I’ve had an exciting evening. I was in my kitchen when I smelled smoke. I came running through to my study, from where I normally write my blog posts, to find a large 33-gallon plastic garbage can well ablaze, smoke rapidly making that half of the house uninhabitable. I dialled 911 straight away, and got… Continue reading A house fire, and lessons learned
Tag: Me me me
Light posting tonight, I’m afraid . . .
. . . I’ve got the Dreaded Lurgy, or something like it. Feeling rather off, to put it mildly! (Anyone else remember the wonderful Goon Show classic, “Lurgi Strikes Britain“?) There’s one Doofus Of The Day to post. More tomorrow. Peter
100,000 visitors and counting!
It’s nice to wake up to a new milestone. I just sat down at my computer with my morning cup of tea, switched on, linked to my blog, and found that my 100,000th visitor had recently been and gone. I began this blog at 8.11 p.m. on January 1st this year. Visitor 100,000 arrived at… Continue reading 100,000 visitors and counting!
Safely home
I’ve just got back from Dallas, as previous posts over the weekend will have told you. It was another long, tiring drive, made worse by the fact that I have to stop frequently to stretch my back and exercise my leg – injury problems. Still, I made it back in one piece. I’m very tired… Continue reading Safely home
A Swiss Army Knife like never before!
I grew up with various Swiss Army knives stuck in my pockets. They were a natural accessory to a growing boy, almost as essential as clothing – perhaps more so. My favorite (until now) has been the monstrous special-edition XXL, created in 2007. It had 87 separate tools and 141 functions – although it could… Continue reading A Swiss Army Knife like never before!
Thanks for the memories, John Denver
I found the video below on YouTube this evening, and it’s brought back a flood of memories. I was born and raised in South Africa, and many of the experiences of my younger days are captured in John Denver’s songs ‘Rocky Mountain High’ and ‘Calypso’. The mountains of South Africa are different to the USA’s… Continue reading Thanks for the memories, John Denver
50,000 and counting!
During the small hours of this morning (local time) my 50,000th visitor arrived. That makes me very happy, given that this blog is less than 100 days old. He or she is in Botswana, a country I know and love. Botswana has some of the most beautiful natural scenery and abundant wildlife anywhere on the… Continue reading 50,000 and counting!
40,000 and counting!
A few moments ago my 40,000th visitor arrived. He/she’s in the Sandy, Utah area. Utah’s one of the few States I’ve not yet visited. It’s on my agenda, I promise! Thanks for stopping by. Peter