In my article yesterday I mentioned the great writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In my mind comes the nagging thought; "if he was not caught when a letter sent to a friend criticizing the lack of preparedness

Hi Folks Just a brief message to see if there is any life out there? I have not been here for a long, long time. In our modern world there are so many ways for your disposable time to be absorbed. For

(the finish at Sterkfontein) Its simple. As much as I enjoy squash and water aerobics, the ultimate exercise is running. Of course this relates to me. I have been getting stronger and stronger from first,

It has been a long while since I have written. Laziness is similar to chaos, everything reverts to its natural state. Pretty much like most African politics, especially in good old South Africa... Anyway

I may have said this before but a good definition of insanity is just continuing the same old way and hoping for a different radically different outcome. The reason why I am thinking about this relates

Yes, it has happened. The annual shutdown over Christmas is over. A glorious full month; 14 December 2018 to 14 January 2019. When I was employed as a more senior accountant in previous management positions,

The most terrible heat wave that I have experienced has finally been broken. May the rain continue to fall softly. There have been a few bits of rain previously but after the "rain", I would

the quest for getting fit and getting my weight to more manageable levels continues unabated. After falling off the bus about a year ago as regards Banting, my weight went up from about 77 kgs to 84 kgs.

As a keen observer of global events, current events show a disturbing acceleration towards anarchy. People seem to feel that if they do not elect a leader that they do not like, then they have no obligation

(an article I posted in Weku) I never use LinkedIn anymore. I used to use it to communicate with my eldest sister who was living in Canada at the time. She has since moved back to South Africa. For some

I have been much troubled by current events and the continued decline of South Africa in particular. So much was promised, so little delivered. The dream has soured. I think this is similar to most countries

ANSWER when a neighbouring staff member complains about the odour from her office! then it's just right

The other day I came upon a movie on the telly. The Iron Lady. Meryl Streep plays the character of Margaret Thatcher. I found it a good movie. What makes a good movie for me? I measure the quality of a

While wandering around the limited and crappy channels on the television, I came across some games that I have liked but never had the skills to play. Snooker and Darts. Top players in the world. Astounding

(the ultimate car, the McLaren MP4-X) As you may know, I am an avid "Real Racing 3" fan. A while ago I published my first story about my shameful secret. I then followed it up with another story.

I am trying to get fit. How can you even define a goal by yourself? There are hordes of specialists keen to assist one. But what if I don't want to go through the whole rigmarole? The best I can do is

We live in a consumer society. The drive is to get "stuff". The more you have and the more expensive it is, the more society seems to admire you. The biggest houses, the fanciest cars. Even more

I read the following in a whatsapp message: In all military funerals 'The Last Post' is played. We have all heard the haunting song, 'The Last Post.' It's the song that gives us the lump in our throats

The conduct of quite a few of my fellow Christians presents me with a dilemma, a complex series of contradictions. Why not simple? Because people are not simple. Sometimes people oversimplify and sometime

we have all heard the expression "when the going gets tough, the tough get going". A nice perky phrase to motivate us when we are under pressure. Pressure can be defined as going through a difficult