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Sod your dog
Just a quickie today as I have been playing with a rather snotty K-pu for most of the day and we’re out at a party this...
Just a quickie today as I have been playing with a rather snotty K-pu for most of the day and we’re out at a party this...
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Half a world away…
A couple of photos taken this morning.One of mine, taken in Cape Town, featuring my boy and False Bay:And one of my...
A couple of photos taken this morning.One of mine, taken in Cape Town, featuring my boy and False Bay:And one of my...
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More sprinkler madness
The kids were going mad in the sprinkler this evening (while it’s -2°C and snowing heavily in Sheffield) and I was...
The kids were going mad in the sprinkler this evening (while it’s -2°C and snowing heavily in Sheffield) and I was...
4 days ago
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| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., photograph
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Afrikaans Celebrity Voices on your GPS
File under: Titles you never thought you’d see on 6000 miles…But, anyway:Local company GPS Creative have been in...
File under: Titles you never thought you’d see on 6000 miles…But, anyway:Local company GPS Creative have been in...
4 days ago
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| Topics: Recommended..., economic..., this is south..., afrikaans
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: Recommended..., economic..., this is south..., afrikaans
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Peninsular Removal Services
To cut a long story short (cue sighs of relief from both of my readers), I got a letter from a debt collection agency in the village of Port Elizabeth today.Not at home, but at work.And why? Because I had, back in January 2008, rung the aforementioned...
To cut a long story short (cue sighs of relief from both of my readers), I got a letter from a debt collection agency in the village of Port Elizabeth today.Not at home, but at work.And why? Because I had, back in January 2008, rung the aforementioned...
5 days ago
Google Reader
| Topics: learning..., this is south..., Cape Town, Paul De... | Add google reader to your profile
Google Reader
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Peninsular Removal Services
To cut a long story short (cue sighs of relief from both of my readers), I got a letter from a debt collection agency in the...
To cut a long story short (cue sighs of relief from both of my readers), I got a letter from a debt collection agency in the...
6 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: learning..., this is south..., Cape Town, Paul De...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Uncle Paul’s Christmas Party
We went, we got covered in hay, we survived. And the boy, who we expected to be asleep by 8 o’clock was still throwing...
We went, we got covered in hay, we survived. And the boy, who we expected to be asleep by 8 o’clock was still throwing...
7 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., christmas...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Mourning Manto
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang passed away yesterday. While foreign readers might not know who she is (or was), she will be well...
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang passed away yesterday. While foreign readers might not know who she is (or was), she will be well...
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Helen Zille in a Mamelodi Sundowns Shirt
I need to sleep. Desperately.Tiredness has caught up with me after I failed to return to my slumbers last night after a...
I need to sleep. Desperately.Tiredness has caught up with me after I failed to return to my slumbers last night after a...
9 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: sport, that's a bit..., the parenting..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Hand it over
Despite the doubters, the legal challenges, the alleged shortages of concrete, labour, electricity and armadillos and the...
Despite the doubters, the legal challenges, the alleged shortages of concrete, labour, electricity and armadillos and the...
10 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., flickr, positive..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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A to Z
Afrihost to Zebra (and Giraffe).I made the switch from WebAfrica to Afrihost this evening, thus saving myself about R50 a...
Afrihost to Zebra (and Giraffe).I made the switch from WebAfrica to Afrihost this evening, thus saving myself about R50 a...
12 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, that's a bit..., this is south..., concert
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, that's a bit..., this is south..., concert6000 posted a blog entry
Zebra & Giraffe just up the road?
After the melodramatic pain and heartache of Sunday evening’s traffic jams (apparently, there was some concert or other...
After the melodramatic pain and heartache of Sunday evening’s traffic jams (apparently, there was some concert or other...
13 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., sunshine...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., sunshine...6000 posted a blog entry
New Management Techniques
I learned a lot of new stuff last night on my management course. Last night’s topics were “dealing with...
I learned a lot of new stuff last night on my management course. Last night’s topics were “dealing with...
15 days ago
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| Topics: annoying..., learning..., this is south..., customer...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: annoying..., learning..., this is south..., customer...6000 posted a blog entry
Jumping to conclusions
Once again, the sensationalist media is to blame for the wholly uncalled-for outcry over the tragic story of Thembisa Nikelo...
Once again, the sensationalist media is to blame for the wholly uncalled-for outcry over the tragic story of Thembisa Nikelo...
16 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, this is south..., Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic..., John Robbie
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, this is south..., Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic..., John Robbie6000 posted a blog entry
The Killers at Val de Vie – Review
We went, we saw, we made it back almost partially unscathed.Personal photos, courtesy of Mrs 6k’s K850i are on the way,...
We went, we saw, we made it back almost partially unscathed.Personal photos, courtesy of Mrs 6k’s K850i are on the way,...
17 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, music, this is south..., Cape Town
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, music, this is south..., Cape Town6000 posted a blog entry
Who do you want?
Some wonderful examples of stating the bleeding obvious as journalists desperately try to make a story out of pure...
Some wonderful examples of stating the bleeding obvious as journalists desperately try to make a story out of pure...
20 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, positive..., that's a bit...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, positive..., that's a bit...6000 posted a blog entry
Beckham lauds SA
LA Galaxy, AC Milan and England midfielder David Beckham is here in Cape Town for the World Cup Draw tomorrow evening and took...
LA Galaxy, AC Milan and England midfielder David Beckham is here in Cape Town for the World Cup Draw tomorrow evening and took...
21 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., positive..., sport, this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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A Seedy Business
The seedings for the 2010 World Cup Draw are announced today. They are based on the FIFA world ranking of the teams in...
The seedings for the 2010 World Cup Draw are announced today. They are based on the FIFA world ranking of the teams in...
22 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, sport, this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, sport, this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
Feltham in Middlesex
Stuff I made up:News today that South African 800m World Champion Caster Semenya is planning ahead for the 2012 London Olympic...
Stuff I made up:News today that South African 800m World Champion Caster Semenya is planning ahead for the 2012 London Olympic...
24 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, this is south..., caster..., feltham
6000 miles from civilisation...
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El Clássico
Some of you may be thankful to hear that there won’t be a huge amount from me here this evening. It’s been another...
Some of you may be thankful to hear that there won’t be a huge amount from me here this evening. It’s been another...
25 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., the parenting..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., the parenting..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
Broken sprinkler
With summer finally here, I made an effort to sort out the “automatic” watering system in the garden last night....
With summer finally here, I made an effort to sort out the “automatic” watering system in the garden last night....
29 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., fountain
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Did I ever mention…
Did I ever mention how much I enjoy reading The Times?I think I probably did. Great headline – straight to the...
Did I ever mention how much I enjoy reading The Times?I think I probably did. Great headline – straight to the...
31 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, sport, this is south..., england tour to...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Making a big splash
With the temperature soaring to an almost impossibly hot 34°C today, I thought I would share a quick photo from the weekend,...
With the temperature soaring to an almost impossibly hot 34°C today, I thought I would share a quick photo from the weekend,...
31 days ago
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| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., overexposed
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., overexposed6000 posted a blog entry
Sunday stuff to do – blogging about space rock
It’s Sunday and there’s stuff to do. Exciting stuff like polyfilling and painting, poisoning the front lawn,...
It’s Sunday and there’s stuff to do. Exciting stuff like polyfilling and painting, poisoning the front lawn,...
32 days ago
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| Topics: in the news, that's a bit..., this is south..., gauteng
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Hard to work
It is quite difficult to get stuff done when you have this view from your study window.The TV mast not only provides me with...
It is quite difficult to get stuff done when you have this view from your study window.The TV mast not only provides me with...
33 days ago
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| Topics: positive..., quota photo, this is south..., constantiaberg...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: positive..., quota photo, this is south..., constantiaberg...6000 posted a blog entry
Brazil again
As the last of the 32 teams to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa were decided this week (some more...
As the last of the 32 teams to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa were decided this week (some more...
34 days ago
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| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, this is south..., brazil
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, this is south..., brazil6000 posted a blog entry
In My Eyes
As I sit in the lab, pitching various antibiotics into battle against my TB while hiding behind negative pressure, an N95...
As I sit in the lab, pitching various antibiotics into battle against my TB while hiding behind negative pressure, an N95...
36 days ago
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| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., south africa
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., south africa6000 posted a blog entry
It’s all lies – the myth of the unripe nectarines
Never believe a thing they tell you.It all began when the buyer, new to the job, went out to the nectarine farms. His...
Never believe a thing they tell you.It all began when the buyer, new to the job, went out to the nectarine farms. His...
37 days ago
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| Topics: annoying..., economic..., learning..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: annoying..., economic..., learning..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
More blogging for me
Because my most important reader is me, I’m blogging this. It’s old news in SA now, but not all my readers are...
Because my most important reader is me, I’m blogging this. It’s old news in SA now, but not all my readers are...
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To St James by train
One Sunday each November, the children of Alex’s playschool, together with their associated parents, grandparents,...
One Sunday each November, the children of Alex’s playschool, together with their associated parents, grandparents,...
39 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., the parenting..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., the parenting..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
A Shocking Discovery
As each new batch of Bruce Sutherland’s superb work is released onto the web on the City of Cape Town’s 2010...
As each new batch of Bruce Sutherland’s superb work is released onto the web on the City of Cape Town’s 2010...
42 days ago
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| Topics: World Cup..., economic..., in the news, this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., economic..., in the news, this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
Hang on a minute!
Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transport Strategy has hit another snag ahead of the World Cup next year:Fare...
Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transport Strategy has hit another snag ahead of the World Cup next year:Fare...
43 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, that's a bit..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., in the news, that's a bit..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
Bovine Blockage
Incoming from The Tall Accountant:I turned into Upper Buitengracht St this morning in front of our building (in the CITY...
Incoming from The Tall Accountant:I turned into Upper Buitengracht St this morning in front of our building (in the CITY...
43 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: from your..., that's a bit..., this is south..., buitengraght
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: from your..., that's a bit..., this is south..., buitengraght6000 posted a blog entry
There’s talk of emigration in the air
Remember when we used to hear that at all the dinner parties, the braais, on the television and in the papers?The...
Remember when we used to hear that at all the dinner parties, the braais, on the television and in the papers?The...
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Photo fuss
A couple of my photos from the “Wet Weekend” set seem to have caused a bit of a stir, which is nice.I’m...
A couple of my photos from the “Wet Weekend” set seem to have caused a bit of a stir, which is nice.I’m...
45 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., this is south..., Panasonic Lumix DMC...
6000 miles from civilisation...
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Snails, Cheese and Wine. And Rain. And Footy.
It’s been a wet weekend. Very wet.Latest figures from Kirstenbosch suggest that they weren’t really expecting rain...
It’s been a wet weekend. Very wet.Latest figures from Kirstenbosch suggest that they weren’t really expecting rain...
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Sweet smell of success
After a good deal of fun, some out of date
After a good deal of fun, some out of date
47 days ago
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| Topics: positive..., sport, this is south..., jdi quiz...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: positive..., sport, this is south..., jdi quiz...6000 posted a blog entry
Questions, questions…
I will be expecting a lot of them this evening at the JDI charity quiz evening at Cafe Roux in Noordhoek this evening.The...
I will be expecting a lot of them this evening at the JDI charity quiz evening at Cafe Roux in Noordhoek this evening.The...
48 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: Recommended..., economic..., this is south..., bulungula...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: Recommended..., economic..., this is south..., bulungula...6000 posted a blog entry
Every day…
Every day, I am blown away by the beauty of this mountain.(When it’s visible and not hidden behind shedloads of dark...
Every day, I am blown away by the beauty of this mountain.(When it’s visible and not hidden behind shedloads of dark...
49 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: emigration, flickr, positive..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: emigration, flickr, positive..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
When I go…
When I go, I don’t want a big fuss. I fully intend to be around for a long time yet and then I’ll just quietly...
When I go, I don’t want a big fuss. I fully intend to be around for a long time yet and then I’ll just quietly...
50 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., that's a bit..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, positive..., that's a bit..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
SARS block 6000 miles… – reinstate access to 2oceansvibe in November net crackdown
Shocking news from a regular 6000 miles… commenter:In a heinous act of censorship, SARS – those people who very...
Shocking news from a regular 6000 miles… commenter:In a heinous act of censorship, SARS – those people who very...
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Half Price Cape Sunsets
The Table Mountain Cableway are offering half price trips up the mountain after 6pm for the next four months:Table Mountain...
The Table Mountain Cableway are offering half price trips up the mountain after 6pm for the next four months:Table Mountain...
51 days ago
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| Topics: Recommended..., flickr, this is south..., cableway
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: Recommended..., flickr, this is south..., cableway6000 posted a blog entry
Spiders on Halloween
We had a great time this morning at the Porters Market in Tokai, buying expensive bread, expensive juice and other expensive...
We had a great time this morning at the Porters Market in Tokai, buying expensive bread, expensive juice and other expensive...
54 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., porters...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: flickr, the parenting..., this is south..., porters...6000 posted a blog entry
No Silence in the Suburbs
I was leafing through the recycling fodder that is The Times today and found Aspasia Karras’ column:I have a neighbour...
I was leafing through the recycling fodder that is The Times today and found Aspasia Karras’ column:I have a neighbour...
56 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: annoying..., in the news, this is south..., animal bylaw
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: annoying..., in the news, this is south..., animal bylaw6000 posted a blog entry
Enough babies already!
I saw this letter in The Times earlier this week. It made me laugh.I am a poor pensioner and taxpayer – I cannot afford...
I saw this letter in The Times earlier this week. It made me laugh.I am a poor pensioner and taxpayer – I cannot afford...
58 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, that's a bit..., this is south..., letter
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: in the news, that's a bit..., this is south..., letter6000 posted a blog entry
Another Pick n Pay Sausage Fail
Who could forget the infamous Pick n Pay experiment of sticking Pap and Wors in one handy sausage unit - the Worst Wors™...
Who could forget the infamous Pick n Pay experiment of sticking Pap and Wors in one handy sausage unit - the Worst Wors™...
59 days ago
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| Topics: that's a bit..., this is south..., fail, oriental
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: that's a bit..., this is south..., fail, oriental6000 posted a blog entry
Light up, light up!
(As Snow Patrol once told us.)They were testing the lights at the Green Point Cape Town Stadium last night.Flickr user...
(As Snow Patrol once told us.)They were testing the lights at the Green Point Cape Town Stadium last night.Flickr user...
62 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., flickr, positive..., this is south...
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: World Cup..., flickr, positive..., this is south...6000 posted a blog entry
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2009/10
Summer’s here and with it the promise of lazy Sunday afternoons enjoying the Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts at...
Summer’s here and with it the promise of lazy Sunday afternoons enjoying the Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts at...
64 days ago
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., Cape Town
6000 miles from civilisation...
| Topics: music, positive..., this is south..., Cape Town