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Date: 18 November 2004 22:37:38
Re: the ear. The local doctor's surgery in the village has a rota of doctors on duty and the last two times I have seen a different doctor who's really taken the ear trouble seriously (and reassured me that I am not really a hypochondriac!) He's not referring me this time seeing as the ear is virtually healed, but he's pre-empting my hesitation to go to the doctor's. He's recommended an over-the-counter spray which I can use at any time that there's any hint of trouble - even before it becomes painful - and he's given me a prescription in anticipation of another bout which I can start taking straight away rather than wait for an appointment. :D And if immediate response doesn't cure it immediately, then a referral is next on the agenda.
The boys are slowly discovering that I can hear again ;)
I was roped in to go and be a dissenting voice at a committee meeting tonight. They discovered I was on top form too - I was the only non-committee-member there and the most vociferous contributer to discussion. I think the most depressing thing about the Church these days is the fact that they seem so defeatist. We were discussing what presence the Churches Together on the Island should have at the County Show next year. The general concensus seemed to be "We didn't do as good a job last year as we would have liked to, so we'll give up". M, as secretary, was too busy writing up the minutes so it was left to me to say "We didn't do as good a job last year as we would have liked to, so how are we going to do it even better this year?" I mean to say, apparently we had a few complaints that the sandwiches we serve were not filled to the edge... and the response of the committee is "We won't do sandwiches any more because they make the church look as though we don't take it seriously to the glory of God". Am I missing something here? Because my response was "Hmmm... better put a bit more filling in, then". And apparently our response to "The church is becoming more and more marginalised in society" should be to scale down the work we do at the County Show. Hmmmmm.
Of course, you know what the result is, don't you? I'm now on the blooming committee!