The Extraordinary Ordinary - Oman Sunsets...

If not necessarily off to sunnier shores (as there's plenty of those along the local coastlands) this will, nevertheless, be my 'sunset'/ closing blog-post from Oman... Tonight I'm off to Europe for a stint of R&R, after which my family and I will be heading to Qatar in early August where I'll be taking up my new post at VCU-Qatar...

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The aim is, though (for better or worse) to keep on bloggin' over the summer...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Nursing Lab (Humanoid) Props...

A heart, skeleton and a head (with a cold)...

The included photos were taken of various displays in some of the nursing classrooms at my university here in Oman... I find these humanoid, quasi-genderless, anatomical props quite fascinating...

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They're a bit Damien Hirsty but...

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Anorexica...

Burt...



A s/he...

Prop insomnia...

Small Bizarres No. 9 - Pocari Sweat...

Whatever kind of living thing a 'Pocari' is it has to be admired - as any creature that perspires enough to have its sweat bottled, and has the audacity and faith in people to actually be willing to drink it - has to be applauded...