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Travel,technology and petty crime France,Lisbon and Barcelonas
Hello all I am back from my European trip to Paris, Lisbon and Barcelona where I attended and gave a paper at a conference. Technology The thing that struck me about this trip was firstly the technology.In...
4 commentsEye care - Cataract Operations
The gift of sight Eyesight is a valuable gift. We see and hear from the time we are born and take it for granted. At least I did until I read about Helen Keller. Helen Keller was rendered blind and...
19 commentsCartoon Characters that have defined my childhood years.
My early years 5 to about 12 My First memories of cartoons were from about five years old. The very first character I can recall was Mickey mouse. His wife Minnie with her Polka dot bows. They were a...
51 commentsCars I have known, my first car and car troubles
The History of Cars in my family.(1954- 1963) By way of background, when I grew up my dad did not have a car. (In fact nor did my Mom). My grandparent’s did not have cars and very few of my immediate...
32 commentsA Tale of two themed Parties
Two Parties Two parties that stand out in my life were both fiftieth birthday parties. The first one in !997 was mine. This was a difficult ime in my life. My son had recently been killed in a car wreck...
58 commentsHolidays, More car trouble and is it Swine “flu?
On Holiday again I have been a way again, but because of my recent car troubles. My dearly beloved and I decided to fly on our latest venture. We have really good friends who have retired and live in...
18 commentsIt’s raining men or what not to buy as a gift?
A gift to myself - a holiday in Mozambique The current but one topic is “It’s raining men”. It is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979, and originally recorded by The Weather Girls...
24 commentsReal Estate or simply Property – Is property better than sex?
The current topic is Real Estate which we simply call “property” here in South Africa. I wrote on this topic recently as part of a hub on investing. So you can read about that aspect in that hub if you...
36 commentsCell Phones then and now or My history with Cellphones
The first Phones The first time I saw or heard about cell phones was around twenty odd years ago. This does not count Dick Tracey comics where he had a wrist Radio. (Perhaps this was the forerunner of the...
26 commentsSpring is almost here but not in the Bottom half of the world
Spring or Autumn? The current topic is Spring, but in the Southern hemisphere, we are just drifting off into autumn. It is tough to think about Spring as Autumn approaches. Spring is generally accepted as...
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