Petr caught a ‘klipvis’ yesterday. How he did it, no one knows. He used the little blue net I gave him for Christmas and once he showed my dad his catch, the poor little fishy was relocated to the castle bucket with the yellow handle and carried into the shade of our beach house ’stoep’.
The [...]

I recently took up chess again and can honestly say I suck at it. What I have come to realise though, is that how well you play is relative to your opponent.
When I was little, my dad used to let me win. Then, as I got older, he expected me to play for real i.e. [...]

Is it just me or has everyone been a little tense lately? Irate blog posts about elitist Twitterers, non-support from so called key bloggers for good causes, flaring tempers, bitchy remarks and general toy throwing all round.
Now I’m not one to burn bras, but I must point out that the overwhelming majority of the bitchiness [...]

Here you go, the new Wordpress version of my “blog” aka the geek version.  The fabulous FeistyFemale - friend, colleague, geek decoder and woman extraordinaire - is the sole reason this blog looks the way it does. Feisty, I simply cannot thank you enough!
Now it’s play time!
PS: This blog is a work in progress. Please [...]

According to LOGIC AND EMOTION you know you’re a weblebrity when: “Total strangers you meet at conferences know more about you than your significant other.”
I wouldn’t necessarily say that I am quiet there yet (thank goodness), but I must admit I am very freaked out when people tell me they actually read my posts. Why?! [...]