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<\/p>\nI\u2019ve got most of this week off, although I\u2019m bucking the trend by coming back to work on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday on Thursday (have to get that newsletter out – plus they\u2019ve got me working clinically because every other bastard is on leave.) It\u2019s been lovely and warm up here on the Kapiti coast, in fact possibly a little too humid for my liking. I\u2019ve signed up for this month\u2019s Aotearoa bike challenge, so to keep my mileage up I cycled over to Raumati yesterday. The plan was to visit The Frock Shop, but when I got there I was so sweaty I couldn\u2019t even touch the dresses, let alone try anything on. Not too much of a loss, as they seem mostly aimed at the wealthy pensioner market, of which I am not yet one. A swim in the sea was most welcome when I got back to Waikanae, despite the disapprobation of my pooches.<\/p>\n
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Anyway, this active lifestyle hasn\u2019t left much time for cerebral pursuits such as thinking up clever posts, so in the meantime I\u2019m posting another old work email.<\/p>\n
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From:<\/span><\/strong> Kirsty Jordan Hi All,<\/span><\/p>\n A very sad week, after a lovely young gentleman of my acquaintance died in a tragic accident last weekend. My daughter \u2013 the ex \u2013 is coping with aplomb, but I\u2019ve been a mess. It\u2019s every parent\u2019s worst nightmare. Like many before me, I\u2019ve turned to my God for <\/span>succour. Unfortunately, the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn\u2019t have anything profound to say in the face of great loss, except shit happens: and sometimes it\u2019s really<\/em> shitty. It\u2019s like my Dad used to say, before he died of a heart attack while out jogging many years ago, life isn\u2019t fair. RIP Rohan, taken too soon.<\/span><\/p>\n A happy week, though, for our part 2 candidates who were all successful in the recent quiz. Well done to you all, enjoy your new found freedom and spare time before it gets sucked away by all those tedious jobs you\u2019ve been putting off for the past year. <\/span><\/p>\n Best wishes to Gareth C, off to the joys of a Brisbane summer, with next week his last with us. Don\u2019t forget to pack your budgie smugglers, it\u2019s going to be hotter than an Aborigine\u2019s armpit out there.<\/span><\/p>\n Send your kids around to our house on Saturday, with three teenagers we are legendary with our Halloween decorations. We only reduced a handful to tears last year.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Some sort of longish case in neuro for Dr L, arguments this morning about it\u2019s exact nature, but anticipated to take 8 hours. (Does this include STEALTH and positioning, I wonder? I suggest not making dinner plans).<\/span><\/p>\n Tuesday<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Part 2 teaching will be a group backslapping session I expect.<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n No lists today or tomorrow due to the anaesthetic conference here in town. Ha ha, as if!<\/span><\/p>\n Guy Fawkes day, ha ha pity the poor chump doing the evening acute session today! Oh, it\u2019s me. Now, let me see, is it still butter for burns? Hmmm.<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s it for me for another week. Thanks everyone. Oh yes, and I believe there\u2019s a game of footy this weekend\u2026 (Eds note: that will have been the rugby World Cup final Oct 31. We beat Australia to win it, back when we were the best team in the world.)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve got most of this week off,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8Ukf-15a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2360,"url":"https:\/\/accordingtokirsty.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/12\/ive-still-got-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":4164,"position":0},"title":"I\u2019ve still got it","author":"Interloper11","date":"May 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Ok, now can anyone spot the deliberate mistake in this bread machine loaf? 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\nSent:<\/strong> Friday, 30 October 2015 12:19 PM
\nTo:<\/strong> Wellington Anaesthesia All Staff
\nSubject:<\/strong> If I could turn back time<\/span><\/p>\n