And there we were...

...three against a thousand; boy did we flock those three up!

What an evening at the Warehouse with so many people.
Gareth gave me a lift home. What a nice guy.

Word of the Day for Thursday, June 17, 2010
oscitant \OS-i-tuhnt\, adjective:

1. Yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
2. Drowsy or inattentive.
3. Dull, lazy, or negligent.

Now ain't that a good word!

OK, it is now Friday 18 June 2010, and I am still catching myself up!
The taipans are a genus of large, fast, highly venomous Australasian snakes.


And I'll have you know that, James Clavell wrote a novel, read on, "Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following the end of the first Opium War. It is the second book in Clavell's "Asian Saga".

yes Man

blah blah blah...

ok this is not good - I'll be back!

Today is the day...

...when I shall be diametrically opposite!

So there...

And I am sure that I have not mentioned this:
In geography, the antipodes (from Greek ἀντίποδες,[1] from anti- "opposed" and pous "foot"; pronounced /ænˈtɪpədiːz/) of any place on Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to it. Two points that are antipodal (/ænˈtɪpədəl/) to one another are connected by a straight line running through the centre of the Earth.

In the British Isles, "the Antipodes" is often used to refer to Australia and New Zealand, and occasionally South Africa and Zimbabwe, and "Antipodeans" to their inhabitants.[2] Geographically the antipodes of the British Isles are in the Pacific Ocean, south of New Zealand. This gave rise to the name of the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand, which are close to the antipodes of London at about 50° S 179° E. The antipodes of Australia are in the North Atlantic Ocean, while parts of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are antipodal to New Zealand. The antipodes of South Africa and Zimbabwe are in the North Pacific Ocean, though as Southern Hemisphere ex-British colonies, they are sometimes included as antipodeans in colloquial English.

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Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 16, 2010

indemnity \in-DEM-ni-tee\, noun:

1. Protection or security against damage or loss.
2. Compensation for damage or loss sustained.
3. Something paid by way of such compensation.
4. Legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal actions, granted to public officers and other persons.

And before the 'Eish', I thought that I had an indemnity from Dad's brouhaha!

PUT IT IN WORDS AND IT BECOMES FACT! Eish, tomorrow has come and gone...

To be or not to be...

Well I think the Word of the Day is a mighty fign feature, and although, without some input from self, can be a bit of aneyesore/earsore/miouthfull/whateva...

Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 15, 2010

festoon \fe-STOON\, verb:

1. To adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.
2. Dentistry. To reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.

noun:
1. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
2. A decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.
3. A fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.
4. Dentistry. The garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.

Having just returned from a marvelous vacation with my love, I should focus on sharing some of the times that we had, as well as the places we visited, and of course the people that we saw. Well, this will happen, just not right now!

Tut tut, too much to do and more than enough to say, just do not blow your Vuvuzela near me!

Well this is it!

Cyril Mitchley is a former South African first-class and Test cricket umpire who also featured from 1999 to 2000 as an official in the MTN Gladiators series.

Hello, and Cyril could have been the 111 umpire. Could he, hey? The "Nelson" man himself. I think so, however, I invite you, the avid reader, to do some research - go on then!

Word of the Day for Monday, June 14, 2010

quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:

Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.

I think that Cyril was the quintessential manifestation of the birds and the bees at Newlands cricket games!

Well this is so funky...

...my blog has taken on a new look, which I am not at all happy with and although I was involved in it's change, I do not know if I like it...

Tut tut! Too much of a thing has been done by so few for so many, or something like that. And in the vernacular, I am flumoxed...

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Word of the Day for Sunday, June 13, 2010

vernacular \ver-NAK-yuh-ler\, noun:

1. The plain variety of language in everyday use.
2. The language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.
3. The native speech or language of a place.
4. Any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles.


The vuvuzela (English pronunciation: /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/) , sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length. It is commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa.[1] The instrument requires some lip and lung strength to blow and emits a loud monotone (B♭3). A similar instrument (known as corneta in Brazil and other Latin American countries) is used by football fans in South America.[2] Vuvuzelas have been controversial.[3] They have been associated with noise-induced permanent hearing loss,[4] cited as a possible safety risk when spectators cannot hear evacuation announcements,[5] and potentially spread colds and flu viruses on a greater scale than coughing or shouting.[6][7] Commentators have described the sound as "annoying" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants,"[8] "a deafening swarm of locusts,"[9] "a goat on the way to slaughter"[10] and "a giant hive full of very angry bees."

Now that is called, "blowing the whistle" - if you can blow your Vuvuzela!

Well, well, well...

...I thought I told you Julie, don't go!

Shirts should be black - something to do with 'reading between the lines'...