Category Archives: learning curve

Literally redefined

By 6000 | 6000 | May 22, 2012

From Brian Micklethwait: Literally used to mean: this is not a metaphor.  Now, literally means: I am really serious about this metaphor and I really want you to listen. talking about this quote on Obama. Sadly, he’s right. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t continue to ridicule people for using the new definition.  

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Spooked

By 6000 | 6000 | May 20, 2012

Dodging between hefty showers, and wrapped up rather warmly, we indulged Alex’s wish to take a walk around the Aguhas Ghost Trail. We had a great time in the hills above the village, but what I had thought would be a kilometre wander with the kids, turned into a 4.5km trail through dense bush, up [...]

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Dead fish

By 6000 | 6000 | May 19, 2012

Here’s what we found on the beach today: My readers will recognise this as a Spiny Cowfish (Lactoria diaphana). I didn’t recognise it until I checked my reference books. Now, I’m the local expert on Spiny Cowfish.

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Thanks Jamie

By 6000 | 6000 | May 13, 2012

Cooking blogs are all the rage and who am I not to jump on the bandwagon? Having decided to “invite” Mrs 6k and her mother around for Mother’s Day lunch, I asked what I should cook for them. My wife thought for a moment and then said that she would prefer something “not too fancy” [...]

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Rejoice!

By 6000 | 6000 | May 6, 2012

Much rejoicing Chez 6000 as it appears that after my only partially successful repair of iTunes last week, I have managed to find another 1788 tracks that were “missing”. I’m still not 100% sure that I will be able to get them onto iTunes, but at least they’re safely somewhere on a hard drive. The [...]

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