Ian Davis

@profiand.bsky.social

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Prof of medicine | med oncologist | Head, Monash University Eastern Health Clinical School | Chair, ANZUP Cancer Trials Group | husband, father, grandfather, blessed | want to make a positive difference
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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Nov 23

Happiness is an empty beach, the wind in your ears, your best friend by your side, and 0/8 feet on the ground.

A beach with two miniature schnauzers running side by side so fast that they are both in the air. Behind them are their paw prints, in groups of four widely spaced, showing their speed. Older brother Miles on the left is looking across at his little brother Eddie. Not shown but still obvious: my bursting heart.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 2d

There’s no such thing as nominative determ…

A sign affixed to fence, white text on black background, picture of a small bulldozer, advertising “Joel Dirt Landscaping”
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Instagram joeldirtlandscape

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 4d

Preference would be for some high level evidence of course, but this does have some logic behind it.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting - might try that if/when I get a third episode (it’s very unpleasant).

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 5d

Dear God

Simon Johnson🇺🇦 @simonrjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Properly moving xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/

Fifteen Years

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Reposted by Patrick Stokes, Ian Davis

Simon Johnson🇺🇦 @simonrjohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Properly moving xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/

Fifteen Years

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 9d

You could try the vegetables with rice option.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 16d

And received, with thanks - for so many things.

My own personal hard copy of “Tiny Moments of Joy” by the incomparable George Penney. And don’t we all need more such moments? Have you bought your copy yet?

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 18d

It is also enlightening to contemplate the paradox of the leaning sign.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 19d

Done.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 20d

Jack, do you never sleep
Does the green still run deep in your heart?
Or will these changing times
Motorways, powerlines
Keep us apart?
Well, I don't think so
I saw some grass growing through the pavements today

- Jack-In-The-Green, Jethro Tull

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 22d

I use this one too.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 27d

Be careful what you wish for.

A post from me from the Other Place, showing a picture of a bag of “Twisted Raspberry Twisties” and my caption “The end of Civilisation as we know it.”

Follow up post showing the bag is opened and an insipid horror vaguely resembling a Twistie in shape that instead is an anemic, washed out, pink-tinged abomination that is unworthy of the name.

Caption:

I was weak. I had to know. I took one for the team.

And I can confidently report that my original tweet was correct: these are just as horrible as you might have expected.

The Twistie is a noble treat that never deserved such disrespect. They should have called them TwistX.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 27d

One of the very few joys in buying a new car is to see them assume I’m the key negotiator and ignore my dangerously intelligent and much more capable wife, and then for me to sit back and watch her reduce them to a deconstructed state. She takes no prisoners, and no optional rustproofing for her…!

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 29d

I love hearing these, but it's a game I never play with my children or grandchildren: I don't think it's a game I want to win!

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 29

Congratulations to Professor Dan Lubman AM FAHMS, on his election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences!
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Professor Yuming Guo, MD, PhD, FTSE, FASSA, Professor Dan Lubman AM and Professor Jose Maria Polo have been elected as 2025 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences… | Mona...

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 27

[Microsoft Word, about to place a picture in a document]:
Hold my beer.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 16

See also my pinned post.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 16

First we had Miles, then we added his younger half-brother Eddie, then my heart broke into a million tiny jagged pieces that still cut when I least expect it, and now we just have Eddie.

Here's a story told in four pictures (with alt text if needed), which happened a few years ago.
bit.ly/47iAKwO

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 16

As someone owned and operated by miniature schnauzers since 2008, let me just say: there is no going back once you've had one in your life.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 15

Where can we order this?

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · Oct 14

Also, I'm so chuffed to be able to share the cover for Tiny Moments of Joy: Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand, which will be coming out in paperback and ebook on the 11th of November this year.

All further details to come soon!

Huge thanks for your lovely encouragement this past year!❤️

You're looking at a damask pink... maybe soft red cover with the words Tiny Moments of Joy written in a serif font in white and orange. Above that are the words: Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand in a white sans serif font and the name George Penney is below in the same font. The cover has a border of pale ferns that are mostly white or a paler colour than the cover. You know looking at this cover that you will need a comfy chair, maybe a snoozing lap cat or dog and a sunny or warm spot to read this book. It's that kind of vibe.

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ANZUP Cancer Trials Group @anzuptrials.bsky.social · Oct 13

One month to go! We’re delighted to introduce our amazing speakers who are looking forward to sharing their knowledge and expertise with you in a more intimate setting. Secure your spot today 👉https://ow.ly/ylUw50XajI2

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 4

Undecided ducks.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 4

Surely there was at least one long sniff of the pages, for the full joyful experience?

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 2

Ah yes, ruminants too, good point.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 2

Funny how it can be both at once!

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Oct 2

One of the worst euphemisms I’ve seen today.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Sep 28

[Posting from Australia]: Yes, it’s terrifying and it seems to be happening more and more.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Sep 28

Don’t, though.

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · Sep 26

Also “Content & Privacy Restrictions” should be called “Content & Privacy Permissions” - misleading and confusing.

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