Saturday, January 15, 2005watch out where you plant your feetI spent yesterday, Saturday, bushwalking. It was a perfect day: slightly overcaste and moderate weather so I didn't feel like I was a chicken roasting in the oven. I took the train to the north of Sydney to Mount Kuringai and started on another 10 kilometres of the Great Northern Walk (overall the... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, January 13, 2005a poemLUNCH He is quiet at the stove, stirring soup as she completes a puzzle. On the table is her diary: a record of medications taken by the hour and other events of the day. She has a bowl of soup then bread and honey. He barely pauses to eat, keeping up with the schedule for the day. Midday slides... Sign in to see full entry.this year has to be differentIn the three and a half years I’ve been in this hospital I’ve never taken a full four weeks annual leave. At the beginning of 2004 I took a week off and then used the rest of my leave getting my 100 clinical hours worked for my massage qualification. At the end of last year I knew I needed a decent... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 12, 2005sun on my skinI’m glad it’s nearly the end of the week. I have been drinking copious quantities of coffee in the hope that it will stimulate me but it’s had little effect. Blogging! Well I don’t know really. At what point did blogging start to feel like hard work? Last week? Last month? Am I disheartened because... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, January 9, 2005ocean discoveriesI’ve been reading a book written by the old family doctor of my childhood. It’s called Storm and Silence by Joe Cannon. Now there’s a number of interesting things about this book other than the fact that it’s a marvelous weaving together of a contemporary experience of circumnavigating the Tasman... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, January 8, 2005throwing off the status of "wanker"On this grey and brooding sunday I wandered into the city and picked up a copy of a book loaded with contact details for journals, newspapers, magazines and publishers. Today I will set my mind to doing some substantial work on an article. I'm thinking about a comparison between the Australian... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, January 7, 2005australia and the tsunamiIt's a rare occasion when I agree with the present government here, in Australia, but that's certainly the case with the billion dollar contribution to Indonesia. The government has actually got it right not only at the basic level of compassionate support for a neighbour but also the pragmatic... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 5, 2005losing a metaphorical toothThe music theme continues. Yesterday I stood on a hot crowded bus making its way to Bondi Junction but I felt supremely cool as I had Crosby, Stills and Nash singing Marrakesh Express in my imagination. I then picked up a cheap cd of Jose Feliciano to fill my home with Latino guitar rhythms. At work... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, January 2, 2005a cd shopping spreeI feel like I've momentarily run out of steam with my regular posts. I suspect it has something to do with my predictable "where am I going with my life" beginning of the new year disposition. I've consoled myself by buying cheap cd's. Yesterday I listened to the self-titled Crosby Stills and Nash... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 29, 2004food, wine and poetryThis morning I bought a couple of poetry books by local authors. As I was paying for them the woman asked me if I had a regular customer card and I mentioned that I was not a local. I wasn't inclined to go into the usual story about being born and bred here but now in self-appointed exile. I suppose... Sign in to see full entry. |
