Am currently too terrified of events in the hospitals of Italy to think of anything funny to write. This shits getting real, folks. Let’s hope we can continue to do a good job of delaying the onset of overwhelming numbers of sick people until we’re more prepared. Hard to believe my biggest worry was having to cancel my holidays even just a week ago.
In the meantime, here’s an old work email just to keep things ticking over.
From: Kirsty Jordan
Sent: Thursday, 24 December 2015 10:02 AM
To: Wellington Anaesthesia All Staff
Subject: Ho ho ho
Dear All,
Christmas Eve already, where has the time gone? My oldest daughter has just finished high school, incredible. She was presented to the Bishop at her leavers ball a couple of weeks ago: our little debutant! Happily, she is an attractive wee thing, with pretty manners, so I am hopeful of receiving a number of flattering offers for her hand from eligible young bachelors of our acquaintance within a sennight…oh no, hang on, what century are we in again? My fault for sending her to a posh school. Actually her best feature is her strong sense of justice. She took an old female school friend to the ball rather than taking some date she hardly knows, just to keep up appearances. They seemed to have a good time. I hated it. My husband wouldn’t let me fake a seizure, so I had to stay until the bitter end. One down, two to go – although, now I think about it, the twins will get debuted in one hit, so I’m half way there!
The biggest news this week was the successful mission by Elon Musk’s Space X on Tuesday (our time). Not only did they deploy 11 satellites, but they also successfully relanded the first stage of the rocket. I’m confident that we are seeing the start of another golden age of space exploration. I managed to watch part of the mission live, barely distracted at all from Mr P’s parathyroidectomy, ahem.
Looks like we are going to get a nice sunny Xmas day tomorrow. Spare a thought, though, for the poor Russians in Moscow, sweltering through a very unseasonal heatwave. Temperatures were up to 9 degrees c the other day. Their ice skating rinks are just puddles. Meanwhile, Australia is it’s usual tinder box. Why does everyone want to live there? If you aren’t burnt to a crisp then you’ll be poisoned by some of their nasty venomous wildlife. Not to mention the politicians. Money isn’t everything, you know! Speaking of which, I trust you will be careful with your Xmas bonus this year – don’t spend it all at once! (oh no, wait…)
Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas (covering all bases)