The Soutpiel conundrum

I get called a lot of names because of this blog. Some are nice, but probably most are not. The less pleasant ones dribble limply into the metaphorical pond, like water off a duck’s back. But there’s one which is fairly regularly used each and every time I make any criticism of South Africa (that being both […]

ISS mess

One of the best things about being a Dad is being able to tell your offspring amazing things. Often, these things aren’t actually true and even if they are, parental licence allows for a huge degree of exaggeration. I follow @twisst14, one of the twisst.nl bots on twitter, who helpfully tell me (to the nearest […]