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Planning to go to GoodLife to get fit? Read this first!

Dr John's Blog Posted on December 25, 2017 by JohnOystonDecember 25, 2017
GoodLife programs

TL;DR The gym facilities at Goodlife are good, but if you want a Personal Trainer then you have to fit your needs into one of their rigid programs. Many people make a New Year’s Resolution to get or keep fit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Personal | Tagged excersise, fitness, GoodLife, gym, personal trainer

Carita 111 – sailing the west coast of Scotland in 1955

Dr John's Blog Posted on May 25, 2017 by JohnOystonSeptember 6, 2023

My father often talked about a sailing trip he took in 1955. He was thirty years old and had just passed his fellowship in surgery. Later that same year he would marry my mother, a sister on the plastic surgery … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Carita, Ken, Oyston, Sailing, Scotland

Drone at Oak Hills Farm in Winter

Dr John's Blog Posted on February 13, 2017 by JohnOystonFebruary 13, 2017
Cottage and view to North

Some drone images of Oak Hills Farm taken during the winter of 2016/17.

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Posted in Oak Hills Farm, Personal | Tagged drone, oak hills farm, prairie

Drone in Rosedale

Dr John's Blog Posted on February 13, 2017 by JohnOystonFebruary 13, 2017
Front Yard with Snow

I bought a drone ( a DJI Phantom 3 Standard) in the Boxing Day Sales. These are some pictures taken in my neighbourhood.

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Posted in Personal | Tagged Chorley, drone, Rosedale

Cell phone plans

Dr John's Blog Posted on January 6, 2017 by JohnOystonJanuary 6, 2017
NewCellPhonePlan

Cell phone plans are too complicated. The usual pattern is that you can buy a phone fairly cheaply if you commit to a new two-year pan. The monthly fee is partly an installment on the phone and partly a fee … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Bell, cell, mobile, money, plan

Fake News from the War on Tobacco

Dr John's Blog Posted on January 1, 2017 by JohnOystonJanuary 1, 2017

Stories I would like to read in 2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP MOVES ON TOBACCO President Trump tweeted: “Wall built. Muslims registered. Next job: tobacco.” Sources close to the Trump administration have explained that the Donald now wants to deal with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Personal | Tagged fake news, tobacco, Trump

“Medical” marijuana

Dr John's Blog Posted on November 30, 2016 by JohnOystonNovember 30, 2016

There are two things I know about marijuana. They are two separate and different things, and I wish that they could be kept that way. Firstly, there are chemicals which can be extracted from cannabis plants which have some medicinal value. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Personal | Tagged cannabis, marijuana, medical

Hawaii comes to Scarborough

Dr John's Blog Posted on November 27, 2016 by JohnOystonNovember 27, 2016
Group with dancers

A couple of dancers came to the Operating Room Christmas Party to teach us all some Hawaiian dancing. They soon got things moving: Then it was the men’s turn: Dr. Lamont got singled out for special treatment: Afterwards, we had the chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged Christmas party, Hawaii, operating room

Shamrock – cruising on a steam launch on Windermere

Dr John's Blog Posted on October 3, 2016 by JohnOystonOctober 4, 2016

For part of my Birthday celebrations, I hired a steamboat on Lake Windermere for the day! The boat was the Shamrock, an 110-year-old 46-ft long saloon launch, which was built on Windermere for use on Windermere and which has never … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Travel | Tagged boat, lake, Shamrock, steam, Windermere

Bolivia en Mayo

Dr John's Blog Posted on September 30, 2016 by JohnOystonOctober 4, 2016
Teleferico "Linea Rojo"

When I say that I spent three weeks on holiday in Bolivia, the first question is always: “Why Bolivia?” My son and I began planning the trip with a few filters: Our schedules meant that May was convenient for us … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Travel | Tagged amazon, Bolivia, La PAz, Madidi, Potosi, Salar, Sucre, Titicaca, Uyuni

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