Category Archives: Health

I’m Back and More Insane Than Ever

Posted on 11 April, 2010 by rick

Have you ever suffered from vertigo? I don’t mean the odd dizzy spell; I mean the “Jimmy Stewart climbing up the stairs of a tower while the whole world swims around in his head” type of vertigo. I have! Just … Continue reading →

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She Made Me Cry, Ma

Posted on 14 December, 2009 by rick

I am now two weeks into my 48th year upon this here mortal coil (thank you to all the well wishers; why yes, I had a grand old time) and the time for an eye test is long overdue. If … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season To Be Sneezing

Posted on 10 October, 2009 by rick

Ah, Spring! The season when a part of the world awakens from its Winter torpor: birds are singing their delightful “I’m going to get me some” song; bees are hanging around flowers buzzing their “I’m going to get me some” … Continue reading →

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A Huge Surprise

Posted on 8 February, 2009 by rick

I received some wonderful presents on my birthday but none of those can compare to the present that the Librarian and I received today. It all happened after the family lunch at Mum’s. Little JP had turned five on Friday but we … Continue reading →

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Coles Loves Sugar

Posted on 25 November, 2008 by rick

It seems that the deli department at Coles, Noranda loves its sugar. The strips of bacon and the container of tabbouleh we bought were obviously products of a demented dessert maker on a particularly bad day. Now I have tasted … Continue reading →

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The Stones Are Rolling and They Hurt

Posted on 22 November, 2008 by rick

Some time in the night my cavalier attitude to eight glasses of water caught up with me. "Pissing razor blades" is such an apt description.

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