Morning. Hope you’re started out better then mine with the linger of an exquisite Chardonay Pinot Noir last night at some live Blues by Gerald Clark and his band at the local Lebanese spot in town. I had one glass of sophistication, five water after, and could still feel back of my skull this morning. [...]

Was asked by a local journalist to shoot some post race impressions:
Xterra World Champs 2009 Full Results
Official Xterra Photography - By Nils Nilsen
Rich Cruse Gallery

(Male Winner, three times over, Eneko Llanos from Spain.)

Something like the return of the prince to the palace, like the third musketeer returning to the brotherhood, like times of old, the good ones at least…. Dylan is returning to the fold at Mon Desir, restoring the tally at the Republic. Only, we’re all on the 2nd floor now; Michal, [...]

Killing time between reading Maui tweets in total suspense. Will take a while to fall asleep tonight. Come on Stoltz.
Here is more Brian brilliance, from some time ago. Hope you’ll laugh as much as I did. I luckily could edit this email of his a little, for the benefit of us both…

Still beneath the duvet covers having a laugh at one of my all time favourite correspondents and good friend Brian’s latest expose.
It’s in retaliation of my article written for Xterra. You could link there from right of this text, in the Twitter feed. Any, a day in Langebaan awaits. Long run this morning and [...]

Two of my team mates were out between the lava and brute heat this past weekend, at the crown jewel of triathlon, the Kona Ironman World Championship spectacle - the origin of the sport. Its somehow like the holy grail of triathlon and I share in their passion for the event, dreaming some day of [...]

May as well tap out a few keys while seated here, in he Vida e Cafe buzz whilest procrastinating 4h at 110bpm and 100rpm in what’s a decided DVD day in BMW weather. My godson and I have a field hockey game planned, man on man, at 3pm, so still plenty procrastination grace to work [...]

of this pretty random photo set…
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
But best dont ask for explanations on them all…

During my final of three illness weeks, after capping out my dvd tolerance (at 20’ish) I resorted to reading – a lesser affinity of mine – and found Scar Tissue recommended at a quaint corner book store on Dorp and Andringa Streets in Stellenbosch. Ruth had read it a few years ago, and insisted I [...]