Good manners are essential to navigate your way smoothly through life. Although cultures and customs differ, there are many commonly agreed on forms of social behavior- like greeting people when you meet them, or in this case, happen to share a box with them at the opening of one of the biggest sporting events, like […]
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Praying for Rain – Is God Really Angry with the People of Cape Town?
Growing up in a small town in the Free State I know all about Praying for Rain. The “Biddag vir Reën” was a regular – at least annual – occurrence in my town which depended a lot on the surrounding farms. Not that Praying for Rain is new. It seems like across time people just […]
Botox and Beauty – Forever Young
I describe myself as a “glass-half-full” kind of person. I try to live in the moment and not be attached too much to material stuff. But I often think about Botox and Beauty. And I guess if my own physical beauty were my currency I wouldn’t hesitate to have the botulinim toxin relax my facial […]
So, How do you Ripen your Avocados?
There are many ways to ripen avocados. I’m just learning this because I’m staring at five delicious hard avos. So I really want to know – how do you ripen them? Some people wrap them in newspaper, others put them in a dark cupboard and others just leave them and hope they will ripen to […]
Making your own Website
It is really hard to make your own website or write a biography for yourself. Even after all the years of therapy, when I get down to these tasks, I don’t seem to know myself well enough to even select colors. And pictures? How can I possibly choose a theme? And what to I actually […]