In Joburg

At the moment this Exjoburger in in Joburg - Johannesburg, South Africa - on vacation. It is sunny and warm today, with the expected maximum temperature 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

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As well as this blog (or weblog), I also have one which covers my passion for technology.
Although there is a link to it it the "Links" section on this blog, here it is:
Techno Files (The name technophile was taken).

Baked Brains Syndrome

I've been meaning to write this since the beginning of summer. As soon as summer started the drivers here on Long Island seemed to start driving like their brains were baked. Normally they drive more or less all right, just most of them don't seem to realize that their cars have turn indicators (in South Africa it was the BMW drivers who had this problem). But now they are driving fast and recklessly.

La Travelling

A short vacation while accompanying my wife on one of her business trips is just what I needed. I quite like Los Angeles - not enough to want to stay here, San Diego and San Francisco top my list of favorite cities in California.

Anyway we are in a New Age-type hotel (which would explain the variety massages offered (Swedish, Hot Stone, Aromatherapy), as well as this pedicure : "Chocolate Pedicure - ..smoothed with natural coffee grounds...application of our Belgian Chocolate Body Whip" ) - the mind boggles. Aside from that this is the first hotel I've been in with a wide-screen LCD TV. I assume it is HDTV. I watched about half an hour of the retouched first "Star Wars" movie on it.

What always amazes me about LA is the traffic. The sound insulation in this hotel is okay - there is a fair amount of slightly muted traffic noise, although it is really loud out on the balcony. Otherwise I love the low humidity. It reminds me a lot of Johannesburg, along with the hills and haze.

BBQ Weekend

Well, I've only been in the US for just over 8 years, and still learn new things. The latest is that the Memorial Day weekend is the barbecue weekend. This is the first weekend (in the Northeast anyway) that the weather is usually good enough to barbecue. So, will I be barbecuing this Memorial Day weekend?
Not Likely. I had my fill of braais (as it is called in South Africa) before coming to the States. Oh well, another American tradition I don't think I'll adopt...