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My Journey to Cancer and Back

Oooh I see … OCD
ByDavid Dixon April 26, 2016March 27, 2025

I have been told that I have a mild form of Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour. Frankly I think it’s nothing more than the ‘tall poppy’ syndrome where untidy people are jealous of us tidy people. The untidy people just happen to be smarter in that they got in first with the name calling, so now we are…

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My Journey to Cancer and Back

Apocalypto
ByDavid Dixon February 10, 2013March 27, 2025

Why is it called quicksand, when it fact, there’s nothing quick about it at all? This lead me to el pronto google the topic and discovered a number of things that just blew my mind. OK, straying right now and I know I’ve blown a few candles in my time, but I’ve never successfully projected…

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My Journey to Cancer and Back

Damn you, damn you all
Byd8IVozJSq8 January 26, 2013

Just watched Planet of the Apes on Channel ONE. The blog title is the last line of script voiced by Charlton Heston as he dropped to his knees onto the sand, with the voiceless hot, hot, super hot chick behind him, … realising that the Statue of Liberty was evidence that he had returned to…

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My Journey to Cancer and Back

Shark Fins
Byd8IVozJSq8 January 22, 2013

Just curious, do people use the fin for anything else? With all this focus on soup, we might be creating a generation of smarties who will conjure up shark fin jelly, sandwiches or vegemite and shark fin extract to side step this ban. We should ban shark fin harvesting full stop for whatever reason! I’m…

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My Journey to Cancer and Back

Cancer Update
Byd8IVozJSq8 January 17, 2013

I’ve been forgetful of late and have failed to give you all an update of my progress on the Cancer front. [Insert the virtual drum roll, a touch of harp, and a tingle or two on the triangle]. My PSA results levelled in December last year, after 2 consecutive drops over 9 months, which brings…

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