Grant Holloway

2 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Grant Holloway

Could this be a solution to the UCC staffing dilemma? Back in the late 1970s, your Back Page scribbler studied a book called “In the Shadow of Man” by Dr Jane Goodall, which detailed how chimpanzees in the wild would fashion and modify natural objects to use as tools. This was groundbreaking because, at the time, most folks thought tool-making in this sophisticated sense was something only humans got up to.

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Grant Holloway

Relax. Zoning out happens to other folks all the time as well. Do you ever walk into a room, look around vaguely then try to remember what it is you thought you wanted to do there in the first place? Or have you searched the house vainly for your glasses before eventually realising you are, in fact, already wearing them? For your ageing correspondent, this is becoming a more frequent occurrence – something his parents used to refer to as “having a senior moment”.

2 weeks ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Grant Holloway

Expressive piano playing is great for the audience but risky for the performer. Your Back Page scribbler is happy to say he misspent a great many hours of his youth in the pursuit of learning to play the guitar. Despite only obtaining a degree of expertise generously described as mediocre, it was time well spent in our eyes, and apart from calloused fingertips and an aching wrist, it certainly didn’t do us too much harm.

2 weeks ago | dermatologyrepublic.com.au | Grant Holloway

Just remembering how cold things were can speed up the metabolism. Your Back Page scribbler grew up in a cold climate. The childhood town was located at a latitude of nearly 46 degrees south and was populated primarily by settlers from Scotland who seemingly found the inclement weather a nostalgic reminder of their rainswept homeland.

3 weeks ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Grant Holloway

Just remembering how cold things were can speed up the metabolism. Your Back Page scribbler grew up in a cold climate. The childhood town was located at a latitude of nearly 46 degrees south and was populated primarily by settlers from Scotland who seemingly found the inclement weather a nostalgic reminder of their rainswept homeland.