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October 2008

Dublin Marathon Photos

October 27, 2008

I have run half marathons, I have walked 800kms – I know some of the things that happen to the body when you push it. I have no idea what it is like to run a marathon, (the Persians have a lot to answer for – attacking the Greeks).

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Sorry Everyone

October 26, 2008

So it is great, still not smoking.
However I have become an expert at apologising.  Almost everyone I know have heard the words “I’m sorry” from me this week.  More than anyone has Anna.
I have been quite cranky.  But I have been getting better – this weekend has been much better than last weekend.
Oh, yeah – [...]

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Bloody Smokers

October 22, 2008

See these bloody smokers they have no bloody respect for the rest of the world. I stand at the traffic lights and smell their smelly friggen smoke – I walk in the park, smell the grass and the newly fallen leaves – and then I get hit by a blast of bloody smoke.
I was [...]

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What is Medical Tourism?

October 21, 2008

One of the things about my job is you get to know a little bit a loads of things.  For instance the phrase “medical tourism” – well I had not come across it before a few short weeks ago.  And the definition for you and me – simply going on holiday and combining that with [...]

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24 Hours Without A Smoke

October 17, 2008

Well not a very easy 24 hours, a bit more than that now.  I stopped smoking yesterday at 6pm, 28hrs ago.
It has not been easy, but it is not hard at the same time, kinda odd really.  Last night was okay, i ate myself out, the fridge is empty.  I hate this about stopping smoking [...]

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How to Stop Smoking…

October 14, 2008

Oh I so wish I had an easy answer to the above – as I sit here typing with a cigarette in my hand.  because I work so much at home I have become used to smoking and typing at the same time – crazy.
I have been planning on stopping smoking for a while – [...]

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Back Again

October 13, 2008

I haven’t been writing here for a while, my eyes have been giving me some trouble for a while – since the start of July, as highlighted in previous posts.
Anyway my last complaint on this matter was I was having to wait six months to see a consultant – so I decided going private was [...]

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