Good news for today
Feels good. Feels real good.
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Web MD
Can someone reassure me that this, whatever this is, will not kill me? Since I don’t have the patience to wait for any qualified advice, against my better judgment, which is already somewhat questionable, I just went on WebMD to check my symptoms, which are mainly: 1) unidentifiable weird bite/sting thing on my hand, 2) […]
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Neighbourgoods
No, I didn’t temporarily lose hold of my senses while trying to spell “neighborhoods” – Neighbourgoods is a fun, partially enclosed market in the central business district (CBD) of Joburg showcasing local merchants selling all manner of goodies: organic wine, raw chocolate, French cheese, thin crust pizza, empanadas, fresh baked bread, fruit smoothies, raw honey, […]
The crime gene
For my thirtieth birthday, Al bought me a genetic testing kit – you can send it away and find out what percentage of Neanderthal DNA you carry, for example, and you can also discover all the hideous genetic diseases you might unwittingly pass to your children. I know it’s not the most romantic gift, but […]
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Charlize Theron and Afrikaans
Charlize Theron is probably the most famous Hollywood actress to come out of South Africa. But has anyone else ever wondered why she doesn’t have a South African accent? I looked into it and found this interview with her online. Check out her interesting explanation of why she has an American accent when she speaks […]
Tea
I love me a good cup of tea. I grew up drinking tea and like most tea drinkers, I have strong feelings on what makes a good cup and can be a little obnoxious about it. It’s my tea or the high seas, I say (<– I don’t actually say this). First, some background: my […]
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Book review Tuesday: My Life in France (Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme)
As a writer, I feel that it’s part of my job to constantly read. Which is good, because I would do this anyway. Even during my law school and attorney days, after long days of reading dry-as-a-bone legal documents and cases, I’d come home and read fiction for hours. In fact, looking back over my […]
Drakensberg Mountains
This weekend marked our first real weekend away from Joburg, and it was all I hoped it could be. Al and I and three friends (Josh, Ken, and Elli) spent the weekend hiking, braai-ing, and drinking in the Drakensberg Mountains and, let me tell you, it was glorious. The Drakensberg Mountains run along the western […]
Weekend away
We’re taking a weekend trip to the scenic Drakensberg mountains and will be gone until Sunday afternoon. So there will be no blog updates this weekend, but I’ll be sure to fill you all in as soon as I’m back. In the meantime, please enjoy this ridiculous photo of some of the services offered at the […]
Driving
Big day, guys. Today, Al and I became the proud owners of a 2008 Toyota Yaris. We went to the “car dealership” (full disclosure: it’s a repo lot) this morning and then I attempted to drive myself back home, following Al. But first we had to get gas at a specific gas station, because the […]
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