Oh yes, we have all heard those strange stories of Facebook friend requests becoming Facebook message sessions turning nasty, but for some reason we seem to associate this strange (sometimes creepy) behaviour with men. This weekend I had a rude awakening. I enjoy Facebook, unlike a lot […]
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My Song for Sasha It started one evening as I was listening to Garth Brooks’ song ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’: And if my time on earth were through And she must face this world without me Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be […]
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Project 55 and a Transformation on So Many Levels Come gather ’round people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters, around you have grown And accept it that soon, you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better […]
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A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing Thursday, his victim read him a letter describing the “severe impact” the […]
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Searching! That is possibly the best way to describe the next decade or so for all of us. Some highs, some lows, each of us facing our own challenges and demons. Living together, living apart, never really sure where I belonged. Making some really poor judgement calls […]
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Nineteen Eighty Four began with such promise. My mother was well, my army days were over, it was summer and all was good in the world, for a while that is. I was job hunting, had been for a couple of interviews, the most promising was with […]
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Gratitude lists are quite the rage on Facebook at the moment and although I have sworn blindly that I will not start my own I would like to say thank you to each and every one of you today without mentioning your names. Listen carefully and I […]
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In 1979, young dumb and full of [energy] I matriculated from Highlands Boys and headed off to Wits University. It was a time of wine, women and song. The songs were by The Rolling Stones, the women were free and easy and I always promised I would […]
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Found on the internet many years ago! Let’s say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her out to dinner, and again […]
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