Got an email from my deputy HOD with some (constructive?) criticism of our latest newsletter. At one point she described my editorial as a marathon. Is that good or bad? When someone you know runs a marathon, aren\u2019t you meant to be all encouraging and supportive? Do you think that\u2019s what she\u2019s getting at? Because I must say, I\u2019m getting some \u201cyou\u2019re being self indulgent\u201d vibes. Maybe I\u2019m being paranoid.<\/p>\n
…………………<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve read the email again, and the word she actually used was \u2018mammoth\u2019. Is that better, do you reckon? I\u2019m thinking along the lines of: \u201cGolly that was a mammoth undertaking! Well done, you!\u201d Of course, that self indulgent taint is still there in the background. Maybe I should stick to medicine.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d include the editorial here for reference, but it\u2019s really quite long…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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