October 2011
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August 2011
2 posts
Vegan Durban Curry
I lived very briefly in Cape Town back in 2005. While there, I found that South African cuisine encompasses a broad spectrum of ingredients, flavours, and cultural influences. Additionally, the markets there had the widest variety of fresh produce, spices, and herbs I have ever encountered.
Durban curry is a wonderful dish from the Eastern Cape (Durban is a city on the other side of the country...
“‘When I read a book, I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I...”
– Somerset Maugham (born 1874, died 1965), who wrote Of Human Bondage in 1915.
July 2011
2 posts
I'm a journalist of sorts, when I care to be. →
May 2011
1 post
“‘Better do a good deed near at home, than go far away to burn...”
– Amelia Earhart (24 July 1897 – missing 2 July 1937, declared dead 5 January 1939), American aviation pioneer and author
April 2011
2 posts
Once I dreamed a little dream ... →
January 2010
1 post
“‘All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate...”
– Conan O’Brien, American comedian and television personality, when ending a goodbye speech during his last appearance on The Tonight Show as its host on 22 January 2010.
October 2008
1 post
I saw this today and loved it:
Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi pose on the eve of his 139th birth anniversary, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. 1 October 2008. [REUTERS/Pawan Kumar]
February 2008
1 post
ein roter luftballoon, nicht neunundneunzig...
I had a lovely moment this morning – coming out of the Metro underground at Pershing Square, I walked over to Broadway and 4th, where I had to wait on traffic before I could cross the street.
A single, lost red balloon – apparently fading on its helium filling – suddenly strayed into the street. It had a frayed red ribbon tied to it, and the balloon seemed to slowly meander its way through the...
January 2008
1 post
it's dawned on me.
Do you ever have those moments where an epiphany slaps you in the face like an angry friend? I just felt that sting a few minutes ago this very night …
I was on my way back to the flat from the bus stop, when I noticed a fellow trying to fix a very badly broken bicycle. The man was obviously homeless, with the bike having a shopping trolley full of odds and ends tied haphazardly to the...