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Thursday Nov 29 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) | ||
| Today was the big day when Indre arrived in Melbourne. Evan drove off at 5.00 am to Tullamarine. Forty-five minutes later he rang home. Collision with kangaroo. Of all days, this was possibly his least welcome. So I drove down to Malmsbury, handed over Julie's car and then nursed his car back to Bendigo. Then drove back to Melbourne for a day of meetings.
I think the car is a financial write off. Given its worth less than $2000, it doesn't take much damage to achieve that. But its a degree of hassle. And it comes on top of the operation. What next? | ||
Wednesday Nov 28 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) | ||
| The final diagnosis of my sore knee is in.
Here s one of the many MRI cross sections. As an aside.... the MRI is capable of many forms of display, but I find it interesting that surgeons feel most comfortable with getting what is a mock up of the X-ray format. 
The left hand side of the knee joint shows there is a flap of cartilage that has partly broken off and then flipped back into the joint. Only solution is an operation. Its a good reality check on the state of the hospital system if you don't fit the Category 1 profile. Public patient.. free with two year wait. Private patient in public hospital. Net $600 and operation in March. Private patient in private hospital. Net $1000 and an early December operation. Outcome. Getting to the Easter Three Days at Sappa Bulga will cost me an extra $400 this year. I think Sappa Bulga is worth it. I would prbably have waited if it was like the last Easter near Ipswich. One consequence. I might as well start running until the operation, if only for fun and spinal management. Thought for the day. Maybe I will be able to post a video clip of the surgery. | ||
| C • $1000 & private hospital 2 | ||
Saturday Nov 24 | ||
| Note | |
| After much consideration, I awarded last place on the Senate ballot to Conservatives for Climate and Environment. At least the other candidates for this honour were open about their unfortunate or obnoxious policy positions. If the name didn't give it away, their web site did. You might call them honest crooks. But this bunch masquerade as environmentally concerned, yet pass on preferences, after a couple of stops on the way, to Family First. No one concerned about the environment can see any good in the sixth spot in the Senate being handed to another Fielding. I can only conclude the organisation has the objective of nullifying the environmental vote. Second-last place went to the Citizens Electoral Council, who are true right-wing loonies, such that no-one else will preference them. They show their colours though. Just visit their site.
Any reports from the rest of you? | ||
| C • Bottom end of the Senate preferences 7 | ||
Friday Nov 23 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) (sick) | ||
| CHORUS. He's got 'em on the list--he's got 'em on the list;
And they'll none of 'em be missed--they'll none of 'em be missed. 29 contenders for last position on the Senate ballot One Nation (2) But two parties Australian Shooters Party (2) An issue that defines a nation? Liberals/Nationals (4) I have had enough of their three years of 'not abusing a senate majority' Family First (6) Any party that can get so worked up about gay marriage looks like it might be full of repressed homosexuals. LDP (2) Tax is evil DLP (6) Still fighting ol' Doc Evatt Fred Nile Group (2) Sigh Citizen's Electoral Council (2) The LaRouche locals One Nation WA (1) Because one One Nation is never enough Conservatives for Climate Change (2) Looks like a front, as they are preferencing to Family First who have a clear policy on carbon... subsidise petrol! But it really doesn't matter whom you put upon the list, For they'd none of 'em be missed--they'd none of 'em be missed! CHORUS. You may put 'em on the list--you may put 'em on the list; And they'll none of 'em be missed--they'll none of 'em be missed! Not sensible, but at least have a sense of humour I Anarchists (2) Though I give em credit for leaving their group heading on the ballot blank T Roundabout Party (2) Actually no name, but only policies on public record are against roundabouts and for the right to discipline children! But its very hard to find this out. They have missed a wonderful opportunity to use the Monty Python Traffic Light song as their theme. This lack of imagination pushes them down my ballot below the Anarchists. V Klein no name group. Also no policy group... and thats on the record. Points for honesty, but why not just stand as a Liberal. Darryl O'Brien: "According to Darryl, there's a constitutional subsection that'll get you out of anything. Traffic tickets, water restrictions, you can even secede if you want to." Main policy is to remove lawyers from Parliament! I assume this includes Ruddock, so he isn't last on my ballot. Senate "On-Line", who seem to flout all the rules of online culture. Why do they do it category. Clearly bright boys and girls who would know the odds. P Secular Party (2) No ballot header, both candidates are mathematicians, so they should be under no illusions about their chances. Teejay Sener: Seems to limit campaigning to blogs. For public ownership of internet pipes. And finally, the don't know when to stop group. You think they would have learnt by now. Standing for the Senate won't bring on the revolution boys and girls Socialist Alliance, Socialist Equality etc Our own Judean People Liberation Front splinter groups? This site is a mine of help for below the line senate voters http://matcha-pocky.livejournal.com/41044.html | ||
| Real Orienteering race 1:37:00 [3] 13.6 km (7:08 / km) | |
| (injured) shoes: Columbia | ||
| Running a three hour twilight event is an opportunity to be grasped with both hands, even if it becomes an exercise in medical diagnosis by braille. Braille in the sense that you discover the limitations when you run into them. Conclusion. Over the virus. Well, almost. Not over the knee. Stopped running after an hour and a quarter, and that wasn't because it was getting dark. Pretty much limping today. | ||
Wednesday Nov 21 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) (sick) | ||
| Coming out the other side now. Had an MRI of my suspect knee today. Those MRI machines wouldn't impress John Cleese. They don't go 'Ping'. More like "thunk-thunk-thunk' at jackhammer speed. They put ear muffs on you. | ||
| C • MRI 3 | ||
Tuesday Nov 20 | ||
| Note | |
| weight:81kg (injured) (sick) | ||
| I'm so over this virus, but unfortunately not. | ||
| C • sounds like a serious virus... 5 | ||
Monday Nov 19 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 5:00 [1] | |
| weight:80.6kg (injured) (sick) | ||
| On the improve. Managed 5 minutes of back exercises (out of necessity). Might be up to work later today. | ||
Sunday Nov 18 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) (sick) | ||
| Thought yesterday was the worst of it. I was wrong. | ||
Saturday Nov 17 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) (sick) | ||
| Current state not fully compatible with sleep. | ||
Friday Nov 16 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) (sick) | ||
| I'm getting worse so I can get better more spectacularly. At least I wasn't deluded enough to go exercising like some other sickies on this site. Spent a couple of hours before dusk extending the Browns Reef map for 2009 NOL etc. Its very convenient being able to drive 5 minutes and then start mapping good terrain. Where is the Noisy One? | ||
Thursday Nov 15 | ||
| Note | |
| weight:81kg (injured) (sick) (rest day) | ||
| The tick-box trifecta! | ||
| C • Get better soon! 2 | ||
Wednesday Nov 14 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:81.4kg (injured) (sick) | ||
| Knee cartiledge, nose and throat infection. Might do a rest day tomorrow and score the tick-box trifecta. | ||
| MTB (Not O) 1:05:30 [3] | |
| Today is Bendigo Cup Day, notable as a monument to the Bendigo Liberal Club... I mean Jockey Club, once having the clout to dictate when Bendigo would take its Cup holiday. Personally, I'd rather take Melbourne Cup as a holiday. My interest in the local nags (or any nags) is zero. But I am interested in other activities that take place on Melbourne Cup Day, such as running up hills in near Bright. Oh well, I can take my vicarious angst out on the class responsible for this situation next Saturday night. There is a Don's Party at our residence. Attendees have to be prepared to cheer if and when Honest John does the Malcolm style lip quivering (I remember the original.. and it only happens every quarter century). If the unexpected happened, the night may come to resemble one of those Japanese group exit affairs. Hoping not.
So today was a sleep in mid-week, followed by a bike ride. Took the northern tour up through Nerring Forest. A change is as good as a holiday, even if this is a holiday. Low point was the new piles of domestic rubbish. Some of the locals are utterly without redeeming aspect. After spending 65 minutes in the bike, spent even longer bucketing recycled water onto the garden. Not sure I can keep this up through another summer. | ||
| C • Don's Party 1 | ||
Tuesday Nov 13 | ||
| MTB (Not O) 42:30 [3] | |
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [0] | |
| weight:81.8kg (injured) | ||
Monday Nov 12 | ||
| MTB (Not O) 30:30 [4] | |
| (injured) | ||
| Sigh | ||
Sunday Nov 11 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:81.6kg (injured) | ||
| Passed it by at rapid speed. | ||
| C • 1.8 kg 2 | ||
Saturday Nov 10 | ||
| MTB (Not O) 43:00 [3] | |
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:79.8kg (injured) | ||
| Passed a significant weight threshold. But with a wedding reception tonight, I'll probably be passing it again in the other direction.
Back to logging myself as injured. I think I may not be doing any significant running till mid January. | ||
Friday Nov 9 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:80.6kg (injured) | ||
| After s visit to the ortho surgeon, I am off to the MRI machine in two weeks. In three weeks its back to the ortho surgeon. Then probably under the knife some time in December. | ||
| C • Orthopod 3 | ||
Thursday Nov 8 | ||
| Running 28:39 [3] 5 km (5:44 / km) +45m 5:29 / km | |
| weight:80.6kg shoes: Brooks Thingummyjigs | ||
Tuesday Nov 6 | ||
| Running 32:50 [3] 6 km (5:28 / km) +40m 5:18 / km | |
| weight:81.6kg shoes: Brooks Thingummyjigs | ||
Sunday Nov 4 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:80kg | ||
| Running 52:38 [3] 9.2 km (5:43 / km) +80m 5:29 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Thingummyjigs | ||
| On reading Blair's log, decided to also take a can of that 'Harden Up' after yesterday's decision to rest. When taking pharmaceutical supplements, it is good practice to read about the potential side effects. Perhaps I opened the can a little too early, but its effect was most evident in the music last night, which continued till at 3.00am. The playing became particularly hard when we ended up playing 7/16 and 11/16 tunes at about 2am.
The can contents were beginning to wear off next morning, but i did manage to rise at about 8.00am after far less than recommended sleep. Did the exercise program and progressed to 6 pull ups at the end. I must be deluding myself that climbing will be on the agenda in the next few years. Then extended the 30 minute run to 50 minutes. By then the can contents were just a memory. Note to Blair. If you decide to progress to a can of "Harden the F Up", check the adverse reaction list first. | ||
| C • Music at 3:00am 2 | ||
Saturday Nov 3 | ||
| Note | |
| weight:80.6kg (rest day) | ||
| Knee is sore.
Maldon Folk Festival | ||
| C • Resting my knee 2 | ||
Friday Nov 2 | ||
| Back, core and achilles 10:00 [1] | |
| weight:81kg | ||
| Running warm up/down 29:35 [2] 5 km (5:55 / km) +45m 5:40 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Thingummyjigs | ||
Thursday Nov 1 | ||
| Note | |
| weight:81.8kg (rest day) | ||
| Ate a light breakfast this morning and felt guilty. | ||