Posted by DMC on Aug 20, 2009 in
Diary I had to go to Addenbrookes Hospital today to see a dental surgeon concerning a broken wisdom tooth. Sadly the conclusion is that it has to come out as it could become infected and I really couldn’t risk this happening when I was in China. I’ve seen the Chinese dentists on the grass verge of the main thoroughfares with their bicycle driven drills and I shudder to think how they would extract a half broken wisdom tooth!
Posted by DMC on Aug 23, 2009 in
Diary We did it, we won the Ashes.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to sit and watch a splendid day’s play on a friend’s television — we do not have Sky – and today we polished off the Aussies with a handsome win of 197 runs.
Mind you when Ponting and Hussy were batting and had put on over 120 partnership, I really began to doubt whether we would ever get either of them out and maybe the impossible would happened and the Aussies would actually get the 546 runs required to win and break a world record in doing it.
In the event Freddy Flintoff started the rot with a magnificent throw at the stumps from long on to run out Ponting. Although even then I entertained the occasional sneaking doubt that the Aussies might survive but in the end it was all over in four days. A great win.
Tags: cricket
Posted by DMC on Aug 28, 2009 in
Diary Last Tuesday we drove up to Shropshire to spend the night with my parents. We took them out supper and left early the following morning for Bwlch Uchaf where we stayed until returning to Nan and Richard on Friday and home on Saturday.
Tags: family, friends, travel
Posted by DMC on Aug 31, 2009 in
Diary A sunny August Bank Holiday mainly spent in the garden after a hectic few days away. Today two myths – long-held by me were – just shattered. A report in The Times recorded that taking a daily dose of aspirin may do more harm than good. Secondly, that those who believe that red wine can ward off heart disease are wrong. In fact, scientists claim this very this daily aspirin can increase the risk of developing an irregular heartbeat. These were the findings of two independent studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.
For some years now I have taken a .75 mg aspirin every evening, on the advice of one of my good doctor friends which he told me would decrease the likelihood of me having a heart attack. I’ve also had a small whiskey most evenings, this on the advice of my GP, that it was good to increase one’s heartbeat. I shall cease taking aspirin forthwith but make no promises about the whiskey.
Tags: aspirin, whiskey
