Or maybe she was just feeling charitable this morning. Appointment with Doctor duly made, I sat with visibly sick people whilst waiting for whatever horrendous news was to come.

Doctor Charlatan from Lithuania (or similar) pulled up my notes on screen and asked why I was there - to which I of course replied "because you asked me to!" Checking again, she found the results of my triple threat treat (bloods, chest x-ray and ECG ) and said "blah, blah, blah - you're perfectly healthy. No bloods out of order, chest x-ray is clear and your heart is like that of a bull..." (It sounds better in a Lithuanian accent believe me).

So why the hell call me in with a freaking scary letter! Jeez. I have to admit to tidal waves of relief swathing over me though. I honestly thought they were going to tell me the worst... and I actually came out with good news too. A cholesterol level of 4.6. It's a bit high but it's nowhere near the 12+ I expected it to be. This, I believe, gives me licence to devour a double bacon McMuffin every morning for a week should I so desire.

After she finished up with the passing comment: "Maybe you should look at this as God giving you a second chance, I celebrated with a cigarette and then spent the rest of the afternoon plotting out the next chapter of The Wasteland - The Collapse of the Holy Trinity - which isn't about what it appears to be about. I'm looking forward to writing that one. Controversial might be a good description. First, I must edit The Smoking Gun ready for posting. The Wasteland will be finished if it kills me... which it won't because I am The Amazing Indestructible Man!

Yeah, yeah... I know... pride comes before a fall and other cliches...