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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 7, 2019February 24, 2023

‘A dollop of Caledonian Antisyzygy’

This was how Alex Bell began his Opinion Piece in The Courier of the 5th December 2019. Caledonian Antisyzygy may be a term that is not much heard but I … Continue reading ‘A dollop of Caledonian Antisyzygy’

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By Hole Ousia Posted on February 13, 2019February 14, 2023

who died . . .

The pharmacist Gilbert Farie relies upon Dr John Flaxman. Each year, Dr Flaxman chooses a day to celebrate as his “deathday”.

Categories: Family history, Narrative medicine, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Scotland, Two culturesTags: a powerful embrace, Aberdeen, akathisia, Albert Camus, and of their son Peter - who died, Antiquary, Apothecary, birthday, Bridge of Allan, correspondents, deathday, Dr John Flaxman, Dr Peter Gordon, friendship, Gilbert Farie, Gilbert Farie Revisited, Hole Ousia, Innerpeffray Library, Ivan Illich, Jekyll and Hyde, lending library, Martin Wyllie, PE1651, Peter Gordon, Peter J Gordon, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, philosophy, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Prescribed harm, Realistic Medicine, rebel antiquary, Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Brown, sapere aude, Seroxat, Social maverick, SSRI, Strathallan, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary, to celebrate as his "deathday", Too much Medicine, who died

By Hole Ousia Posted on May 6, 2017January 30, 2023

A ‘mytholm’

Ted Hughes described a ‘mytholm’ as meeting of streams. This film is about such a meeting. Where the Allan Water goes Forth. Mytholm: To play this film please click here … Continue reading A ‘mytholm’

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