Year: 2006

  • School Play

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    Jack took part in his first Christmas school play this week, and we went to see it yesterday morning. Needless to say, it was ace. It had a nativity theme, but different classes dressed in the national costumes of different nationalities and sang a song and wished everyone Happy Christmas in that country’s native language.…

  • Fireman Jack

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    This is what we have at breakfast at the moment. Jack is currently heavily influenced by Fireman Sam.

  • Term 1 spotter questions

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    I’ve added the example musculoskeletal anatomy questions to the term 1 section on the medicine page. Remember that the real exam will not use multiple choice questions.

  • You are not prepared!

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    World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Cinematic Intro

  • Haunted Cycle Route

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    Most evenings cycling home up the Clyne Valley cycle path, and particularly if I don’t have my full beam on, I see the spectre of a ghostly jogger. At first I think I see a man running in the dark, ahead of my light, but I never catch him. He’s wearing a light top, I…

  • Christmas Pudding Race

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    I finally managed to get out for a short run today. I’ve not been running for about two and a half weeks, and I’m racing at Merthyr Mawr in the Brackla Harriers’ annual Christmas Pudding 10K on Sunday. I had a throat infection last week and was just plain too busy the week before that,…

  • Term 1 spotter questions

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    I’ve been putting together another selection of example online spotter questions for this term’s anatomy teaching. Right now 10 questions about the gastrointestinal system are up and will soon be followed by a page of musculoskeletal questions. When they’re all done I’ll add an announcement to Blackboard. They are multiple choice questions, and you’ll get…

  • Christmas Do’s

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    We had a teaching Christmas party last night on Wind St, and we went out for food and vodka shots. Well, the vodka shots weren’t planned and I drove into town, so I stayed on the coffee. Bizarrely I appear to be the last one in work this morning after heavily oversleeping. I like drinking…

  • Bioengineering for bliss

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    Here’s a use for bioengineering that I really hadn’t thought of: creating rings from your own bone cells to give to your spouse after exchanging vows. BBC article link.

  • Throat Infection

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    All week I’ve had a throat infection, and teaching for 3 hours on Monday morning didn’t help. It’s on its way out now, but I have the most disgusting taste in my mouth. I hate to think how bad my breath must be. My tongue feels like it’s in a petri dish. To combat this…