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True Inspiration from Sporting Ironmen

31 March 2012 Daily Life
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There’s no excuse. My cycling gear has been staring forlornly at me for weeks, and I’ve been pretending not to notice . . . or blaming my exercise (and blogging!) neglect on the rhino, since we’ve been so tied up filming for them. That’s not fair, though. It’s not as if they asked for it. [...]

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Steve Jobs – Living Tribute to a Phenomenal Man

6 October 2011 Bulletin Board

What a landmark day for the world – 5 October 2011 – seeing the passing of Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, aged 56. The profound impact of his phenomenal life reaches beyond borders and through psyches to touch so many of us in some way [...]

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Are You Thinking To Grow Rich?

3 September 2011 Blogging
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Our special friends over at Written by Sumer have started a great series of posts sharing entrepreneurship and business advice, which are contributed to by their readers, i.e. Business-Transforming Books: Best Business Success Books – Part I I’ve decided to post my response here too, because my #1 book is so worth sharing. I’ve known [...]

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Benefits of Freelance Writing: What You Learn about Life

7 July 2011 Studio
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Chatting with a fellow writer yesterday, we agreed that one of the great benefits of freelance writing stems from the research required, and the amount we learn – and get to share – about other people, the world around us and life in general. An example is the commissioned writing I did (scanned inserts above) [...]

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You don’t have to be a Lady to be Loved

30 April 2011 Bulletin Board
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How wonderful to watch some of the Royal Wedding yesterday, so many years after Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s. Teenagers then, we crowded into our school hall for most of that day, savouring the moment, not to mention the opportunity to skip classes. Even in South Africa, we felt strangely included, similarly to yesterday. Thanks [...]

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Saving a Turtle

16 February 2011 Writing
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Another big thank you to Hills of Africa Travel – for being simply the best! Today, they’ve featured the second part of their interview about my novel (chick-lit/romance) on their blog: Out of Air: A Story of Sheer Inspiration – Part II. In case you’re wondering about the book’s title, a fellow writer and student [...]

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A Novel Valentine

12 February 2011 Writing
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Sincere thanks to the stunning team at Hills of Africa Travel in the USA, for requesting an interview about my novel for their blog. This has been the catalyst for creating the website www.outofair.com – artwork by my gifted stepson. The article will take the form of a two-post series, the first on Monday 14 [...]

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Acknowledging SA Media Freedom Day

19 October 2010 Bulletin Board
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Hmm, what am I inspired to blog about today? Let’s see… How wonderful to enjoy this freedom of expression. Imagine if it were axed? Today is Media Freedom Day here in South Africa, kicking off the Right2Know Week of Action campaign. The objective is to lobby our government to “Stop the Secrecy Bill! Let the [...]

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Preserving Penguins and preventing seasickness…

17 September 2010 Bulletin Board
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Those of you who’ve read about My Books, will know that our endangered African Penguins are close to my heart. This stems from childhood, when my late father sailed on our national research ships to the Southern islands and Antarctica, sometimes returning with penguins and seals. Despite the passing decades, I’ll never forget them, nor [...]

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