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Tales From The Crypt - Tuesday 2nd November 2021

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Back to work, of course, so the usual stuff applies. Mid-work video call my GP calls to discuss the progress of my acclimatisation to Sertraline (Sertraline, Sertraline wherefore art thou, Sertraline?) which has gradually changed from sick as a parrot to closer to over the moon, on which basis she agrees to order more and put it on repeat / rewind, all being well.  She also asked about my flu vaccination status suggesting it would be good for my stress levels if I was vaccinated and therefore less of a risk to my wife. Though I believe I have an appointment, when she searches on the system she can't find me, and therefore asks if I can come to the surgery at 12:30 today and she'll jab me there and then. Naturally I take up the offer. Tomorrow E gets double-jabbed: flu and Covid booster (Bleep and...) Mid-morning there's another surprise: the Community Matron arrives to check on E, and is fully up to date with the catheter shenanigans, and luckily E's readings are all fi...

Lockdown Diary - Sunday 6th September 2020

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Sunday pretty much followed the pattern of Saturday, so there really isn't a lot to say. This has been the first weekend in a while where I've not managed to find time to read any of the papers or anything else for that matter.  Guess I'm going to have to find time to read the papers during the week, however that is going to be more challenging than usual as I am on a five day training course from Monday to Friday. Keen observers of my weekly routine will spot that I don't normally work Mondays - it is a non-working day.  Well not tomorrow, as I'll be on the course for work.  Naturally I'll get a day back in lieu (the following week, hopefully), however it will mean that one way or another I'll have been working for 14 consecutive days (actually more than that, thinking about it, but I'm not going to think any further), without a complete break. It's the first time I've needed to do this in a long time. Next weekend cannot come too soon. Still, I...

For yesterday is always sad, its nature Darker than love would wish in every feature

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[Sunday 9th December 2018] What use words? [Quote is from poem 'Loss' by Charles Madge]