I currently find myself in an unusual situation - home alone without Anna. She's out with a friend having a glass of wine and I am home with Daisy the dog. Daisy is growing on me, we are pals her and I. I even invited her up to sit with me and watch Austin Powers. She loved it, I could tell. There's something about being home alone that feels good - a time to reflect and take a deep breath -perhaps even realize that this is really my apartment and that I am married and have a dog! Crazy! I just brewed up some coffee and am working my way through a bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate. A list: 5 things on the East Coast which remind me of South Africa.
- Cadbury's chocolate
- Fox Sports World
- Fairview wine
- A SA flag bumper sticker on a passing car
- Ernie and Retief on tv
It's the little things you know. I met a couple today who have just moved out from the Bay Area (San Francisco) - Berkeley in fact. I could tell they had movers shock and were not so sure about their new town of Chapel Hill. I tried to cheer them up, but I guess they will just have to find out like I did, that this is a wonderful spot. 5 great things about Chapel Hill:
- It's a town not a city
- The University
- Elaines, Lantern and 411
- Duke Forest
- 2 hours to the beach, two hours to the mountains
- It's a blue oasis in a sea of red
- No religous cults, at least none I have found
- Southern food and hospitality
OK, that's eight. So I like the place!I have to stop myself. I think the coffees ready, so I should skedadle.
Word in my head today: scallywag. Band in my head today: Ben Folds Five - the old stuff
Keep your chin up - Ben
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