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Continue reading →: 5.5 an unexpected normality
With one expert prick and application of the blood spot, I was rewarded with my first normal blood sugar reading of 5.5 since I got my gizmo. I have never been so excited to be normal, and I am somewhat puzzled. I didn’t think I had been particularly abstemious. Last night’s…
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Continue reading →: Ego, Id and Superego
I may have got the emotions all wrong, in terms of the philosophy of mind. There is an interesting concept put forward by a psychologist, Paul MacLean, that the brain stem and cortex are responsible for our cognitive and rational thoughts. The Freudian idea of Ego and Id puts forward…
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Continue reading →: Soul Searching Over
What is the soul? is a question that philosophers have debated for centuries. To look at a picture that details precisely the soul’s location is miraculous. Many thanks to Descartes for bringing us this rare insight. The drawing of a dissected brain shows the pineal gland at the centre (the hanging acorn…
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Continue reading →: Shatter loses his seat
Cameron woke to the headlines he had dreaded “No Clear Majority in Sight”. The election was over, and the counting was in progress. Kenny’s Fine Gael party, which had been in coalition with Labour, looked as if they were heading for a hung parliament or Dáil. Despite Cameron’s letter of…
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Continue reading →: A shot in the dark
Cameron lay dead on the floor of the House. This was an unexpected ending to PM’s question time. The exchanges between the opposing party leaders had been predictable; government cuts in public spending and seven day working in the NHS had both leaders running for their mammies. “My mother didn’t…
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Continue reading →: Compulsion – Obsession
Preparing myself mentally for the challenge ahead, I have done some soul searching. Realising that I do not hold any religious feelings or faith, does not mean that I am excluded from the act of self examination. I like the theory, put forward by a neuroscientisr in a book I…
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Continue reading →: Nature – Beauty
The nature of beauty is often debated. The form, content and performance are all relevant to the aesthetic experience. One of the most powerful portraits that I ever saw was of Myra Hindley, the child murderer, painted by Marcus Harvey using children’s hand prints. The scale and form of the…
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Continue reading →: Rhymes with roses
The Wondrous Rose by Ann Russell The sweetest scent I e’er did take Was when I stumbled, by mistake Upon a garden, beauteous fair – Its very fragrance filled the air. And there I searched for many hours To find amongst the lovely flowers That very blossom, from whose kind…
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Continue reading →: Contact sports
Rugby and other contact sports organisations and controlling bodies are taking seriously the long term risks of hard physical contact on players. Gone are the days when bruised and bloodied people would stay on the pitch to continue with the battle. Erring on the side of caution will save lives. There are…
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Continue reading →: 11.3 Blood Sugar Reading
So 11.3 is not good. But the long term goal is still in place. I intend to use the 8 week diet programme to get my blood sugar levels back to normal. Planning to start the 8 week diet after St Patrick’s day might seem weird, but realistically there are…
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