Apologies for missing my blog yesterday, but it was an exceedingly busy day. In the event, our "make a difference for Palestine" get-together proved a great success. Over 40 people turned up, and we raised over £600, which could rise to as much as £800 in the next few days. Many of my favourite patients showed up as well as our hard-core friends and neighbours. 2 highlights linger in the memory: first, one of our next door neighbours, a professor of biochemistry and the possessor of a very sharp mind, let slip some astonishingly racist views on Arabs in general, citing them (on his experience at least) as a band of priapic near-monsters who are ardent for sex with men, women and perhaps even camels if all else fails. Thing is, he is Jewish. Could this explain a lot? But he showed up for the event, so you have to give him credit for that...
Second priceless moment: as two other neighbours left, like us confirmed tennis fans, I confidently predicted to them that Roger Federer was "without a prayer" in his upcoming match against Rafa in the ATP finals at the O2 arena. And what did he do? Put it to Rafa extremely convincingly, as it happens. I shall ring them later and tell them what I would seriously advise you, dear reader: Do not, under any circumstances, place any bets based on Pelagius's sporting predictions. Seriously.
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