From the monthly archives:

May 2003

Learning to cope with partners who travel

May 31, 2003

My poor wife had to cope with me being in the USA shortly after I started my new job. I am sure she would have agreed with a woman who was quoted in the telegraph as sayinghaving his comatose body home two days ahead of his mind drives me nuts.
This was certainly true of [...]

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We don’t do God….

May 31, 2003

The fact that Tony Blair was interrupted by Campbell during an interview with the reminded ‘we don’t do God’ is surely shocking.
An editorial in the London Daily Telegraph on Monday 5th May 2003 wryly comments:

One could write a book about everything that this little intervention has to tell us about Mr Blair and [...]

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Five Points: Reforming Healthcare in Britain

May 25, 2003

Five Points: Reforming Healthcare in Britain I expect it would be fair enough to describe the current UK NHS as near communist in its ideals! Actually it is arguably a good system in desperate need of more funding (which it appears to be getting) more local accountability (which the governement has recently tackled head [...]

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May 11, 2003

Wiping churches off Britain’s Ordnance Survey maps would be an act of cultural and topographical vandalism
so says yesterdays times. This is yet another indication to join Tony Blair being told by his cronies not to say ‘God Bless’ at the end of his talk to the nation that we are probably the most [...]

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May 11, 2003

Wiping churches off Britain’s Ordnance Survey maps would be an act of cultural and topographical vandalism
so says yesterdays times. This is yet another indication to join Tony Blair being told by his cronies not to say ‘God Bless’ at the end of his talk to the nation that we are probably the most [...]

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Bible Gateway : PROV 3;

May 8, 2003

Bible Gateway : PROV 3; Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight (or direct) your paths.
I remain convinced that these words are a good foundation for any life. My grandfather was told them by his [...]

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Mercedes may kill you!!!

May 7, 2003

I recently had a near death experience in a mercedes! Herzlich Willkommen bei Mercedes-Benz – Welcome to Mercedes-Benz says the website. Welcome to the afterlife thought I! Having had the car for 4 days as a company car from my posh new job (no I didnt choose to have a merc- I wanted [...]

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‘Smart’ hospital to improve care

May 7, 2003

There are some wild ideas about a ‘Smart’ hospital to improve care. Hey if I was still in the NHS I would be happy if I even had access to an email system or the ability to look at electronic journals online! Amazingly enough most hospital doctors dont even have access to PC’s [...]

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