124. Time

Well hello again.

It’s been a while. I have been busy as per usual but other than these stories I am about to share with you it’s been pretty much uneventful. I have two stories for you, both related to talks and the good old topic of time.

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122. When Life Gives You Rum

It’s amazing the difference a few months can make.

Life is pretty good.

I have just finished a series of prostate cancer talks at a group of surgeries overseen by Danelle. Four words that don’t normally go together with anything I do. Rewarding and almost uneventful, would describe them. They were well attended, and the feedback was moving, thankful and encouraging. I really enjoyed doing them. There was no more ‘arguments’ or should I say vocal differences of opinion unlike the first talk that I did.Read More »

121. Crazy

To think just a few months ago I had done a 10k race and here I am struggling on the first couple of hundred yards of my run. I remember once seeing elite athletes training with chains wrapped around their waists, tied to lorry tires. This is how it felt. Eventually after a few weeks of this I decided to weigh myself. My version of weighing scales has a speaker, and it prompted,

“Stand one at a time please. But if it’s only one person you are one fat git mate.”

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118. Superglue It Isn’t Mate

SuperglueIn 1942 a team of scientists headed by Harry Coover Jr, accidently discovered a curious substance that annoyingly stuck to everything it came into contact with, within seconds. Rejected initially it would be nine years before it’s true commercial potential would be realised. Cyanoacrylates were born. We know them better as super glue. From medical to veterinary, rock climbing to forensic science, the uses of superglue are endless.Read More »