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1st July 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-07-01

  • Was checking out the new QANTAS frequent flyers scheme… lots more ways to use points. Looks good.. #
  • Listening to a new bluegrass CD, “Secrets” by Sierra Hull. Young girl with a sweet voice and plays a tidy mandolin too! #



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29th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-29

  • Finally fixed some longstanding syncing issues I had with contacts between my Windows mobile phone and my Mac. All working sweetly now :) #



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28th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-28

  • At Owen’s soccer game. We are winning 4 nil in an enjoyable game. #
  • A new record for me - just cost $270 to fill our Prado with petrol! #
  • At Koorong bookshop - between us all we have a very full basket of books as usual #
  • Dinner at an Italian place in Mt Lawley, after being turned away from 2 other empty restaurants because we didn #
  • Just realised that I already own a Jim Wallis book I bought at Koorong - for some stupid reason they changed the name of it for Australia :( #



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26th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-26

  • Lunch at the tavern again. A nice steak today with a glass of red. Nice quiet place and good food :) #
  • Listening to a crappy dance song where the singer uses the phrase “Voodoo Child” - No one after Hendrix should be allowed to use that phrase #
  • Listening to Bowie LP - Ziggy Stardust… very cool #



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24th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-24

  • Just got a package and I have no idea at all what’s in it - I like surprises :) #
  • The package was nothing exciting - just free samples of kids vitamins I faxed off for a week ago. At least I know my new home fax works now. #



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20th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-20

  • Just had my 7th baby born for the week. Fortunately this one was born at a decent hour, unlike the babies on Mon, Tues, Wed nights. #
  • No drug lunch today and I have some free time so I’m at the pub for lunch - Dutch Smoked Chicken :) #



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18th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-18

  • Awesome. Finally got an email back from James Cook University and I am in! Will be starting my Masters degree in a few weeks :) #
  • @obrienmb just threatened to shave Luke’s curly hair. His response : “I don’t want to be the pastor!” Sorry mate :o) #
  • Lunchtime - Phad Thai noodles today :P #
  • A couple of Amazon boxes always brightens the day… Got some CDs and Books… #
  • CDs : Israel Houghton - New Season (still not convinced I like this guy’s style all that much but I’ll give him a bit more of a chance) #
  • CDs : John McLaughlin - The Essential (awesome 1970s onward guitarist/composer - rock/jazz/blues/ethnic fusion - brilliant stuff!) #
  • CDs : Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild Soundtrack (bought this on iTunes last year and had to own the CD - fantastic acoustic style album) #
  • CDs : Sarah McLachlan - Mirroball - The complete concert (this one is for Jen, although I quite like Sarah too. Nice) #
  • Books : Bob Sorge - Exploring Worship (this was recommended at a recent music workshop we had at church) #
  • Books : A few on Burma, where I have volunteered to go to help out… unsure if that is going to happen or not?.. Lonely Planet Guide #
  • Books : Thant Myint-U - River of Lost Footsteps (Burma history); Aung San Suu Kyi - Letters from Burma (from the Nobel Peace prize winner) #



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13th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-13

  • Work is a little slow this morning, which is not a bad thing as I’m feeling kinda lazy #
  • Checking out the new Foxtel HD service, but am hesistant to sign up as it looks like it won’t work with our multiroom setup #
  • Note to self : must try and avoid reading Calvinist blogs :P #
  • Nearly lunch time - Han’s Wok is calling… #
  • Other people seem to be discovering my noodle place. It used to be quiet but now there’s always a line. Worth the wait though #
  • Had to go to the bank but there was no parking - so instead I’m sitting at Waikiki beach with an icecream. Beautiful day! #



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12th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-12

  • My brother just came in to work and gave me a burger. Getting lots of unexpected food this week :) #
  • Just about to watch Speed Racer with the boys #
  • Speed Racer : a bit too cheesy although incredible graphics and pretty good action sequences. Lots of Australian accents surprisingly? #
  • Also saw the preview for the new animated Star Wars movie which I wasnt even aware was due out. Kids (and me) are looking forward to that 1 #



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11th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-11

  • One of my patients just brought me a muffin! Yum :-) #
  • Listening to an Israel Houghton CD for the first time. After 2 songs all I can say is I hope this gets better… #



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10th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-10

  • Just mailed off my application for Uni - got tired of waiting for answers to emails. Hope I get a place… #
  • Now it’s time for a long overdue haircut #
  • Is it wrong to be secretly hoping my son’s soccer practice gets rained out? :p #
  • Love getting packages, especially one I’ve forgotten about #



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9th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-09

  • Changed the colour scheme of my phone to red. Now it feels like I have a new phone. Amazing the difference a little change can make #



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7th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-07

  • Heading off to Owen’s soccer shortly. At least the weather is a bit nicer this week. #



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6th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-06

  • Getting mad about smoking & “smoker’s rights” http://tinyurl.com/4fkw4p Wish they would just make the whole stupid habit illegal already #
  • Must stop looking at the James Cook Uni website. Frustrated that I haven’t had replies to emails & very keen to get my application in ASAP #
  • Also must stop looking at eBay. I’m getting sorely tempted looking at the customized Fender Telecasters - just like the one Keef plays. Nice #



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4th June 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-06-04

  • Obama has finally claimed the Democratic nomination. Hope Hillary will now finally bow out gracefully and let him focus on McCain #
  • Just updating my resume as part of my University application. Hard to get any replies to emails from these people though - frustrating #



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31st May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-31

  • Awesome weather. Constant thunder,lightning, and heavy rain. Just wish I wasn’t on-call with 3 babies on the way this morning.. #
  • Had to drive to the hospital in the middle of a thunderstorm for the first baby - two more still on the way at least #
  • Crazy day! Hot water system died. Back fence blew down in the storm… and still waiting to be called out for 2 more babies to be born #
  • On my way to 3rd delivery - C/Section this time. Looks like a section of fence has blown down at church also #



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29th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-29

  • Spent some time down at pre-primary this morning doing a ‘doctor talk’ for the kids - lots of fun :) #
  • Nothing worse than a bureaucrat who wants to be petulant - wasting minutes of my time and denying my patient her treatment :( Grrr #
  • Just reminded of how much I like African people - there’s just something about their character that is cool #
  • Parent-teacher meeting this afternoon. I can already predict what she’ll say “Owen is a lovely boy, well behaved, but has awful handwriting” #



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28th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-28

  • Sudden deluge here. Good weather to be inside. I love having the window open listening to the rain pour down. Just a shame I’m at work #
  • Seriously looking into enrolling in Uni again next semester - just trying to ascertain exactly how much time and travel will be involved #



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25th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-25

  • Heading off to Baldivis church this morning for my nephew Seth’s dedication #
  • About to watch the new Indiana Jones movie #
  • Increasingly impressed with Ban Ki Moon - for a diplomat, he seems unusually effective #
  • Trying to work out how to adjust the action and intonation on my bass guitar - tricky #



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24th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-24

  • Just had a music workshop at church - really worthwhile #
  • Watching Deadliest Catch with Jen and Owen - great show #



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23rd May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-23

  • Feeling a bit crook today so staying home from work. Still have a patient in labour though so will have to go deliver a baby at some point #
  • Watching “Metal : A Headbanger’s Journey” on Foxtel - still waiting for 2 babies to be born #
  • Both babies delivered now. So I am officially off duty for the weekend #
  • Just cost me $255.90 to fill the car with petrol… ouch! #
  • @hismethod - Prado. 180L (2×90) tank. Plus I fill it with Ultimate fuel which adds to cost. But at least it’s only once every few weeks… #
  • It’s a day for music docos today - now watching a biography of on of my heroes - Bono… #



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22nd May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-22

  • Had Owen quite sick last night with a nasty cough so he’s off school today. I have a little bit of it myself. #
  • Playing with Netvibes - sort of like a meta aggregator for all your social networking/media sites : http://www.netvibes.com/baggas #
  • Ok so netvibes might be useful - helps provide a nice snapshot of all my online stuff. I’ve added a link onto the top of the blog #
  • Heading out to the Last Drop Tavern for my sister-in-law Sarah’s birthday dinner #



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21st May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-21

  • Slow morning today. They booked me a half hour slot to excise a skin cancer which took about 10min. Gives me time for a coffee break though #
  • Just watching our Prime Minister speaking Mandarin on the news - kinda disconcerting. And now the ongoing frustrating news about Burma :( #
  • Economists are predicting the Australian dollar might reach parity with the US$ this year… wish I could take another trip to the USA.. #
  • Drooling over Deano’s big iMac - beautiful #



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20th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-20

  • Nothing like an amazon.com box to brighten up my day :) #
  • Finished for the day. Just testing Twitter updating via SMS #
  • Now testing twitter via mobile web. This way is probably cheaper… #
  • Played parents vs kids at Owen’s soccer practice. I scored 2 goals in our winning team but was exhausted afterwards. Really need to get fit! #
  • Whose stupid idea was it that notes on the bass clef are different to the treble? It’s a pain to learn to read one sort of music, not two! #



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16th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-16

  • Watching SBS world news - there is no better news program on free or pay TV. #
  • Doing something I’ve never done before - putting new strings on a bass #



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15th May 2008

Quick Blogs for 2008-05-15

  • Just had my Thunderbird bass guitar arrive that I picked up cheap on eBay. Can’t wait to get it home and plug in :) #
  • John Edwards has finally come out and endorsed Obama. Surely this should be close to game over now for the Democratic nomination? #



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14th May 2008

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2008-05-14

  • I’ve finally achieved my century of eBay feedback - currently 104 not out with a blue star, though I really need to stay away from eBay… #
  • looking at the Federal budget - our family loses a fair bit on this one. First time I can remember actually being worse off after a budget #



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30th August 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-08-30

  • 1226 - playing around with Facebook. Waiting for the drug rep to arrive with lunch #



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5th July 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-07-05

  • 1456 - Today has been an awesome day! :) Only 1 more hour of work and then off for 5 weeks, though still waiting for a baby to be born #



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4th July 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-07-04

  • 1050 - Today’s music - Hillsong “Saviour King” - their new album which I got on iTunes last night. Seems pretty good so far #
  • 1059 - Work is busy but I’m keeping up. Waiting for a baby to be born #
  • 1130 - Reading the news about terrorist Docs. Wondering if my profession will cause me security problems getting into England next Saturday #



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3rd July 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-07-03

  • 1216 - Booked tickets on the London Eye for July 16. Now browsing LibraryThing and pondering which books to take on our trip #



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2nd July 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-07-02

  • 0935 - Windy, rainy weather outside. I love this kind of weather but am also glad to be heading to more summery climes in a few days #
  • 1145 - Sedate morning at work. Working on some Wikipedia of the Day posts for the next few weeks #



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25th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-25

  • 1015 - The start of another busy week. Had 4 babies born last week - this week looks like it will be the same #
  • 1016 - Today’s car music was DragonForce “Valley of the Damned” - they are an amazing power metal band from the UK. Absolutely brilliant #
  • 1023 - just got a package. Supplies of medicines for our trip - Antimalarials, antibiotics, anti-emetics, analgesics etc #



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22nd June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-22

  • 0928 - Busy morning. Had a baby born at 7am. Dropped Owen at school. Looking forward to a weekend off #
  • 0934 - Today’s Car CD - Bruce Cockburn “In the Falling Dark” - I’ve been working through some of Bruce’s early albums all week #
  • 1042 - Just walked across to the hospital - it’s a cold and windy day outside today #



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19th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-19

  • 1058 - A quiet half hour at work with no patients - so I’m looking at guitars online again - just over a month and I’ll be in Nashville! #
  • 1318 - Picked up my espresso machine at lunchtime so I can finally have good cofffee again. Busy afternoon today - 3 Caesareans booked #



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18th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-18

  • 0838 - Today’s Car CD - Bruce Cockburn “Bruce Cockburn” - great Canadian acoustic folk rock debut from the early 70s #
  • 1549 - Just had my 71st delivery for the year. Considering I had just short of 100 last year, it’s not a bad effort #
  • 1635 - finally leaving work now. Ended up being a long day #



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15th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-15

  • 1003 - Wondering why I keep getting motorsports news in my email. There is one guy I like- an Aussie driver called Will Power - cool name! #
  • 1125 - heard from the travel agent. All our accomodation and car hire is fully booked for our trip #
  • 1313 - Had a pleasant lunch - pasta & chicken Risotto #



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14th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-14

  • 1034 - Just ordered a bunch of drugs online to take on our Africa trip #
  • 1234 - just dropped off my espresso machine to get fixed - it’s been blowing off too much steam #
  • 1258 - I hate it when you phone a company and have to talk to a computer, which invariably cannot understand and makes you repeat it 3 times #
  • 1311 - just filled out a 2 minute online medical survey in the hops of winning a case of wine #



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13th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-13

  • 1422 - starting to warn patients that I will be away next month #



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12th June 2007

What I’ve Been Doing Today - 2007-06-12

  • 1045 - Struck my first big snag with Windows Mobile. I can’t find an Obstetric patient tracking program, even though there are heaps 4 Palm #
  • 1358 - battling with the hospital. Everything seems too difficult at the moment #



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