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OPM; other people’s money. Durban is a pleasant city in Zululand with the warm Indian Ocean to please the bathers. Sharks took a few of …
OPM, other people’s money Often I have made some uncomplimentary remarks in my blogs about alternative energy but these remarks are nothing compared to the utter nonsense that’s …
Loafing through the internet, I don’t surf, too tiring, I came upon a rather unique habit of the Argentine people. When a president dies, they like to vote in his …
To Volvo. This is a blog from my website < maritimebooks.co.za > Nicholas Dekker 12th Nov 2011 NEVER WAS SO MUCH OWED TO SO …
My sister in law who is french, told me she could not always understand my wee stories in english. Therefore, my young sister, hereby a blog in French. Bon, parce …
Our neighbour came in to lend me a book while I was reading a story about the origins of modern humanity. According to the latest research these origins would be …
Until about 25 years ago mariners needed a sextant, a chronometer and a set of mathematical tables to find their way at sea, which probably explains why those days sported …
If you’ve read my book ‘Ocean Advocate’ and if you haven’t, you should, you’ll remember Jeff mentioning the amazing french shipwright, Auguste Tertu. Well, Auguste was not an invention of …
Somehow the old Greeks of a couple of thousand years ago have left a great reputation behind them although, us people today, exaggerate when attributing the invention of democracy to …
The first time I was introduced to television was in France in 1960 after arriving from South Africa where, by order of the government, no television broadcast was allowed. South …
