Midlife Crisis in the Workplace.

I’ve heard an interesting theory about the midlife crisis:
At forty, most people are midway through their economic lives. They’ve studied and worked for twenty years, and have twenty years to go before retirement. They are usually at the peak of their professions and must decide whether they can do the same thing for [...]

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What is he doing now?

Have you kept any of your old love letters?
This morning I came across one written during a very destructive relationship I had about fifteen years ago. Despite the fights, we had some amazing times together.
I have no idea what he’s doing now, or even if he’s alive (he was one of those [...]

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What do they do to your Food?

Wendy Knowler’s Consumer Watch exposed Shoprite for selling defrosted chicken breast fillets as fresh. Shoprite claimed that a ‘Previously Frozen’ sticker should have been put on the pack.
The complainant had assumed that the ‘pinkish liquid’ in the punnet was the result of the defrosting process.
Wrong. It is leakage from the saline solution injected by the [...]

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On Sloppy Editing

Rayda Jacobs’ Masquerade is published by Umuzi, an imprint of Random House.
I’ve read ninety pages and have already found two typos. They’re not your average misplaced-apostrophe typo though. They indicate that the editor is not familiar with the English language, which is worrying.
Even Word doesn’t recognise ‘make-belief.’ And who the hell is Mary Quaint?
I don’t [...]

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Which books would you read?

Chris Gibbons was discussing the merits of Harry Potter on Cape Talk’s Midday Report.
Assuming you, the average bookworm, start your ‘reading life’ at age twelve, manage to read two books a month, and live to seventy; you will only read about 1500 books in your life.
Considering that many bloggers are ‘about’ thirty years [...]

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The Sound of Silence.

Hun is so going to enjoy this when I tell write to him.
The doctor just told me to shut up. He says I talk too much and too loudly.
I’m not allowed to whisper either. Or clear my throat. However, I am allowed to cough. This is good [...]

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On Natalie du Toit

Natalie came 16th out of 24 swimmers in the 10km swim at the Olympics yesterday. Only 1 minute 22.2 seconds behind the winner.

Imagine being the person responsible for knocking Natalie off her scooter in 2001. The accident itself is dreadful enough; but imagine having it rubbed in every day: in the newspapers, on the radio [...]

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Technology and my Crack

I went for an x-ray yesterday, thinking I would have to carry the film from the radiologist to the doctor, who would then say, “Hmm,” and charge me R200 for the privilege.
I got the second part right.

The first part? Totally wrong. It’s all electronic now, and any doctor anywhere in the country can log [...]

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I Think I’m in Lust

Now that life is back to ‘normal’, I thought it would be a good idea to switch on that dusty thing in the corner of the lounge.
Oh my golly gosh goodness.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men’s Synchronised Diving must be the most pointless sport in the world. After golf that is. But it’s so very pretty to watch. It’s a [...]

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The Show’s Over But This Fat Lady Ain’t Singing Just Yet

We had the last two shows on Saturday. The matinee was marred by the rugby. And I’m not even talking about the score.
Fifteen audience members and one of the cast got caught in rugby traffic, delaying the start by ten minutes. No, it wasn’t his Royal Tardiness this time. He saved his grand finale for [...]

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On Being Nervous

Can you remember the last time you really wanted to impress your parents?
I saw it in a 30-year old last night.
One of the actors was beside himself because his parents were coming to see the show. First time they’ve seen him on stage.
He comes from a non-theatrical family who find [...]

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A QWERTY Experiment

In a paragraph where the letters of the words are jumbled, except for the first and the last letters, the paragraph is still comprehensible.
Now, in my leftly-disabled state, I wanted to find out what happens if I use only the letters that would ordinarily be typed with my right hand.
- – – [...]

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On Teamwork

In theatre, the director is not allowed backstage once the show opens. I was glad of this last night, because I didn’t want the cast to worry about my blotches.
What I didn’t know was that 45 minutes before curtain up, the lead had not arrived. When the stage manager phoned him, he claimed not to [...]

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Missing the Point

The City of Cape Town is in the process of passing a Bylaw banning barbed wire.
Apparently it poses a danger to passersby who may snag themselves. And there have been some complaints that it is ugly.
The City understands that barbed wire is installed to protect against criminals which the City cannot apprehend. The [...]

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NOW What?

I’ve had the most delightful day slouching around the house with only the dogs for company.
Sifted through countless emails single-handedly, blogged a bit and took a few phone calls.
At seven o’clock I realised I’d better get ready for tonight’s meeting, so sat down to apply my warpaint. A face full of red blotches stared [...]

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