They promised to do good, and they are
If the land of your birth does the dirty on you, destroys your reputation, steals your property and your money, and sends you to jail for a longer term than an airline bomber, knowing all the time that the charge is false, you could be excused for doubting that the country has a conscience or a heart. And yet, it seems, it has a heart at least.
Upheavals of a bathroom nature
An upbringing in the Antipodes teaches you all about upheavals by Nature. The oceans do ittoo, of course, only destruction out there beyond the horizon has a limited life.
Plumber Dimitru for president!
When was the last time you felt your plumber deserved a place in government? That's my reaction to work in my little bathroom, coupled with what we're being fed by Brexiteers pushing for votes for next month's 'election'.
It really is later than we might think
Remember the song, Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think? It came back in a most poignant way when I flew into Cape Town last week. The tune, by Carl Sigman and lyrics by Herb Magidson, normally returns me to childhood on the family's long sea migration to the antipodes.
