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 14 Mar 2006 @ 14:11
Good Morning, Bonjour M’s M’me, Morni Morni Bwana/Doena, Dumela Ra/Ma -- that’s Anglais, Franglais, Chinanje, and Tswana
Being the eldest child of a family deep in the bush with no modern inventions, apart from a black Ford for the most varied type of bush roads possible, did make lifestyle restrictions. Learning to speak the local dialect, one of three in the country, was top priority for all concerned. They tell me I was first to master it 2 going on 3. According to speech experts this is still apparent due to effect on vocal chord formation. By 5, I had three modes of transport, a big tricycle all the way from Big Smoke, a highly prized second hand dark maroon bicycle and a white donkey called Mary. Donkeys were used a lot. There was a herd on the farm. Father had them to go on safari into the interiors to check livestock herds and such. In many cases he was the first white person these remote (no roads) villagers would have seen. He travelled with a team of 13 donkeys, and several black veterinary assistants including cook and manservant on these 2/3 week “ulendos”. No telephones, or radio nor wireless which was at home, and too big to put on a donkey. The donkeys were used as pack animals and would have to have been guarded well at night by the herdboys and assistant veterinary officers from lion and leopard, not mention the occasional elephant or croc if by a river. More >
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 23 Feb 2006 @ 11:11
Archivoid - a working title or the Ionic Equation
This is a jigsaw piece of a thesis. A leading practioner has agreed it could be proven and that it could follow a rigorous method. It therefore would fall into the scientific category of study in architecture. More >
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 10 Feb 2006 @ 11:44
from the Illiad of Homer, date unknown circa 1,000 BC, anyway possibly after the Flood dated up to 1,200 BC.
The beauty of Achilles’ Shield exists in the vastness of its composition and in the visual images this evokes. This I believe, is emblematic of a notion of Universal Beauty, strongly relating to the human form. A comprehension of these notions, can be applied to the Forge of Modernity not More >
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 14 Jul 2005 @ 15:51
While London gets to grips with the atrocities of last week against innocent travellers, and now the news of the attackers communities in traditional slumbering neighbourhoods, the following letter was received from Zimbabwe to describe the latest crackdowns on its media. Obviously there was no connection between the two, but there appears to be no organisation able to transmit news from Zimbabwe at the moment. Twenty years ago while resident in neighbouring Botswana, a plan I conceived to aid this stricken country was to put an arcaded yoga/ meditation/ fountain platform on the summit of one of the hills of giant boulders characteristic of the domain so that users could turn North/East facing this country, to offer aid in some tangible way. The idea included visitors removing their footwear to walk bare foot up the mountain path through the pristine wilderness vegetation and refresh and relax on the summit arena in meditative pose. Baboons, monkeys, eagles, vultures and such gradually approach any such visit inquisitively sometimes creating their own commotions to divert attention. Perhaps now I can invite anyone who cares to spare a few seconds thought for the Zimbabweans having their houses smashed, and those wondering if theirs is next, to visit this Hilltop yoga/meditation/fountain platform on the summit of Kgale (pronounced carly) for a little virtual yoga. More >
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