Monthly Archives: December 2008

Kolya’s first concert

Posted on 29 December 2008 by

Ahhhhh, Sunday afternoon concerts in Kirstenbosch… one of the many delights of summer in Cape Town. This was Kolya’s first taste of live music al fresco

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Jim Dreaver on Freedom

Posted on 23 December 2008 by

At the level that most people relate to the notion of freedom, it means the freedom to express ourselves however wish: to choose our work or career, our friends, our politics, our religion, to choose where we live. Yet there … Continue reading →

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Follows through

Posted on 20 December 2008 by

It’s a small, small clan, the clan of those that follow through. You know them when you find them, and you treasure them – lightly, joyously – the way they treasure you. They say what they mean, they keep their … Continue reading →

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Request

Posted on 13 December 2008 by

I’m not one of those people that pays to spy on how many people are hitting on my blog, and who they are, and what their IP addresses are and so on. But WordPress has this lovely built-in tracker that … Continue reading →

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16 going on 17

Posted on 10 December 2008 by

Classic.

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Sobering moment

Posted on 5 December 2008 by

It was a small 3-series BMW, and it howled wildly past us on the stretch of the M3 below UCT. The whine of the accelerator straining forwards made a peculiar Doppler effect as it passed us. We tried to figure … Continue reading →

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