“Full disclosure”
Ouma, these rusks are illegal! So, Ouma, you sell your home-made rusks to the co-op or to a retail chain? And you do not specify on the label what ingredients you used. That is illegal. “Full disclosure”, Ouma. If your flour comes from genetically modified wheat, you also have to tell that to the customer. And your son Johnny has a sign in his workshop that states “Enter at own Risk”. Well,... Read More
60 Seconds
60 seconds. You are on and off the stage in 60 seconds or you get disqualified. The best kids from 52 countries compete – just short of 3000 of them. It is the World Championships of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles – the world stage for the youth. The best young instrumentalists, actors, singers, dancers and models in the world go there to compete. These kids have won their regional championships... Read More
What I learned …
- From our newsletter 7 September 2011 - “What I learned from a sportsman” It was around the time of the 1995 Rugby World Cup that I was managing a factory that produced food for Woolworths. We made “High Risk” items. That is food for which the risk of contamination is high. Like a sandwich for instance. You assemble as sandwich by hand. Whatever is on your hand, on the table or on... Read More
Call me the Finger Man!
“Sexy singer breaks fan’s finger” That was the newspaper headline. Jay tells the story after a performance at Ceres: “There was this well-built teacher and rugby trainer in town. Everybody called him Boland. He wanted to “pull finger” with me. When I looked again, his finger was off. So off that it was horizontal to the other fingers on his hand. Fortunately... Read More
LOTUS
Jan Blohm. ‘n Toonbeeld van ‘n rockdigter en verhoogfilosoof met verbysterende talent. Soos die lotus – die blom wat in vuil, modderige water ver van die son groei en dan met ‘n onaantasbare skoonheid verras. Vir Blohm is dit ‘n metafoor vir die lewe. “Dit maak nie saak hoe sleg en moeilik ‘n mens se lewensomstandighede is nie, ‘n mens het steeds die vermoë om uit... Read More
