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My kids in the Olympics? You just never know…
Rohan August 20th, 2008
I’ve noticed on a few online forums I frequent, a high level of discussion about “sports that should be in the Olympic Games” but are currently not. Not surprising really, considering that the 2008 Olympics are currently in full swing in Beijing, China.
Of course there are the usual suspects getting a regular mention: golf, rugby, bowling (tenpin &/or lawn), surfing, croquet, ballroom dancing, plus a myriad of other “recognised” sports.
I, however, believe there is one activity, were it to be introduced into an upcoming Olympics, that my kids would do very (very) well at.
It’s very simple, only two rules:
- Whatever you touch, you must move.
- Nothing can be moved back to a former position.
They have, after all, already been in training for years and given the state that they leave their bedrooms, the bathroom, the family room, the kitchen, the dining room and the backyard on a daily basis, I would expect they would come in at very short odds to pick up a medal, perhaps even gold.
Great, more things for them to play with and then leave lying around…
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Extreme(ly Slow) Makeover
Rohan July 19th, 2008
I had a shower today. In my ensuite.
So what’s so special about that, you say? Well, it just so happens to be 2 years, 2 months and 4 days since the last one!
What started out all that time ago as a small leak in the grouting between the tiles within the shower recess, soon became a full scale demolition and renovation:
- complete retiling from floor to ceiling (including a row of feature tiles);
- plaster replaced with villa board;
- new cornices and a repaint of the ceiling;
- silicone squirted in anything larger than what an ant would fit through;
- new towel rails and toilet roll holder; and, finally
- a new shower screen fitted late yesterday afternoon.
And because we chose to do everything ourselves, things sort of, well, just meandered along for a little longer than they probably should have… but we are happy with the result, and not having to traipse to the other end of the house for a shower in the main bathroom is a joy to behold.
Special thanks must go to John and Peter, for their assistance and skills along the way.
