Just another day at the office

Guy 1: Hey, have you heard that we now only have eight planets in our solar system.
Guy 2: Yeah, that is because The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has recently revised the definition of what constitutes a ‘true’ planet. So although Pluto still technically remains in the planet category, it is now called a dwarf planet.
Guy [...]

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Live by your mistakes

My parents are selling their house and will soon move into an apartment in a townhouse complex. Needless to say, they need to rid themselves of a shitlooad of possessions they have stockpiled over the years.
When I was over there the other day, they suggested that I poke around my “old room” and take with [...]

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Wrong number

Boredom is an ugly thing. Couple it to opportunity and you could have what is potentially an explosive (or unsettling) situation. Not to mention hilarious!
About half an hour ago I received an sms on my cellphone. (I assume it was from a girl). It was clearly sent to my phone by mistake, because I did not recognise [...]

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BlogDay 2006

I picked this up on CurlyK’s blog and thought it may be of interest to some of my readers out there.
Thursday, 31st August is BlogDay. So, mosey on over to the BlogDay site and read what it is all about.
What is blog day?:
BlogDay was initiated with the belief that bloggers should have one day [...]

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A man’s world…

My mother called this early morning to ask if I could ask my mate Paul, who’s an auto-mechanic, to have a look at her misfiring car.
“I am sure it is probably a minor fault. Why don’t you ask Dad to have a look at it for you?”
She said, “Son, I would rather not involve [...]

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The other side of Women’s Day

She does the buying; I carry the packets… ALL OF THEM. Where is the justice?
How buying a new pair of shoes can have us going from one shop to another to find an OUTFIT that will go with the new shoes?
The unwavering commitment to shopping when she “claims” she has no money left in her [...]

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About rugby and cooking… and being me.

I guess I owe a follow-up post after announcing that [S] and I will be attending cooking classes from Saturday onwards. It is not quite how I envisioned spending my precious leisure time on a Saturday, but I guess there is a first for everything.
First things first… The Amabokoboko (the South African rugby team) [...]

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Maestro in the making

FACT: I cannot cook a decent meal if my life depended on it, and I have the scars to prove it. No, really. I do. No jokes here.
When [S] suggested that we sign up for cooking classes, I thought at first that I may have heard her incorrectly.
My response was, “Whatever for? I do [...]

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