Rita Pal's Woodpecking Ways. I have been accused of being a Woodpecker by His Royal Majesty - King No of Badmed.net. Of course, I have never thought of myself as a woodpecker but after a retrospective analysis of my behaviour, perhaps I am one. A few weeks ago, I had to sheepishly admit to King No, that I was indeed a Woodpecker.
I wonder how it happened? Well, I have this belief that all roads to honesty are paved with dishonesty. Now, in order to undercover the layers of dishonesty, one must peck away until the very end. The answers do come to us all in the end.
I suppose most of my written work in medico-politics can be described as woodpecking. The problem with having a high IQ and being utterly modest about it is that you do the maths quicker and see the outcome of certain issues better. It really is all about joining various dots then pecking around for more information. I believe that all information is good information and if I cannot join the dots now, someone else will come a join up said dots and make something of it.
Since I have been called a woodpecker in typical playground banter, I have become conscious that perhaps my woodpecking habits have taken over my usual personality. I then asked around and my other friends unanimously said I was a large Woodpecker with a sharp beak and that I will argue most people down to the ground. After that, I apparently have a habit of pecking away until no one can argue anymore.
I have therefore scaled down said woodpecking activities until such time as I contemplate the direction of said woodpecking. The problem with woodpecking down one path of injustice is that you discover that this leads to several other paths of dishonesties and injustices. It then becomes time consuming. Ward 87 and its evidence was really all down to the fact I pecked away for quite a while. Woodpecking normally begins out of official hours, about 12 midnight. I have this firm belief that woodpecking should never influence the normal hours of the day but it is though essential if you like to harvest information and progress forward.
Woodpecking was first taught by my friend, Mr Arpad Toth. Toth is infamous for his case against the General Medical Council. Yes, he kicked the sh*t out of them then they played their usual tricks to avoid the doctor's case reaching hearing. The problem is that the GMC cannot win outright like proper people on a battle field. They always have to cheat. The problem with cheaters is that no one admires them in the end.
Arps as he is known to me is also a highly intelligent man. He writes an amazing amount of fabulous music. Arps is a bit like my guru in that he teaches me things from basics. Arps is a master of dissecting arguments and analysing material. He is far superior to me and for that, I admire him a great deal. In all the years, I spent at medical school, it never taught me the art of analysis. Arps paperwork is perfect and flawless. My paperwork is probably influenced by my frustration with the system which comes across as my infamous "tone". Of course, if I lived in any other country, this "tone" would not be a problem but this is England and England loves tones.
Woodpecking was one of those skills taught gently over the years. Arps believes that all good battles are won after we have gathered information and the relevant word weapons can be used to win. Arpad and I share a mutual disliking for lawyers, judges and authority. Woodpecking skills are useful and we have Arpad to thank for mine :).
I recommend Woodpecking to anyone who feels strongly about any issue. There are a few things needed for Woodpecking.
1. A pointed beak
2. The Data Protection Act
3. The Freedom of Information Act
4. A good filing system.
5. Persistence.
In the end, we all reach that point of justice - it just may take anywhere between 1-100 years :).
I wonder how it happened? Well, I have this belief that all roads to honesty are paved with dishonesty. Now, in order to undercover the layers of dishonesty, one must peck away until the very end. The answers do come to us all in the end.
I suppose most of my written work in medico-politics can be described as woodpecking. The problem with having a high IQ and being utterly modest about it is that you do the maths quicker and see the outcome of certain issues better. It really is all about joining various dots then pecking around for more information. I believe that all information is good information and if I cannot join the dots now, someone else will come a join up said dots and make something of it.
Since I have been called a woodpecker in typical playground banter, I have become conscious that perhaps my woodpecking habits have taken over my usual personality. I then asked around and my other friends unanimously said I was a large Woodpecker with a sharp beak and that I will argue most people down to the ground. After that, I apparently have a habit of pecking away until no one can argue anymore.
I have therefore scaled down said woodpecking activities until such time as I contemplate the direction of said woodpecking. The problem with woodpecking down one path of injustice is that you discover that this leads to several other paths of dishonesties and injustices. It then becomes time consuming. Ward 87 and its evidence was really all down to the fact I pecked away for quite a while. Woodpecking normally begins out of official hours, about 12 midnight. I have this firm belief that woodpecking should never influence the normal hours of the day but it is though essential if you like to harvest information and progress forward.
Woodpecking was first taught by my friend, Mr Arpad Toth. Toth is infamous for his case against the General Medical Council. Yes, he kicked the sh*t out of them then they played their usual tricks to avoid the doctor's case reaching hearing. The problem is that the GMC cannot win outright like proper people on a battle field. They always have to cheat. The problem with cheaters is that no one admires them in the end.
Arps as he is known to me is also a highly intelligent man. He writes an amazing amount of fabulous music. Arps is a bit like my guru in that he teaches me things from basics. Arps is a master of dissecting arguments and analysing material. He is far superior to me and for that, I admire him a great deal. In all the years, I spent at medical school, it never taught me the art of analysis. Arps paperwork is perfect and flawless. My paperwork is probably influenced by my frustration with the system which comes across as my infamous "tone". Of course, if I lived in any other country, this "tone" would not be a problem but this is England and England loves tones.
Woodpecking was one of those skills taught gently over the years. Arps believes that all good battles are won after we have gathered information and the relevant word weapons can be used to win. Arpad and I share a mutual disliking for lawyers, judges and authority. Woodpecking skills are useful and we have Arpad to thank for mine :).
I recommend Woodpecking to anyone who feels strongly about any issue. There are a few things needed for Woodpecking.
1. A pointed beak
2. The Data Protection Act
3. The Freedom of Information Act
4. A good filing system.
5. Persistence.
In the end, we all reach that point of justice - it just may take anywhere between 1-100 years :).
1 comments:
And you are doing a very good job with your tools !
I am impressed with how much "dirty washing" the GMC is trying to jettison in this months' FTP hearings - before it concedes in the pre-determinations case.
This month we have the Baby P doctor re-interred, a wrong kidney case, misadvertising stem cells, etc. Niall Dickson will have his work cut out to deal with this lot - predetermined or not predetermined.
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