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Tag Archives: Robert Burns

Slap in the Face / To a Louse

It was a night in Dundee.

A guy whacked me in the face. I have the scar today.

Posted byrodkersh1948September 12, 2022Posted inJudaismTags:Covid, Dundee days, Israel, racism, Robert Burns, Robert Carlyle, To a louse3 Comments on Slap in the Face / To a Louse

Insight and polite surgeons (P&Q’s)

‘Did you realise that every time you walk in the room all the staff are on alert, waiting for you to criticise, pick-on or otherwise attack them?’

Posted byrodkersh1948May 11, 2019Posted inEffectiveness, Humanism, Mindfulness, Person Centred CareTags:BBC, insight, iPlayer, non-technical skills, Robert Burns, surgeons, Surgeons: At the Edge of Life, teams2 Comments on Insight and polite surgeons (P&Q’s)

Eve

It is the big night.   Haggis hot neaps and tatties all prepared.   Adequate single malt.   1970’s middle-class, middle-age, middle of the road affluence.   Stands prepared memorised the words Rabbi* Burns Toast to the…   Mind-block is fascinating.   One moment all is ready, the next, nothing.   I remember a similarContinue reading “Eve”

Posted byrodkersh1948July 29, 2018Posted inHumanism, PoesyTags:1970's, Haggis, Iraq, Israel, Robert Burns, Sadaam1 Comment on Eve
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