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Leaving on a jet plane

With apologies to Peter, Paul and Mary, I’m a-leavin’ on a jet plane. Don’t know when I’ll be back again.
Yup, that’s right – This blog is about to become an Australian one. I’m heading into the final stretch of days that lead to my migration to that great big island south east of everywhere.
Because this [...]

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Save the planet – abolish love!

In today’s ever worsening environment, with global warming on the rise and natural resources being stretched to snapping point, we all need to be far more proactive in our quest to save our planet.
It is with this in mind that I suggest boycotting love.
Take a look at the upcoming celebration of love for example.
Valentine’s day [...]

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“Celebrate” Cube Farm Day – 13 March 2009

Those of you who work in an open plan office or cubicle farm, this is the day for you to vent your frustration!
All you need in order to participate is to own a cellphone and know your office desk direct line number.
Here’s how it works. At 10am sharp (in your timezone), simply use your cellphone [...]

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And so, onwards we bloodily stagger…

There comes a time in every sentient (but not necessarily proud of it) lifeform, when he realises that the blog post he’s been toiling on for several weeks just plain and simply isn’t going to work out. No matter what he does to tweak it or rework it, it’s still only moderately less repulsive than [...]

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Are you schizowebphrenic?

Schizowebphrenia and Web Multiple Personality Disorder. Do you qualify?

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Move over Springbok…

It has been announced by sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile that the Springbok emblem will now play second fiddle to the King Protea as South Africa’s national rugby emblem.
“We are not killing the Springbok”, he said. “We are affirming it”.
I think it’s really stupid to change the emblem. Everything about our rugby team has something to [...]

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A pet peeve…

A peeve is a small furry animal with sharp claws and a long but incredibly cute nose – and I want to pet it. Okay, not really. One of my pet peeves is instead, this:
Why is it that Americans always say “Paris, France”?
I came across a website that was advertising a new film by John [...]

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An ode to my cat…

My cat, Dexter went missing on Friday night and didn’t turn up until Sunday afternoon. Turned out he had got chased into a tree and spent two days up there until one of the neighbours spotted him. I was almost out of my mind with grief, as he’s my favourite cat in the whole world. [...]

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Finickity wins the race

I have a new office chair.
I’m not getting my hopes up just yet, because I’ve never had an office chair with which I have felt truly comfortable, but there’s a first time for everything.
The day I joined my present company, I complained about my chair. Now no matter what anyone tells you, I’m actually a [...]

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Blood! blood! blood!

Today I donated blood for the first time…
First you have to fill out a form explaining that you’re not a deviant, sexually-perverted, diseased, drug-addled maniac. Then, if they believe you, you head into the ‘mobile donation unit’ (aka BloodMobile) and get to be stabbed in the finger so they can measure your blood iron levels.
After [...]

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    Tim: Go away Russians! (Or post in English)

    Аркадий: Да уж По-моему в этом сообщении нет никакой логики :)

    Tim: My blog seems to be attracting Russians. Hello Russians! (GooTrans says zanussi said: "In the current situation, most of those moving away to second place. I wonder how we will live, if the dollar collapses?"

    zanussi: В нынешней ситуации большинство тем отходят на второй план. Интересно, как мы будем жить, если доллар рухнет?

    Tim: Maybe dude. Feel like kak though, so might not make it.

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