Month: October 2006

According to the organiser of Pride 2006, over 3000 people took part in the mardi gras and parade. Although this is far below the numbers previously seen, at least my estimate of 2000 was wrong, so I feel a little better.

I've been contemplating the creation of a page that lists the ridiculous subject lines for emails I get in my spam folder. They've been pretty funny, but the concept of an imposing chili pepper is probably the funniest so far. I wonder whether it would be an intimidating chili pepper, or just one that won't leave when you want to sleep.

Does anyone have about R188 500 lying around? I want the new Polo GTI. It's got an Audi 1.8T motor in it. I want one!

In December 2004, I participated in an online project called "The Real Meaning of Life". The idea was to find quotations from ordinary people on their idea of the meaning of life, and compile them into a book. More information can be found here.

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"While some extracts of the African potato, in purified forms, are helpful, some are harmful as it suppresses the bone marrow. In some cases this traditional potato has the potential to interfere with certain types of antiretrovirals, lowering the treatment's effectiveness by up to 80%." – Dr Kas Kasongo, well-respected authority on HIV/AIDS, on the African potato's effectiveness in treating this disease.

Yesterday was the 17th annual Johannesburg Pride Parade, along with a well-organised but not well attended mardi gras. I did not attend the after-party.