is that an iBook i see before me ?

We are keen to buy an iBook - hope to do it this weekend in Durban...it's gonna be big fun, I predict !

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it

from the Edward Fitzgerald translation

I've picked up this book lately, and am again marvelling at the mastery of the man.....

This passage is the one Mom used to associate with the Rubaiyat, and it's the one that sticks out for me too....

Friends down under

Bram, Jacob and Hannah Renk-Kotzee, in Perth, with unnamed pet labrador...unfortunately, due to Dad's health, we won't be travelling there this xmas as planned. Another time, we hope.

Boys will be boys

TC is now the proud owner of a silver version of this machine, the 2005 A3 3.2 sportback quattro - a terrific vehicle to be sure....since he had not yet reached the 1000kay run in threshold, we were not yet able to test out it's true range, but this weekend should be another story ! Watch this space....

Enter the Python !

This past weekend, the era of The Python was born....when Adhil competed in the SA Open Grappling championships. For the record, he made it to the 4th round before being eliminated, beaten by the guys who finished 2nd and 3rd in his category.

Katrina makes waves

It's so hard to imagine that these pictures of nature's beauty could cause so much devastation....see here for some comparisons between the last major hurricanes in North America.

Must be tough times in New Orleans right now, and having Bush in the job can't be making things any easier.

Lil Berrisford-Patel @ 17 weeks !

I've been meaning to upload this scan for a while now, but haven't had the after hours energy...

It's SOOO exciting having Zsa & Stephen's lil un on the way - I hope to post some pix of Zsa soon; left my camera at Kumarin's place last month....maybe I can get him to download and mail me some of the photos !

We spent the weekend just chilling at home, including converting the pool from yukkie green to crystal sky blue, and closed the weekend with The Last Samurai.

Denzil & Nathi

Denzil & Nathi, also at Bulldogs, Rosebank (The Zone), just after I had gotten myself a wee haircut at around 7pm on a Sunday ! Jozi is cool !

Rieyaardt & Nicole

At Bulldogs, The Zone, Rosebank - It was great to finally meet Nicole, the flame of Rieyaardt's life for all these years. She is bubbly, and warm and very friendly - I hope they decide to make that eternal committment, and that we keep in touch...

Magic Nationals 2005 and more

Magic Nationals 05 happened a coupla weekends ago, and it was a chance for the brothas to meet up in Jozi for a bit of card shuffling again.

I managed a mediocre performance (again ?), with kleinboet not getting a sniff in, on account of his not qualifying !

What was great was seeing Dr Zee, who is well pregnant and verry excited about it too ! We joined Steve & Zee and Fiona & hubby at the Flamingo restaurant in a "less-salubrious" part of town, for a lovely informal dinner and catch-up session.

We also met up with Rieyaardt & Nicole, and Denzil & Nathi, who is also preggers (!) Estimations put it at about 10 years since we last saw these folk, and I am keen to not let another 10 go by without keeping in touch - they have grown into fine young men, and it would be awesome to continue our relationships.


Dillo and Shawn have cottoned-on to jujitsu, and are contesting the SA Open soon - seems like fun.....

Last month, I attended the Burnwood Secondary School Reunion - promises to be an annual event, and served to give TC & I a good hook into the networks required to set up our 20-year Matric class reunion next year (can anyone believe it's been TWENTY years ?!)

Young Adam has been walking for about 3 weeks now, and has started experimenting with running already ! He is now quite steady on his feet, having been cautiously testing this walking thing for a while now, and has loads of fun chasing his bigboet....He's still quite restless at night, but the days are quite nice now.
He is very comfy at creche, and has become an eating machine !

More munchies from Kauai

I had a Breakfast wrap for brekkies, after my early squash game - 6/10 (marked down since they didn't have avo !)

Also, had an Immunity Booster smoothie for lunch - 7/10

Am enjoying the renewed physical activity, and am looking forward to the benefits kicking in soon....

ICON 2005

ICON 2005 is on this coming weekend, up in Jozie - sadly, I wont be among the throngs....but, my spirit and my crewz will be there in effect !

Finding your balance

Visit these guys to check out the menu that I'll be sampling whenever I go to gym !

Chai Chiller - 6/10 - has sorbet, and is not creamy enough : a bit grainy....



Current music : Monkey Business - Black-Eyed Peas

Started Gym again !

Yip, finally managed to drag myself over to the gym this morning....great surprise to find a Kauai store has replaced the gym cafe....THIS should get me there more regularly ! Scoffed down a Chai Chiller for brekkies after a short workout....

Good new from Zsa yesterday that her lil un is developing very nicely, and news this morning is that Jeremy and Jean had baby Samuel come into their lives last night.

Adam went back to creche today, and Heidi was going to try to get to gym, with Aziz....more about that later....

Random notes from my filofax

Life is not measured by the moments in which we breath. Life is measured by the moments that take our breath away.

-Carlin

....a fading memory
evaporating as we speak
like frost off of a
defogging window

- Geordie Tait

The spirit leaves you like passengers
disembarking a rusted ancient locomotive
that finally reached it's last stop

- ?

I felt like I'd fallen over the rim of the universe
and into the fires of hell itself

- Stephen King


The doors of human perception swing wide,
and they admit a great many things
that are far better felt than spoken

- Geordie Tait

Genoeg is genoeg !

Adam, Xander and Zi, having a good ol' laugh at McDonalds....

At McDonalds, Richards Bay

Wow ! Look at me now !

Adam at Mickey Dees, with brother Aziz, and his friend, Xander.....

Adieu Tammy

We had to say goodbye to Tammy today, after a long stint at the vet to try to get her well again :

She had severe hip displaysia (HD) which is common in German Shepherds, but she also had some sort of internal infection, and ended up having kidney failure. Her last days were quite miserable and painful, and we didn't want that to continue any longer....

We will miss her terriby.

KZN Magic Regionals

I managed to qualify for Magic Nationals again this year, after scrubbing out in PMB, I achieved a 3rd place finish in Durban, albeit playing a good deck !

For the record, I played Juicy Fruit in PMB and Mono-Green Aggro in Durban - thanks to Keraan for "force-feeding"me the deck....

More beginnings

Young Adam started creche this month - slowly at first, just a few hours at a time, and a coupla days a week....he seems to be settling in, and is having very little trouble there....

This is going to start to give Heidi some free time in the mornings - she's looking forward to that !