Category Archives: Stroke

Time Is On Your Side

February 7, 2017Mindfulness, Science, StrokeClaudia Hammond, reminisscence bump, time, TimeWarpricky

1. Superbowl LIe

Long-suffering readers of the blog will know that I’m more than a little obsessed with time and how it works and how it’s expressed. If time is more elastic and less concrete than we imagine – and it is – then that would just about explain Sunday’s Superbowl LI.

"It's a collision sport. *Dancing* is a contact sport." — “It is committee meetings, called huddles, separated by outbursts of violence.”

And that diagram doesn’t incorporate an extended half-time show, overtime, etc. I assume the Superbowl is still going on, although Mrs Stroke Bloke seems happy about the current score. Oddly. I mean, who could root for a man who lies about eating strawberries? Continue reading Time Is On Your Side →

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I feel you

January 23, 2017Death, Pop Music, Strokebrainwaves, eric sinclair, malcolm middletonricky

Well, I did promise that I’d chat about strokes this week. This is nominally a stroke blog, after all.

Not a heart attack blog, Dave.

David Gahan of Depeche Mode knows what it’s like to die, more or less. And to some degree, so does former teacher Eric Sinclair.

[Sign up for the Apoplexy Newsletter – it’s like experiencing death!] Continue reading I feel you →

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Pop!

January 18, 2017Current Affairs, Economics, EU Referendum, Healthcare, Politics, Stroke, US ElectionsBrexit, Donald Trump, Europe, Inauguration Day, Obamacarericky

It’s Trump -2 days until The Elephant’s Nelly (throwback: 1, 2) is anointed leader of that shining city on a hill.

I’m sure this has always been the case, but “Inauguration Day” is an anagram for “A Gaudy Urination.”

— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) January 15, 2017

How do you feel? Exultant? Depressed?

Normal?

[apoplectic.me’s been a little stroke-lite recently. Not today, though. And there’s a stroke special coming next week…]

Continue reading Pop! →

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Trigger Happy

November 7, 2016EU Referendum, Politics, Stroke, US ElectionsAirplane!, Best Coast, Super Mario Kartricky

I was consulting with some experts in a hospital this morning.

And don't call me Shirley — But that’s not important right now.

That’s right, Leslie Nielsen. The details aren’t important right now. What’s important is that I wasn’t the Consultant. I feel like if you’re doing medicine stuff, it’s best that you be qualified to be doing the medicining.

[More of this sort of thing? Check out the Apoplexy Tiny Letter.] Continue reading Trigger Happy →

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The Standard Version

October 24, 2016EU Referendum, Football, Healthcare, Mindfulness, StrokeMechanical thrombectomy, Morecambe & Wise, Naked Videoricky

As readers of last week’s blog post will know, I like to listen to BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland when I’m making breakfast in the morning.

RP? I'll give ye RP!! — “Och awa, ye daft gouk – this isnae yon BBC!”

Mrs Stroke Bloke worries about my blood pressure, I’m sure, as a disconcerting mixture of laughter and swearie words escapes the kitchen. But it keeps me somewhat connected to the larger world, and sometimes, there’s a wee gem of an item to consider. Say, on the subject of #strokes. Continue reading The Standard Version →

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Thought For The Day

October 18, 2016Economics, Edinburgh, Interrobang, Mindfulness, Nerd Bait, Sci-fi, Scottish Independence, Stroke, US ElectionsDonald Trump, Grassmarket Community Project, Interrobang, Nerd Bait, Oxjamricky

My love for BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, as hosted by Eddie Mair, is well-documented on this website (1, 2). During #indyref the first, I remember him conducting one of the better interviews I heard with Scotland’s First Minister.

You should see Blankety-Blank with Lilly Savage! — Eddie & Pals: Call My Bluff’s changed!

However, it’s becoming increasingly apparent – from, for example, the Today programme’s coverage of yesterday’s news that the Westminster government is mulling making substantial payments to the EU to retain financial services passporting rights for the City of London– that The Herald‘s chief reporter has captured a larger truth about the BBC’s output.

I think the talking heads who review newspapers on London TV shows like Marr are running out of excuses for not understanding Scotland.

— David Leask (@LeaskyHT) October 16, 2016

[Yes, somehow I’ll pivot this into strokes and art. Read on to find out how.] Continue reading Thought For The Day →

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Bang!

October 10, 2016Edinburgh, Interrobang, Nerd Bait, StrokeInterrobang, Nerd Bait, Oxjam, Woodland Creaturesricky

If you’ve ever visited the About Me section of apoplectic.me, you may recognize this picture:

I'm more of a Poster Children guy, myself — Flower Manchild

(Actually, it could do with a bit of an update. I’ll do that when I’m done here.)

That’s four years ago, and I don’t really remember anything about the circumstances. Well, y’know, I had recently suffered a catastrophic haemorrhagic stroke. I’m pretty sure about that. But, other than that….

[For more whimsy and an eclectic weekly song selection, get the Apoplexy Tiny Letter here.] Continue reading Bang! →

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Madness

September 12, 2016EU Referendum, Great British Strokes, Pop Music, Stroke2 Tone, EU Referendum, Madness, Prince Buster, ska, The Specialsricky

The Brexit referendum could have been an invigorating exercise in participatory democracy, addressing important issues about subsidiarity, regulation, and the like. Instead, it was presented as a discussion of a post-Brexit wishlist in which dues no longer payable to the EU could be spent on [insert cause of your choice].

But now, the reformed Vote Leave, called Change Britain, have dropped their pre-referendum pledge of a £350m-a-week spending bonanza for the NHS.

Happy Han-UKIP-ah! GEDDIT?! — “How are we maintaining this bonfire with so few manifesto pages?”

Don’t worry – this post is actually about awesome ska legend Prince Buster… Continue reading Madness →

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The Elephant’s Nelly

August 10, 2016Dr. Who, Edinburgh, EU Referendum, Mental Health, Politics, Stroke, US ElectionsDonald Trump, Eddie Mair, John Oliver, Kathleen Parker, Marcus Brigstocke, Presidential electionricky

L ast week’s post was described by The Prof as a perfect distillation of an apoplectic.me post – presumably in the hope that I would JUST STOP ALREADY!!! Well, I won’t. Because I distilled it even further, and it was presented on Broadcasting Giant Eddie Mair‘s Radio 4 PM show on 5th August.

Apparently super-strong cannabis was more important. Which is fair enough. — I come in at around 46m 09s

[Can’t stop, won’t stop? Get more apoplexy straight to your inbox here.] Continue reading The Elephant’s Nelly →

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I Hate the ’80s

July 25, 2016Dr. Who, Edinburgh, Lists, Movies, Nerd Bait, Reviews, StrokeBad Timing, Brazil, Comfort and Joy, Ghostbusters, The Breakfast Club, Withnail and Iricky

Last week, I promised readers of the Apoplexy Tiny Letter a break from the political stuff, after the recent Democracy trilogy (1, 2, 3). And after last week’s Frankie Goes to Hollywood-mendous post, why not stay in the comforting nostalgic embrace of the ’80s?

Where's the pic of Michael Foot's donkey jacket?! — Dude. Those are clearly C21st Kayne shades.

I mean, seriously? Kayne, John Mayer, and The Police’s version of Message In a Bottle at 2007’s Live Earth concert to combat climate change made me want the Earth’s surface to be heated to 100,000,000°C. But we spoke about that sort of thing last week. And haemorrhagic stroke survivors are meant to keep their blood pressure down. So. Pleasant thoughts… Continue reading I Hate the ’80s →

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Category Archives: Stroke

Time Is On Your Side

I feel you

Pop!

Trigger Happy

The Standard Version

Thought For The Day

Bang!

Madness

The Elephant’s Nelly

I Hate the ’80s