Category Archives: Rants

I’m writing this one from Athens.. ~30 hours in the air this week. Monday, backups, camera battery charging, gym, swim, lunch at Balduci’s with Jonathan and hardware crypto vendors, bought a UPS and installed it for my workstation, last minute … Continue reading →

Time for a bit of adventure again, kids. I need some new travel photos. Mia and I flew to London yesterday. She’s spending two weeks with her mother.. who still hates my guts. I’m off to Boston tomorrow for VRM+CRM … Continue reading →

A week with Mia, organising visas… In the last 26 days I spent 19 days with Mia. “The New New Man is perhaps a better father than a husband. He loves his children with a passion that frightens him.” – … Continue reading →

I only ever use printers to apply for visas these days. This week I had to apply for a visa for Mia. Not that I had a choice. It’s a high court order. So, I went to buy a printer … Continue reading →

Mamma Mia week.. Monday, sushi at Beluga with Parri and Georg, watched Star Wars episode IV, nap, pizza at Bella Italia. Tuesday, TrustFabric meeting at the Barn, bank visit, watched Inception.. pretty good, watched Shutter Island.. a bit strange. “What … Continue reading →

Keep in mind I used to be in the ISP business. Now I’m a “consumer”. Layer2 The city provides fibre to my block. Some of this infrastructure is community owned. I connect to their switch at my cost. My wifi … Continue reading →

A week with Mia and the conclusion of our high court battle.. Monday, we found Mia some new swimming goggles.. lost the others in Durban, gym, swim, Knead salad, had a car tyre puncture fixed, supper at Deer Park, legal … Continue reading →

I’m back. I’m up to date with my weekly posts again. Joy. It’s been an interesting week, kids. Some of you may have figured out that Naulene was kind enough to have some legal docs delivered recently about an urgent … Continue reading →

Some time in Joburg and Stellenbosch. Week of 26 July to 1 August, btw. Monday, watched Clone Wars.. Mia’s first 1080p movie, gym, pizza at Knead, Noon Gun visit, Rubarb Room, Aquarium, Naulene fetched Mia, photo processing. Tuesday, BWBarn, a … Continue reading →

Some high court news. Week of 19-25 July, btw. Monday, woke up in Durban, English breakfast overlooking the sea, visit to the rock pool in Amanzimtoti, flight back to Cape Town, dropped Mia with Naulene, Wembley, photo processing. Durban was … Continue reading →

Some time in Durban. Week of 12-18 July. Monday, gym, swim, dropped Mia with Naulene, tea at Andrew’s, a walk up the mountain in the Helderberg Nature Reserve, found an HDMI cable to connect the Blu-ray player to and HD … Continue reading →

Catching up with the weekly notes. Week of 5-11 July, btw. Monday, gym, swim, pizza at Knead, fetched Mia’s passport from Home Affairs with Naulene, dropped Mia off, my daily 20MB on the green sofa, wine tasting at Carlyle’s with … Continue reading →