The moving marvel. At least I think that's what it was called... the book responsible for an 11 year old boy determining to study medicine. My younger self made notes from this book and from others, in an exercise book I named "206 bones".
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Archive for the 'Musings' category
This is a short and rather cryptic piece about devotion to duty and the introspective self-doubting thoughts it sometimes brings, and the anticipated healing power of friends. It isn't dated, but I'm guessing that I wrote it during my rather traumatic internship as a House Surgeon in Whangarei. Nowadays I don't usually resort to poetry when I can't sleep, but my sleep is still periodically disturbed by the same negative thinking—thinking that can resist even the wise words of a very good friend.
I'm not saying the perfect job actually exists... it's more of an ideal. Reflecting on what you want out of your working life is a healthy and necessary exercise—especially when you're considering a career break or have the opportunity to try something or somewhere new. I've made a short "wish list" of characteristics from my imagination; what would you add—or subtract—to define your perfect job?
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Three Rounds for the First-lings who touched the sky,
Seven hundred Hopefuls in Round Four alone,
Nine Rules proffered for them to blog by,
One button to [Submit] before the world prone
In this Cyberspace where the Virtuous vie.
One Site to list them all, One Site to find them,
One Site to syndicate them all and to the Readers bind them
In this Cyberspace where the Virtuous vie.
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I'll not pretend this is ethical, or even entertaining. Morbidly fascinating? Perhaps. Maybe, in a fleeting moment of desire to resolve some of the world's problems, you've considered the value of deadly force (and are prepared to accept a little collateral damage). Maybe you're paranoid about the [insert name of intelligence agency] sending a cruise missile your way, homing in on your position by triangulating the signal from your mobile phone? Feeling a little aggrieved about your neighbours? Maybe you're just tired of feeling cold and damp (but remember to stand well back). This is the tool for you...
Continue reading 'Nuke 'em!'
Are they really going to let this guy lead an inquiry into his own handling of the response to Hurricane Katrina?
Continue reading 'The news caption that says it all'
