Carpe Diem!

“Just let it go!” said the voice in my head. “Just pay and get out of here“
But letting go is not that simple.
There are situations that require one to take immediate action. They need to be addressed, exploited, decisions have to be made and plans put into place to achieve the desired outcome. Sometimes these [...]

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The dog is still a puppy

I have a brand new pet peeve. I detest people who ask me, “So… how’s the new year going?”
I don’t know how the new year is going. The new year is only FOUR weeks old and although the first pay-day is upon us, I suppose it is going like any other year…. SLOWLY and [...]

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Oh joy! (part 2)

I guess the follow-up post on Saturday’s conversation with the nephew is overdue. Despite the tricky nature of the subject, it went remarkably well and much better than I expected. He’s a good kid and we get along fine .Of course I had him helping me clean up the garage first, while I contemplated [...]

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Where’s my parachute?

In every profession there is a small group of people who regard themselves as being the best at what they do. Not only do they regard themselves as being the best, they firmly believe that if they weren’t able to make something work, then no one else will. Are they however satisfied with knowing [...]

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Death of a superhero

I got stung by a bee this morning and may have lost my superhero status in the process. Judging by the angry red welt in the middle of my chest, my powers weren’t particularly impressive to begin with.
A bee got trapped between the curtain and the window. Being the superhero that I am, I [...]

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Hear ye! Hear ye!

It is that time of the year again and the blogosphere is abuzz with the news that voting in the 2nd Annual Best of Blogs Awards has begun.
One of my favourite Canadian blogs has been nominated in the ‘Best Photo/Art/Poetry Blog’ category. She has slipped into third place and in need of a little help.
This [...]

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Conversations with the girlfriend

Women care nothing for our male logic: They have their own, which we do not recognize and do not acknowledge until we are crushed under its wheel – paraphrased from the quote by Ivan Turgenev
The place – Sunday morning at the breakfast table
She: You know my friend, Tanya?
Me: Yeah, sure. I met her last Saturday [...]

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Oh joy!

Sex has always been a dicey subject for me and when my sister asked me to speak to my nephew on the subject; I was more than a little alarmed.
ME: There is no way you can expect me to do this! No way! He’s your son. What on earth makes you think I am [...]

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Me, me, me…. (groan)

One of my blog-friends(?) passed this meme on to me and dared me to complete it. I am sure she made up, in the hopes of duping me into revealing more about myself. It is lengthy, but what the bloody heck!
1. What did you do in 2005 that you had not done before?
I [...]

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Out shopping with me dad

The other day I went with my father to buy a new lawn mower. Mowing the lawn is an unfortunate side-effect of the hot, yet wet, weather we are experiencing in Johannesburg. If I had my way, I’d dig up the lawn and pave the entire friggin backyard.
“Now whatever you do, don’t speak to the [...]

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