24th March 2011

Picturing the additional hardware

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, because if it is then maybe you can’t. There: a one sentence explanation of Acrobat.

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13th March 2011

Striving for satisfaction

The quality of never should be an article of virtue. For example, I’ve never fallen out of a moving airplane, depending on a thin veil of silk to slow my fall. I’ve never abseiled down the side of an office tower to get to the lobby. Instead,  the stairwell or elevator served purpose.

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19th January 2011

When the doctor is out

It comes down to infrastructure, no matter what the topic. Today, we learned a bit more about the cracks in the foundation of medical care locally.

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17th January 2011

Playing with my eye

Just remember, your eyesight is precious. Imagine not being able to watch Entertainment TV, featuring the highlights of an award presentation night on the red carpet in Hollywood.

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10th December 2010

Hie thee hither to a clinic

It’s not what you see, but what you don’t that hurts. At least, if the underlying condition involves black ice.

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8th December 2010

Too much ambient light

An afternoon in ophthalmo. Nothing quite like it. After all, the alternative is so much worse.

I have a problem with intra-ocular pressures. Tag my file with the word glaucoma, stick some needles in, tickle me with a laser. All good. After all, I’m past the point of no return. After several surgical interventions, I’m under control. Slightly medicated. But, just to be sure, there are control visits. Today, as an instance.

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30th November 2010

No need for alphabet soup

Shades of too many bowls of alphabet soup! The vitamin industry is, again, in conflict with the medical world.

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14th November 2010

Treating a pain

Pardon my lack of enthusiasm, my distracted air. No, nothing’s wrong (I hope). I’ve developed a tummy ache.

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30th October 2010

Queued and ready

Up early; today we had to get in line to make sure we were among the chosen. With that, the culture of the queue.

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26th October 2010

Buzzing moments

The small details that remind me that I’m really not invincible, not imbued with super powers; no sense complaining about the regular moments of life. Things could be much worse, right.

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