October 11
There is not a lot to say here.
My secondment working for the media team came to an end Friday the 9th of October. The following monday I returned to regular work in administration. I find the work of both rewarding for different reasons.
The secondment is not the hardest thing I have ever done but I am also not the man I used to be.
I like to think I worked hard and did everything I could to tell the stories of some wonderful teachers and to support of team of individuals I was very honoured to be a part.
In my experience you don’t regret the things you did as much as the things you didn’t do and that is certainly true here.
Perhaps as a result I was always going to have to be pulled away from the job.
It was a difficult year due to COVID but also other matters and so my goal was to stand up and be counted.
In the closing days as I worked to some final deadlines and felt fatigue I even played this video on Youtube to gee myself up with the amazing Rocky score from Bill Conti and Australian Rugby League Legend Wally Lewis going the distance.
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So I don’t have a lot to cover about COVID-19 this week but I will check in on the usual stats.
On the 11th of October the World Health Organisation reported there had been Globally 37,185,844 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with a daily increase of 373,669. There had been 1,072,974 deaths globally with a daily increase of 5,805.
In Australia there had been 27,244 confirmed cases with a daily increase of 15. There had been 897 deaths.
In Canada there had been 178,117 confirmed cases with a daily increase of 2,558. There had been 9,585 deaths with a daily increase of 28.
In the United Kingdom there had been 590,848 confirmed cases with a daily increase of 15,165. There had been 42,760 deaths with a daily increase of 81.
In India there had been 7,053,806 confirmed cases with a daily increase of 74,383. There had been 108,334 deaths with a daily increase of 918. The numbers in India were trending down but still tragically high.
In the United States of America there had been 7,583,748 confirmed cases with a daily increase of 57,828. There had been 212,229 deaths with a daily increase of 918. The same amount of deaths reported in India that day.
Sunday night I awoke, went to Capriccios Pizza at Maleny and had the best pizza in the world and shared ice cream and waffles for dessert. I drove back home, went to the gym and started back at work the next morning.
I am an extremely lucky and blessed man.
-Lloyd Marken
That pizza does look delicious! By coincidence, I have a pizza ready to cook for dinner tonight. Yum yum!
Best wishes, Pete.
Aw Pete, talk dirty to my big fella, what kind of toppings have you got on that bad boy?
Miniature piquant red bell peppers, black olives, artichoke hearts, and asparagus spears!
(Might be some extra cheese too!)
are you a vegetarian? Where’s the meat? That said it sounds delicious. Been a while since I had some artichokes too. Hmm. Yumyum.
No, not remotely vegetarian. I do enjoy a vegetarian pizza at times though. 🙂
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By the way im pouring my heart out here about my pride in good work and youre like all about the pizza. Which to be fair – i can respect. 😉 Best wishes Pete.
You know I appreciate your work mate.. But I’m hungry, and it’s still only ten past five! 🙂
Haha. Pizza is everything.
Hope you are ready to stand in line for that vaccine the UK is starting today.
if it helps save lives I can’t wait for all of us to get it.
It is excellent, Lloyd, that you recognise that you are “an extremely lucky and blessed man”. Most people don’t. They get really angry because the mail order company has sent the wrong size slippers or the wrong colour shoes. Counting your blessings is a good gift to have.
thank you John, I have my moments but there has been so much suffering and loss this year. I have a job, I have my health, I should be grateful. Take care mate.
It took a while for me to get that Arnie jumper and that was hardly a problem.