organisation wants to celebrate their chosen facet of life at the same time. There are advantages to this scheme. It draws a large and diverse tranche of visitors to the city, who get to experience all of the gifts on offer. [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Mar 3rd, 2011
It’s all confirmed now. We’ll definitely be seeing you all in August. The flights are paid for and this time in 5 months time we’ll be propping up the bar at 38,000ft. The exact minutiae of the trip are not planned just yet but here are, hopefully, enough details to count at advance notice. So, [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Mar 1st, 2011
I refer of course to our cats. And particularly to their nocturnal activities. Or more specifically those of our oldest. Milly seems to sleep much of the day, which means that she’s up and around at night. I’m well aware of the crepuscular nature of cats but normally they would be active outdoors. Ours were [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 12th, 2011
After many promises and much procrastination, we have finally organised our return trip to see everyone back in the UK again. We fly out on the 1st August, have a day stop-over in Singapore and land in London on evening of the 3rd. Then we’ll be rushing around the country trying to get to see [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 11th, 2011
That is my back problem. No pun intended, and it certainly was no laughing matter last Wednesday. Incidentally, the subtle Elton John reference might have registered too. For the third time in as many months I have been immobilised by the most common injury resulting in more lost productivity than most others combined. It’s certainly [...]
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