Zapiro: Telkom’s response to Winston’s victory

This is Zapiro’s response to the story of Winston, the carrier pigeon which proved, once and for all, that – in South Africa at least – sending data by carrier pigeon is faster than transmitting it by so-called broadband:
Hehehehehe….
Brilliant.

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Winston’s big race

South Africans have been complaining for years about the unbelievably slow internet connection in the country, compared to the impressive levels of connectivity available in Europe and the USA. Never mind the exorbitant costs we have to fork out.
So it was with considerable delight that I read this article on the BBC’s website, which proved, [...]

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The siphon – it works!

When hubby came home this evening, I pointed out to him that I had been unable to get the siphon working because it appeared that my thumb was too small (see today’s previous post).
Once he’d recovered from that shock revelation, he generously revealed his very special, and most secret trick, which I shall now reveal [...]

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Siphoning the pool … or not

Statement 1: Every time it rains, our pool fills up.
Yeah, this is great in summer when the heat evaporates bucket loads of water from the pool, and you really appreciate Mother Nature giving ya a hand so you don’t have to use the municipality’s expensive water.
But in winter, when it rains and rains and rains, [...]

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My favourite tango dancers

If you want to see my two favourite Argentinian tango dancers in action, have a look here and here.
The first link will take you to the webpage of the El Cacha Tango Company.
In 2004, El Cacha created a Tango show called El Beso, which was staged at the Little Theatre during December, with music by [...]

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The Winning Image of the Waterfront Photo Walk

On 18 July 2009, about 50 of us participated in a Photo Walk at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Afterwards, each participant was allowed to submit their two favourite images to the V&A Waterfront Walk website of Scott Kelby’s second Worldwide Photo Walk.
Our leader, Gerry, then had the unenviable task of going through the [...]

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The flowers of Clanwilliam

After reading Amy-Lynn’s post called “The Simplicity of Daisies” over at her blog, I remembered that we had driven up to Clanwilliam last year in August, and that I had taken a pile of photos of the beautiful flowers that we saw there. I’d planned to write a blog post about it, but hadn’t gotten [...]

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More pink

After finding that beautiful double hibiscus flower a few days ago, I had another roam around the garden after lunch today, and found this one.
I was playing around with the settings on my camera in preparation for the Worldwide Photo Walk to be led by Gerry in 10 days’ time. Originally, I used to stick [...]

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Full moon

It was full moon last night. And although the day had started off cloudy, by evening, the sky had cleared, and the air was crystalline, with the stars like brilliant diamonds against the darkness. Close to 11pm at night, needing a break from working on the computer, I set up my tripod in the back [...]

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Worldwide Photo Walk on 18 July 2009

Scott Kelby’s Second Worldwide Photo Walk is coming up on Saturday, 18 July 2009 (which happens to be not just MY birthday, but that of our much-loved and revered Madiba, the Father of our Nation). As soon as I heard of this exciting event, I clicked my way over to their website and signed up.
There [...]

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