I was brought up to believe that “and” was never preceded by a comma. My daughter said it always is (she loves her commas). Seems we were both wrong. Evidently, these are the rules – You can list A, B, and C as in James, Thabo, and Rista had a…
Archive: April 2022
How Covid changed my life
No, I didn’t catch Covid, at least, not yet. But it’s interesting to look back on these past two years and see the effect of the pandemic on my life and that of many like me. Enter Covid. Enter Zoom. Exit Derek. Before Covid came onto the scene, most of…
Which careers will survive the age of Artificial Intelligence?
We can only guess what the future holds. Technology is changing the way things are done and the pace of change is accelerating dramatically. So, what is the likelihood that a particular career path will be irrelevant in, say, 20 years’ time? Let’s take a look at which ones I…
We bungeed a 216 metre drop from Bloukrans Bridge
We both did it! I’m terrified of heights, so I had to rehearse the dive over and over in my mind for about three nights beforehand. I was ready. We drove to the bridge, paid the fee and put on a harness. Then we walked down to the start point.