...described, in excessive detail, her activities of the last few days. It appears that she spent most of her weekend windsurfing around the central business district of Melbourne, before spending Monday having a final fitting for the outfit she wished to wear at a horse race yesterday.
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| Kate on one of her own horses |
Having been invited by her friend Alex to have luncheon in the corporate marquee of his employer, Pangloss Investments, she wanted to look suitably stylish, in a horsey sort of way, and climatologically knowledgeable in her choice of costume. For that reason, she chose a chestnut coloured wetsuit with matching sou'wester hat and high heeled, turf green wellington boots. She also had a pale pink plastic, ankle-length mackintosh and a pair of waterproof, white opera gloves, which both came in very handy.
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| Alex also has some experience with horses |
I, of course, would have liked to have spent yesterday cultivating my garden but instead I was feeling rather unwell, as you are probably aware. It has been a very unusual illness, though fortunately one of very short in duration.
Miss Nightingale's services were not required for the purposes intended. We are all - including you, dear reader - owing a debt of gratitude for the willingness of anyone to handle used bed pans and unwell patients. I doubt whether Kate the Great or her friend Alex would have been so selflessly helpful and thoughtful in such circumstances.
I am much recovered and so is my dear husband. Miss Nightingale was most pleased with the many bunches of flowers, boxes of chocolates and bottles of perfume Monsieur Adelaidezone has given to her today. Miss Nightingale intends to sell the products in the charity shop where she volunteers every Friday, usually while I am doing my best to save the world in other ways. I do hope my own work will be as beneficial as that of Miss Nightingale and another of my new acquaintances, Doctor Einthoven.
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| The electrocardiogram man |
It appears Miss Nightingale is raising funds for an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) machine for the first emergency department of a new, low-cost hospital franchise she wishes to establish. Miss Nightingale is also familiar with rococo architecture and interior design and has offered to assist with the development of my new studio pavilion, which is very generous of her.
Although I am currently unsure whether to model my future workplace along the lines of Claydon House, I have been trying to persuade Miss Nightingale that a rococo atmosphere, with an elegant, galant style of musical accompaniment, may be especially suitable for hospital waiting rooms in the 21st century. Such an atmosphere may help to keep the blood pressure of many personages within a safer range than most current offerings.
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| Doctor William Harvey agrees with me |
According to Kate the Great, Pangloss Investments chooses a rococo feel for all its global offices and corporate marquees, though she is not sure why, and neither, it seems, is anyone who works for the organisation. Pangloss Investments was apparently founded by a Doctor Pangloss, just last year. He has a very high regard for bubbles in his dealings with financial markets, real estate agents and wine merchants.
All personages who perused my blog pamphlet posting yesterday would have won a large amount of money if they subsequently placed a bet on a very famous horse race. Pangloss Investments had backed Shocking, which is not at all surprising. Americain came first and Shocking came 18th. So, dear reader, it is an enlightened decision to read my postings before making any sort of investment.
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| Dr Leibniz - Inventor of Binary Now, Pay Later |
I wonder if local government elections and local hospitals should be run along the same lines as the Melbourne Cup. There is some evidence that they are probably all macro-managed on that basis already by persons with more interest in economic theory than cardiology.
My own approach to the analysis of political candidates and quality health care is based on the examination of policies and possibilities through the use of infinitesimal calculus. You may wish to partake in the course I present on this topic at the International Training Centre for the Harmonious Interplay of Beauty, Understanding and Magnificence. Fees for the course are the same for horses and people, and based on the same principles as race entrants for the Melbourne Cup.
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| New design for hospital emergency department waiting area |
Ghosts of departed quantities are a most suitable management tool, especially in financial matters, though somewhat unethical when used in medical matters. You are probably also aware, dear reader, that there is no place for bildungsroman arguments on any analytical occasion, even amongst mortgage brokers and broke mortgagees. Paying council rates is a matter of great importance, however, whether you prefer a rococo environment or not.
If you are an Adelaide person, I do hope you are able and willing to post your ballot papers, in the envelopes designed for such purposes, to arrive at the correct address no later than 5pm on Friday 12 November 2010. I do not know if any of the candidates share my views about the relationship between local health, local government and local hospitals, but Florence Nightingale may be a better person to consult on the matter than Kate the Great.
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