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HiPlease use the link below to re-direct to my new blog site:Lenny's New Blog AddressThanksLenny

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I got up at five this morning and logged on, looking for the latest US Presidential Election results. The first thought that crossed my mind when it became clear that Obama was streets ahead of McCain was that the soil on quite a few graves across the USA, must be looking disturbed, as though…Anyway, this is not about the dead; this is about the living, learning, citizens of the United States of

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The African National Congress (ANC) under the leadership of Nelson Mandela scaled great heights in the 90's to transform from a liberation movement into a fully-fledged political party, founded on sound ethical principles. In recent times, however this once great force for political change, has fallen on hard times, bedevilled by corruption, incompetence, immorality, unethical behaviour by senior

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The culmination of a long, and what is arguably the most interesting Presidential election campaign in recent times, is at hand. On 4th November, 2008, Americans go to the polls and the world waits with baited breath...Will Americans write a bold new chapter in the history of the United States of America by returning Obama to the White House, or will narrow-minded conservatism triumph once again?

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Yesss, finally. It's been a loooong wait. And it feels soooo good.Curry Cup 2008 Final: Sharks 14, Bulls 9. Well done boys.Sharks forever!!!

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Last Friday, my broadband connection suddenly stopped working. Since I was out partying the whole weekend, I did not get a chance to report the problem to my service provider. When I did eventually try on Monday afternoon, I became embroiled in a battle of raw perseverance with my service provider who shall remain nameless.After following the voice prompt process of keying in what seemed like

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You just know the silly season is upon us, when there is an announcement that Public Office Bearers (POB’s) are to receive an 11% salary increase. Of this lot, there are arguably a few public departments that deserve their increases, such as the South African Revenue Services (SARS) who are doing an excellent job.However, those POB’s who are better known as politicians surely do not deserve

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Yes folks, pastor T D Jakes, the notorious American evangelist, is blowing into Johannesburg this weekend, bringing with him his "annual" family oriented, conference and revival known as MegaFest. I'm not exactly sure what families do at such an event, but grovelling on hands and knees, submitting enthusiastically to brainwashing, and parting with cash, springs readily to mind.And why exactly is

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There has been much speculation recently on the "hidden" meaning in the lyrics of Coldplay's hit new song, Viva La Vida. Penned by Chris Martin, lead singer, pianist and husband to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, the song has become Coldplay's biggest hit.Although some people listen to a song without actually thinking or caring about what the lyrics mean, others like myself, tend to appreciate good

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I recently came across a link to a site where Philip Pullman, author of Northern Lights, better known as The Golden Compass (adapted into a film of the same name starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig), discusses how his book was challenged by various, mainly religious bodies, who demanded it be banned from the public library. Apparently, this bunch of ignorant theists deemed the book to be

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The Gunners have been to "Hull" and back, and after last night's Champions League performance against FC Porto (Arsenal 4 - 0), it seems they are ready to face all their demons, and not just the Red Devils. There is serious talent in this squad, and I can't wait for them to "Leave-a-pool" of tears in their wake from Chelsea, United, Barcelona, Real Madrid and the rest...

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I received the following pictures by e-mail the other day, which claims to portray the funny side of religion.....as if there was actually any other side to religion. A French car that's too fast for poor old Jesus!!!But it sure beats listening to the preacher's sermon about sex!!! Your brains need to be really frozen to fall for that one!!! Finally, some truth from the church!!! You guessed it,

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Kgalema Motlanthe has been elected as the new President of South Africa, replacing Thabo Mbeki (until the next general elections at least), and he has chosen his new cabinet:some old, some new, some boring, some destined to flounder in the stewThankfully, Trevor Manuel has been retained as Minister of Finance. He certainly deserves the confidence shown in him. A breath of fresh air has been

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While I was watching Manchester United battle it out with Chelsea on Sunday, Thabo Mbeki was preparing to throw in the towel. When he announced his resignation as President on Sunday evening, I think it caught many South Africans by surprise; perhaps even those like Julius Malema, (puppet-on-a-string) President of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), one of the chief agitators for Mbeki's ousting.And

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A scientist clasps his hands, awaiting the outcome of an experiment. A worshipper clasps his hands in prayer, awaiting a divine answer. Two scenarios, each one producing a very different mental image.One produces an image of joy, excitement, eagerness, self-belief, wonderment, fulfillment, and expectations of a result that may prove a hypothesis. The other image is one of despair, fear,

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I recently received a long list (about 98) of street names in Durban, a large coastal city in South Africa, which are about to be changed, apparently to reflect the transformation about 14 years ago, to a multi-racial, democratic society. It's happening all over the country, not just Durban.Personally, I couldn't give a flying @#!$ what streets are called. They're just street names after all.

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I'm thinking they should be wearing earmuffs, not sunglasses. How about you?

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I live in a small community of a few thousand mostly deeply religious people; a small group of Hindus and Christians dominated by a majority of Muslims. It's not hard to notice that the single Church, two temples and three mosques are frequented daily, and that each religious grouping are devout followers of their respective religions. This community is a microcosm of the religious fervour

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Three years ago Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with a fury that was described by some evangelists such as Pat Robertson as God's revenge for abortion and homosexuality among other things considered as "evil" by these hate mongering preachers.After the death and destruction wreaked by Katrina, the poor people of New Orleans were subjected to further pain and suffering when they were

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Only days after being vilified by religious wackos in the small town of Mogale City, for allegedly inspiring a juvenile delinquent to commit murder at a high school, heavy metal band Slipknot were honoured at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards held in London, with the Icon award.I wonder what the Theist loony brigade think about this development? I'll bet they are all confidently affirming that the devil

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This is a follow up to my recent blog about the religious twit who (still) insists that heavy metal band, Slipknot and Satan are responsible for leading a kid into killing a fellow pupil at a Krugersdorp school earlier this week. The title for my follow-up blog is an indication of how I would report the incident, if I was a newspaper editor.Almost a week has passed, and the consensus of opinion,

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I haven't written anything for a while; since catching a flu virus, but it's given me some time to catch up on some reading and other research. I have also not written a "Twit of the Week" blog for some time, but we are not fully into this week yet, and there's already a candidate shouting out to be honoured as such.Earlier this morning in Mogale City (previously known as Krugersdorp), the small

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There was a time, when it was considered unethical to be an Atheist. Fortunately for us, times have changed and independent rational thinking is as widely accepted as the fact that the Earth is not flat and at the centre of the universe. However, it is one thing to adopt a moral position and then behave in a manner that violates the "unwritten" code of conduct or behavior that that position

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Earlier this afternoon, while at a local shopping mall, I noticed a duo of female traffic officers on foot, issuing traffic tickets to vehicles parked in the (private) parking area adjoining the mall. I stopped to observe for a while because I hadn’t seen this variety of traffic officer in quite a while. In the old days we used to refer to female traffic officers as “meter maids” because they

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My weekly rendition of the "twit of the week" is a little late this time around, but that's not because there is suddenly a dearth of twits. On the contrary, there are any number of twits each week, banging on the doors of the halls of twit-dome.Take for example, Zwelinzima Vavi, Secretary General of trade union, Cosatu whose recent comments about "killing for Zuma" went unpunished by the South

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Secularism is on the rise and so is Atheism. The signs are everywhere. More and more people across the planet are realizing that religion is a fraud. More Atheists are revealing themselves openly, especially in America, once thought of as becoming increasingly fundamentalist.And the religious movements, proponents and apologists are all too aware of this shift away from their organizational

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On Thursday former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore issued a bold challenge: that 100 percent of U.S. electricity production come from sources with zero carbon emissions within 10 years.A video and the full text of his speech given in Washington DC can be accessed from the We Can Solve It website. Although the challenge was issued to Americans, I believe that it is applicable

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This week lucky motorist, Absolom Morifi joins a rag-tag pack of politicians and rabid religionists in the halls of twitdome. Absolom may have been lucky in escaping on Tuesday with his life, from a massive pile-up on the N1 in Johannesburg, near the Buccleugh Interchange, which resulted in excess of 20 cars being totalled, but is a twit nonetheless. Here's why.Absolom cancelled his insurance

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We all receive them. The claims are invariably too fantastic to be true. Anyone with half a brain will see right through them, and yet recipients of these mails, keep forwarding them on. They usually contain some sort of promise of good luck or a veiled threat of misfortune should you not "forward on to 10 persons. I normally have a good laugh while reading, and then delete.I received one the

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Driving home from work this afternoon, I approached a set of traffic lights at an intersection where a line of cars were waiting for the lights to change. As I approached the vehicle at the back of the queue, a white Opel Corsa hatchback, the first thing that caught my eye, was a large blue decal emblazoned with the word "Jesus" plastered across the upper half of the rear window. Only thereafter,

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As an avowed advocate of equality between the sexes, I have no qualms about naming a women as a twit if it is deserved. This week the honour belongs to Frene Ginwala, and I dare say, is long overdue.If you need someone to cover up Government chicanery, corruption, nepotism and incompetence with a commission of enquiry, then there is no one better qulaified to head it, than Frene Ginwala. The

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Earlier this year, in April to be exact, I posted an essay on why I don't acquire any further business-related qualifications to advance my career in the company I presently work for. You may recall that I was adamant about not becoming one of the "corporate crooks" who darken the halls of power in companies everywhere.Today, my decision was vindicated. As a project Manager, I am called upon

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Recently I came across a book by Acharya S, "The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold" on her website Truth Be Known. Acharya S, real name D.M. Murdock, is credited for researching and supplying the Christ-myth material used in the Internet film Zeitgeist (please be patient and listen to the introduction before the film starts, about 4 minutes). The book title reminded me of a line

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This week I had a tough time deciding between Julius Malema, and the African Union (AU). By their respective actions, both demonstrated an equal affinity, in deserving entrance into the halls of twit-dome.Let's start with Julius Malema, the not so youthful President of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). Malema made a name for himself as a student activist (his most noteworthy achievements include

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What can I say about the situation in Zimbabwe that has not already been said. If you're planning a visit to see the Zimbabwe Ruins any time soon - don't. You are likely to see a lot more that is ruined, like the entire country for instance. Robert Mugarbage (what clever people on another blog I read recently have taken to calling this pile of turd) has stolen another election. Here are some

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This week there is a real toss-up between Robert Mugabe, demented incumbent dictator, and Angus Buchan self-appointed prophet and erstwhile potato farmer from Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Seeing as Mugabe qualifies for twit-of-the-decade, and I have already berated him in a previous post this week, Angus Buchan is the winner this time.Why Angus you may ask? Well, an interview with Angus was

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Following the AvC (Atheism vs Christianity) discussion threads on Google Groups, I am constantly amazed (shocked really) at how weak the arguments are, from the faithful brigade. And yet, they persist with weaker and yet more disingenuous arguments, each time they are shot down by Atheist posts. It's not that hard to visualize them hanging onto a precipice, clutching onto the last few straws in

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Last night, I watched the live broadcast of the 46664 concert from Hyde Park, London; an event staged to both celebrate the forthcoming 90Th birthday of Nelson Mandela (on 18 July 2008) and to help raise funds for HIV AIDS projects. The evening was emotionally charged as artist after artist heaped well deserved praise on Madiba and the 46664 charity, and finally Madiba himself appeared on stage,

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Recently fuel prices have been sky-rocketing in South Africa, with an almost bi-weekly rise. This is not unique to us however, as prices seem to be soaring around the world. I’ve heard complaints from Europe and elsewhere but not too much from Northern America (must be a conspiracy there somewhere, involving G.W. Bush, big business and a certain war on terrorism). It is said that paying for fuel

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Sadly, George Carlin, arguably one of the greatest comedians of all time, has passed on. It was only recently that I called him a "God" and now I wonder if that was maybe an insult to a man who hated the concept. I certainly hope not.George was regarded as the prototype for Richard Pryor, Cheech and Chong, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Bill Maher. Getting into trouble for pushing the envelope was

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I'm terribly disappointed that Hillary Clinton lost the democratic nomination for the upcoming elections. This is a setback for the democrats being returned to the oval office. In the race between Obama and McCain, I fear Obama may end up the loser with the American penchant, come time for voting, to choose conservatively between a veteran White candidate and an upstart Black dude. You see where

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Recently, I have been corresponding with a few people via e-mail, Christians mostly, debating various subjects concerning religion and the existance of God. I would prefer to conduct such debates through my blogs, but obviously not everybody has access to the Internet and the WWW. So I have taken to cutting and pasting some of my e-mail correspondence here, which is not ideal.This morning I had a

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While we're on a religious theme, and it being Sunday, I'm posting the following videos from YouTube. They were sent to me by my sister, Lynette who though I'd enjoy them. Yep, I sure did; they're very funny, but so true...

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My Christian email correspondent from last week; the one I thought had cut and run, is back. I think somehow he believes that I need "saving" so he sent me the the following bit of Christian "wisdom" in a really large font size:HE IS GOD!!! GOD changed the status of David from a shepherd boy to king of Israel , Esther from a slave girl to a Queen and Joseph from a prisoner to the first (and

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They're not your average pavement or roadside hawker. Fender vendors are the brave souls who dodge cars at busy traffic intersections every day, braving the elements, risking death or injury to make a meagre sale. It is impossible to miss them on your daily commute to work on weekdays or when going out anywhere on weekends. They have no holidays, every Sunday is a workday.There are the regulars

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There are cries of xenophobia everywhere; the newspapers are full of it, news on TV, the blogosphere, people discussing it in groups. Pictures of a poor man burning is travelling around the world. Most South Africans, and in all likelihood people all over the world are perplexed. The victims are just shocked, horror written all over their faces. Is this really a scene from the new South Africa,

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A few weeks ago, I purchased a DVD of Monty Python's Life of Brian, on sale at a local music shop. In between everything else I managed to squeeze in yesterday, I watched the movie on my home theatre system. I remember watching the film at one of the local cinemas in Durban, some time after it was released in 1979, and had forgotten all about it until I spotted the DVD on sale.Now, I don't

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Remember my "friend" from the other day, the one who responded to my heated mail disputing the claim that NASA scientists had proved the bible to be true? Well, after the last response to him (the one that made me feel sheepish afterwards), he responded again saying that I should leave him be and get on with my life, this after he had initiated the debate.It's not surprising really, there's

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It is done. The Sharks are through to the semi-finals of the Super 14 rugby tournament. The excesses of yesterday's cheering and after-match celebrations are very evident this morning as I nurse a slight hangover. It was great though to see a highly talented team finally hit their straps after a rather mediocre season. Considering that the Sharks topped the log last season and were "beaten" by

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Earlier this week, the Secretary of the Interior placed the polar bear on the Endangered Species List as a threatened species. More than 136,000 We members like you helped make that happen by signing our petition asking the Secretary to take action on this issue. What's even more amazing is that all this happened in just a week.The listing is clearly a step in the right direction. Much more

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Last night I received a hoax email from my first cousin who is obviously a newly-converted Christian. I regularly receive, or should I say, am bombarded with mails from him, selling Christianity. Up to this point I had politely ignored the mails, quietly deleting them without any complaint. He is a cousin after all, and I didn't have the heart to tell him to stop pestering me with religious

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Here is the first in a series of short films from Pangea Day which really caught my attention. It can be interpreted in a few different ways, but I'd like to think it portrays respect for different cultures and tolerance. What do you think?

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Last night I was honoured to be part of the the global audience that watched the live 4-hour broadcast in 7 languages, via television, the Internet and mobile phones, of Pangea Day from Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro. What the heck is Pangea Day, you may ask? Well, it is an event designed to bring the world together through the medium of film, allowing us to see

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Traditionally, Mothers Day used to be the day the kids woke up their mums in bed, while serving breakfast. Thereafter mum got the day off, while dad and the kids took care of everything, well almost. These days it seems that just getting mum a (well deserved, I might add) gift will suffice, and then everyone is off to do their own thing. Well, this year since I'm over 600 Km away from my mum

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Earlier this week I happened to give a friend and working colleague a lift to work, after his car had broken down. While we were plodding our our way through the usual early morning traffic, he commented that I was a very patient driver because I had given way to another driver who seemed in a huge hurry. He admitted that he was not as patient and typically drove quite fast. The conversation

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I have posted a few blogs already which question irrational beliefs, especially those concerning religion, and I intend to continue to do so, as new information comes to light. While catching up on the latest debates raging in the pages of Google Groups, I came across a person by the name of James Randi, who appears to have spent the greater part of his life exposing and debunking claims of

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Recently, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he would be inviting world leaders to a summit in Rome, some time in June this year to discuss the global food crises. When I heard this on the news, it immediately reminded me of all the other "summits" that have been convened in the past, where international governments sat and talked about various crisis facing the world... and which

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In previous blogs I mentioned joining the We Campaign which is doing great work to raise awareness about climate change, and the efforts to halt global warming. I recently received a mail (copied below) from a Matt Howes who is affiliated to the campaign, which made me feel good about doing my bit for this noble effort. I hope you will join me too...Dear We blogger,Thank you for signing up to be

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On the Fresh Drive radio show this afternoon, Catherine chose "Loser" by Beck as her song of the week. I clearly remembered this tune from Beck's "Mellow Gold" album, in my song collection, but had not listened to it in a while.When I got home, I decided to listen to the song again, from my collection which are now converted to MP3's and stored on my computer. It got me thinking about why anybody

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I drove to the mall earlier today at a sedate 70 - 80km/h, and quite enjoyed the ride. My slow pace was self-imposed, not caused by heavy traffic as usual. Funny how driving slowly allows you to take in the scenery (what there was of it) and become aware of so much more that is happening around you. You get to observe, the fascinating, even dull, and sometimes peculiar behaviour of other

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As a member of the We Campaign, I'd like to encourage you to support the effort to save the Arctic Polar bears who are threatened by ice shrinkage. Help by signing the petition to the Bush Administration requesting that polar bears be placed on the endangered species list.More information at:http://www.wecansolveit.org/

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It was perhaps fortunate I lost my Internet connection recently, as it allowed me time to catch a most disturbing documentary on the History Channel entitled "King Leopold's Ghost" by Pippa Scott, which is based on a book of the same name by Adam Hochschild. I have been itching to write about this documentary ever since I saw it, but I'm currently engrossed in a book titled "After the Party - A

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I didn't believe that the Internet could be addictive until I lost my connection around the 24Th of April. It seems my DSL modem had given up the ghost, and it left me totally lost. You will notice my last post was on the 24Th of April. The feeling was worse than when I quit smoking about a year and four months ago (yeah, I'm still counting since I have quit twice before and started again; but

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In a country besieged by rampant crime and lawlessness, calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty has suddenly become widespread and more vocal. Traditionally, only the white population were in favour of the death penalty, but recently large sections of the non-white population seem to be in favour of its return. Even Jacob Zuma, the probable future President of South Africa has given

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Over the past weekend, my friends and I were treated to a star performance by a little underprivileged girl, at a home for abandoned kids, where we were conducting our monthly social responsibility exercise. We have a group of dedicated guys who get together once or twice a month to do our bit for those less fortunate, usually by providing cooked meals. We call ourselves "Daxina Feeding Scheme"

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Have you noticed how the more you learn, the more you realize how little you know. This amazing piece of literary genius has been attributed to Socrates, by Plato, but that needs to be confirmed. It doesn't really matter who said it, it's just important that it was said, and needs to be understood.For those who are not afraid to explore and learn, this paradox will become apparent soon enough.

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After the spectacular My Coke Festival in March, featuring Korn, Muse, Chris Cornell, Kaiser Chiefs, Good Charlotte and 30 Seconds to Mars, I suppose it was too much to expect that some good live acts would follow to South Africa. Instead, currently we are being tortured with mediocre acts such as Akon, 50 Cent and James Blunt. I suppose we have to be thankful that Britney Spears, Mariah Carey,

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South African President, Thabo Mbeki has maintained a so-called policy of quiet diplomacy with regard to the Zimbabwe situation. This policy apparently dictates that South Africa (and the world) should not interfere in the affairs of Zimbabwe, turn a blind eye to the deteriorating political, social and economic situation there, and insist foolishly that there are no problems existing, even though

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David Bullard, popular columnist for the Sunday Times was axed about two weeks ago for publishing a story entitled "Uncolonised Africa wouldn’t know what it was missing". The reason proffered for his axing was that the article was racist and derogatory towards non-whites and Africans in particular. Having read the piece, I cannot understand what all the fuss is about. I found it to be satirical,

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This is a follow-up to my blog about the Creation "Museum". I'm afraid the only words left to describe creationism consist entirely of expletives, so I leave you to ponder some videos from YouTube:Creationists Pollute Young Minds at Museum on NightlineCreation Museum debunked by fossil reef below itThe Creationist Museum - Part 2 - Inside the MuseumWhy do people laugh at creationists? (part 1)Why

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I've always been hyper-critical of America and the American people, for various reasons, some not very fair. My negative perceptions were fueled by imperialist American foreign policy and a succession of bigoted Administrations, mostly Republican. However, after recently visiting the USA again after more than ten years, I must admit a certain amount of growing admiration and respect for the

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Ok, jokes aside, global warming is a real threat. Those who don't think it's a problem have their heads up their arses. Recent visual evidence comes from the Antarctic where the Wilkens Ice Shelf is breaking up.For more information go to: http://www.wecansolveit.org/

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In March I posted a blog entitled "An Educational Weekend" where I stated that I had never heard of an exhibition of any kind about creationism. Well, guess what, such an exhibition does exist: the Creation Museum was opened in May last year in Petersburg, Kentucky, USA, to promote "young Earth creationism". Here the origins of the universe and life are presented literally as in the Book of

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Further your education, further your career! That's what your company and/or HR department tells you right? Well maybe, if you're amenable to becoming a "corporate crook", then go for it. Let me explain what I mean.I've been studying nearly half my adult life; engineering, project management, information technology, business management etc. because like everybody else, I wanted to work my way up

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I've just found some cool new quotes, that I thought I'd share:"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool"- Voltaire"Religion, a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable" - Ambrose Bierce"So many gods, so many creedsSo many paths that wind and windWhile just the art of being kindIs all the sad world needs" - Ella Wheeler Wilcox"When a woman

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You guessed it; I'm referring off course to Robert Mugabe, the lunatic wanna-be President for life. Just when it looked like the recent elections in Zimbabwe were going to confirm that the country had finally decided to oust him from power, he finds a way to cling on, unashamedly. I'm really pissed so I put together an open letter to this crackpot:Dear Mug,It's not like you need to cling on to

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I passed a minor accident scene the other day in Randburg and counted about four tow-truck vehicles that had converged like vultures to a kill. You may think this is ridiculous, but I've noticed even more tow-trucks at other accident scenes, only slightly more serious. They had apparently also arrived on the scene much sooner than the traffic police. How do they manage such a feat?I've heard

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As I sip a glass of Shiraz and listen to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman, a new theory of man's creation and evolution has just struck me. I shall call it Lenny's Theory of Creative Evolution. You see, this particular theory proposes two distinct paths to man's current presence here on earth; there are in fact two branches of man living side by side on earth.In the beginning, some time after

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Yep, turned 42 today, at about 1AM this morning to be exact. Actually I feel great for a 42-year-old. Apart from the odd creaking joint and sore muscle, I'm fit as a fiddle. My mind is as lively as it was more than 20 years ago. I'm still searching for the meaning of life and trying to save the world in between.Normally it would be quite pathetic to be home on your birthday (writing a blog), but

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You may have wondered why I call myself a born-again atheist. I was an avowed atheist during my high school and college years. When I moved up to Johannesburg from Durban, around 1987, I became entranced with a Hindu religious group, joined and practiced their form of religion for nearly twenty years. It was easy to become ensnared, as I had moved away from family, was basically living on my own,

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Great song by Tenacious D....

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A colleague at work, asked me today, why I spend so much time studying religion whereas I profess to be an atheist. It's very simple: I figure that it would be highly hypocritical of me to criticise theists if I did not know anything about their beliefs. So, I spend an inordinate amount of time researching different religions and religious beliefs, in order to understand why they have such a hold

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After Friday night's concert featuring Korn, Chris Cornell, Muse, 30 seconds to Mars and Good Charlotte, it was quite a come down on Saturday and Sunday when we visited Maropeng and Sterkfontein Caves at the Cradle of Humankind, a world heritage site. From head-banging to heads in glass cases, well skulls really.What a fascinating tour back in time, learning about the origins of mankind, the true

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On a lighter note; to all those who will be joining me at the My Coke Fest 2008 at Newmarket, you're going to have one helluva great time. It's going to be rock-heaven once again. Imagine, Korn, Muse, Good Charlotte, Chris Cornell, Kaiser Chiefs, 30 seconds to Mars, Prime Circle and Crash Car Burn all sharing the same stage, on the same night? Wow!!!Check it out at http://www.mycokefest2008.co.za/

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When the lights went out, lunacy came out to shine. I'm referring, of course, to those morons at Eskom who think that asking for 53% increase to be added to the cost of electricity for customers, is reasonable. This added to the 14-15% increase already implemented in December last year. Their reasoning is that South Africans are paying too little already for electricity compared to the rest of

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Recently, a truly honourable man of great moral authority, Archbishop Desmond Tutu invited South Africans to join him in a fast for 40 hours over this past weekend. You could go without food or for those so inclined, without technology ie. no computers, i-pods, cell-phones etc. (aptly named a "techno-famine").My friends and I however decided to go a different route, a familiar route we have been

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Have you noticed the proliferation of university, college and even school kids at traffic intersections recently, "collecting" funds for some lame "educational" trip or sports event. I'm accosted nearly every day, mostly in the afternoons, on my way home from work. I'm not shelling out money to these obviously privileged individuals, when I can contribute to genuine poor beggars, competing with

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I don't know why this song keeps popping up in my head. Maybe it's just that it has to be the most beautiful peace of poetry ever written. John Lennon was a genius.... Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the peopleLiving for today...Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the

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I've had some time to think about handing in my firearm for destruction and I'm gonna go for it. The old cliché that guns don't kill people; people kill people doesn't wash with me. Guns make it easier to kill, period. Michael Moore, this one's for you...

Lenny Appadoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491684031202589344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427993210210134548.post-52878262743333391632008-03-11T19:04:00.005+02:002008-03-11T22:15:07.700+02:00

If you're a driver on South African Roads, then you've most probably had a run-in with a mini-bus taxi (driver) at some stage. I've had more than my fair share; in fact come to think of it, it happens nearly every day. Yes, I've been peeved and vented my anger by shouting out the obligatory expletives; sometimes even gave the finger salute.You're wondering why I'm admitting this much. Well, this

Lenny Appadoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491684031202589344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427993210210134548.post-91344215648553633832008-03-11T09:20:00.003+02:002008-03-11T09:44:40.660+02:00

Strange how events occur which are linked to each other. I was watching the Last King of Scotland on TV on Sunday night, about the demented dictator, Idi Amin and wondered how it was possible for such a cretin to rule over Uganda for so long and be allowed to cause so much destruction.Then on my way to work this morning, I caught a snippet of news on the radio about Robert Mugabe's (Africa's

Lenny Appadoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491684031202589344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427993210210134548.post-60065338425539177142008-03-10T21:56:00.003+02:002008-03-10T22:22:28.125+02:00

It's been on my mind for quite some time now; ever since I watched Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore: surrender my handgun to the police for destruction. It's an option being offered with the change in firearm legislation in South Africa. The other options were to renew my licence by having to re-take the written and practical exam, or make the handgun in-operable through the services of a

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I read an article this morning on MSN.com about hoax e-mails and it just re-inforces what I have believed for a long time: it's so easy to mislead people. You’ve all seen them. The one’s I really hate are the religious mumbo-jumbo mails– something along the lines off “if you pass this on to 10 people some god or the other will miraculously shower you with good fortune….” Then there are the faked

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HiMy name is Lenny. While browsing, I found this site and thought, great, let's create an account and let the world know what I'm thinking. Now after setting up, I can't think of anything to say. Not a great start. I'm hoping to have better luck next time. Until then....draft

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