David Coveney

A personal blog transitioning into an exploration of the intersection of design, technology and ethics

Tag: blood

  • Recovering from a heart bypass. The physical and mental challenges.

    Having a coronary artery bypass isn’t much fun and comes with challenges. Four years later I thought I’d describe some more of my experiences.

  • I broke my heart in five places and got it fixed

    I broke my heart in five places and got it fixed

    A year ago, I was sitting, shorn of all body hair and waiting to go in for a five or six hour operation. I knew the next two weeks would be hell.

  • Itinerary Options

    I’m still trying to decide what to do next, but I think I’m forming a plan. I did debate staying here for all the time I have, teaching some web stuff maybe, for free.  But nobody seemed that interested when I mentioned it, so I think it’s worth heading off. I’ve already been to San…

  • Ouch – garage door dangers

    Ouch – garage door dangers

    If you don’t open your up and over door properly you can get hurt when you walk into the corner of it. Here’s a quick shot to show just how much – note that I’d already rinsed my head once and this was the bleeding quite a few minutes later. I wasn’t too happy. Being…

  • Ouch…

    Ouch…

    I thought a handy idea would be to carry some samplers of aftershave. Then if I wanted to smell nice I could just use that. Small and light. These samples tend to come in small glass vials. And in a rucksack, small glass vials aren’t so clever. They were safely inside my washbag, but sadly…