Ironman 2012 Port Elizabeth
Just finished my first shift marshaling this years Ironman South Africa. which is being held right here in Algoa Bay for the 8th consecutive year. A 3.8km swim, 180.2km cycle followed by a 42.2km run....
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Forgive my indulgence, it is after all South Africa’s first gold medal since Athens, (we achieved a solitary silver in Beijing) it’s been a long wait. 58.46sec, not just a personal best, nor just a SA...
View ArticleProud Father
‘unbelievable’ ‘indescribable’ ‘look, he cries, just like me’ We get all the coverage but of course not the BBC continuity nor interviews. JM brought this interview to my attention...
View ArticleUnbelievable
Remember this guy? Hats off to our local sports channel for reminding us. And a big thank you to Bert for participating.
View ArticlePass the hoisin
I prefer my Peking duck crispy – as do many residents of Hong Kong, I’m sure. Does this one have a death-wish, I wonder?
View ArticleLucky you, Bearsy!
If you hadn’t been otherwise engaged in Brizzie but decided to take a spin in Sydney, you’d’ve had to put up with this kind of outrageous behaviour so beloved of the youth of today (allegedly).
View ArticleMonkey Business
Monkey was a ‘give away’ associated with a popular brand of tea ( CORRECTION INSERTED: on the TV ad, any fule kno that Johnny Vegas is the straight man to Monkey who is actually voiced by Ben Miller –...
View ArticleTypical
Over in the Fens, at that inferior tech known among the cognoscenti as The Other Place, punting is under threat. ‘Elf and Softy are at work to render the extreme pleasure of messing about in flat boats...
View ArticleThe blasted heath
Nice sunny day recently, despite the fact that the temperature was hovering around 4 degrees C, Abby decided to go for a dip. This is our usual walk and about 5 minutes from the house. This winter...
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