Out for a walk this evening with the two schnoodles, including my social anxiety dog. Continue reading “Polite”
Nuddy run
A lovely swim in the river up here in Waikanae after work. Continue reading “Nuddy run”
From the sublime to the ridiculous
Having felt rather pleased with my cleverness Continue reading “From the sublime to the ridiculous”
Secret squirrels
I have to be very careful what I say here, Continue reading “Secret squirrels”
User unfriendly
The hospital has invested in some super expensive and high tech electric beds. Continue reading “User unfriendly”
Embrace
Hugs all round from the flamboyant friend of our ICU patient today. Continue reading “Embrace”
Boo
So, my surgeon just shouted my name, Continue reading “Boo”
Old scheduling email 13 Nov 2015
No intro today, I’m just presenting it as a fait accompli. Continue reading “Old scheduling email 13 Nov 2015”
Doing what’s right
Look what I found the other day on my daughter’s bunch of keys:
I was horrified. I thought I had brought my children up to be perfect copies of my trendy lefty liberal self. Oh how sharper than a serpent’s tooth is something something something about ungrateful children!* I feel like the parents of Michael J Fox’s character in Family Ties (an old 80’s sitcom) – they were hippies and he was a little right wing Reaganite yuppie – “greed is good”, that sort of thing. Where did I go wrong??
Of course there’s always the possibility that she’s being all knowing and ironic – clever thing! She really fooled me.
On further reflection, actually, the most likely explanation is that someone offered her a free bottle opener for her key ring and she looked no further. Ah, the innocence of youth!
*Title from a Star Trek animated series episode, apparently
Stylish
The nurse next to me in the changing room Continue reading “Stylish”