Is there something, a disease, an affliction or some sort of syndrome, called chalkfinger? You might have heard about James Bond’s Goldfinger or even Cornelia Funke’s Dustfinger. But this “condition” is not fiction, oh, no… It starts with black pants with white chalk smears on your rear-end, dusty elbows, and soon after you’ll experience the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Scribbles
Am I a grammar Nazi?
I recently considered the question after being called one in a facebook post by a stranger: Am I a grammar Nazi? Do I get irritated by people’s bad grammar? Hell, yes! Do I cringe and feel my intestines twist and knot at the sight? Only in extreme cases. But then thought, is it a bad… Read more »
Hello world!
First post! Well, this is partially untrue. I had another blog I think only my mother read, but this is the first blog entry on my own site. It is a lovely early spring day in Cape Town and I had this odd desire to kick off my shoes and go frolicking in the hills… Read more »
