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Emergency Health Care - what do we really want?
There's yet another report today about emergency care, out of hours care, GP care... I've been sitting on my fingers resisting writing so long that my fingers are numb. So here goes.
I want to start with a little nostalgia for my childhood.
Back then there were 2 possibilities for accessing care directly: the GP and Casualty (and yes, it was ( Read more... ) -
Papacy: No country for old men
First off, if you came here looking for a eulogy for Pope Benedict, you found the wrong page. I didn't know much about the man, was wary of his life-story, and what little of his theology I encountered I disagreed with.
But that doesn't stop me being deeply saddened by his decision announced yesterday to retire on the grounds that he's no longer fit ( Read more... ) -
None of my business but...
Somehow it hurts ( Read more... ) -
A very quiet 'Yay!'
Not often I actually write a blog post about me, but I suppose this is the place it happens when it happens. So this post is about me. And is a rather subdued celebration ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P. Mo - so what next
I've been thinking about a new phone for a few weeks, having realised that my n900 was having charging issues. They came to a head on Friday night when he was unable to charge. I removed the cable, and the usb socket came away with it. So that's that for Mo. I cried a little: I know he was only a piece of technology, but Mo introduced me to so many ( Read more... ) -
The Invisible Dog-collar
You know, I'd almost forgotten I wear it. I so seldom wear a real clerical collar, and working in the NHS, far fewer people see me through the lens of “clergyperson” so I'd got used to being seen as 'Me ( Read more... ) -
Because they can
Many people have commented and speculated on the recent events in the UK, which are being referred to as riots, criminal action, feral youth rampaging.. call it what you will ( Read more... ) -
Flying Tonight
For the last two or three weeks, I've been battling the Black Dog. Those who know me well know that I suffer from chronic depression with acute patches. Those who meet me fleetingly find this hard to credit, since I do a damned good job of hiding it and acting like a happy bear ( Read more... ) -
The N9 is Announced
So Nokia have finally announced the shiny new N9, the next in their Open Source line of devices, and maybe the last. Allowing for a fairly normal lead time, it should hit markets about two years after its predecessor, the N900. (Though Nokia is not famous for getting devices out for due dates, something their new Powers That Be claim to have fixed ( Read more... ) -
Seven Reasons why I believe Jesus WOULD have mocked the “Rapture” prediction.
There's some talk online about whether those of us poking gentle fun at the whole “Rapture” business today are being unkind and unChristian. Jesus, they say, wouldn't mock the Rapture. Well, actually, I think that, had he a twitter account, Jesus would. And here's seven reasons why ( Read more... )