Grandpa’s Story – Part II

Last Week: We met Grandpa and travelled through his childhood and his family’s transfer to Africa, where he was schooled in Nairobi for a few years.

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Let South Africa Speak

I came across this old bumper sticker while digging out the photos for ‘Grandpa’s Story’. Does anyone else remember this campaign?

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How to disable amagama moderation*

This one is especially for the newbies. If you feel uncomfortable about the content of the comments on your blog, don’t forget that if you find any comment particularly distasteful after it has been published, you can always delete it.

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Grandpa’s Story – Part I

21 Years ago today, my mum did what many of us intend to do; and what we regret not having done, when it is too late. My mum (‘Me’ in this story), sat down with her father, my grandfather (‘G’), and asked him to tell her as much about his life as he could recall. [...]

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How to get your amagama time right

(David, this one’s for you – each time I visit your blog, I get stuck in the 11.16 time warp)

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Blog Party

Let the games begin…

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The Joys of Exercise – not

Feeling a bit like a bloated slug, I took myself off for a wobble-and-plod around Rondebosch Common earlier this evening. And finding most forms of useful exercise boring and uncomfortable, I have an array of toys to amuse me along the way: the heart rate monitor ensures that I do not over-exert myself, and the [...]

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You are Invited to a Blog Party

When: Thursday 16 August, from 8pm Where: http://dustymuffin.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/blog-party/ Who: All bloggers welcome. Dress: Optional (Arb, please wash your tea towel. Otherwise you’ll put the guests off their grub) Why: Do we need a reason to party?

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Happy Birthday David!

On this day, forty-nine years ago, a man describing himself as a hairy bookworm geek was born. He came into this world as a White Christian Afrikaner, and has since metamorphosed into a fiercely independent being, spurning all such labels.

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Jesus for Jews

Tripartite, your post on Jews for Jesus has got me thinking. Which in itself is a dangerous thing.

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