Category: Reminiscences
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Rondebosch Boys High School 1963 Reunion, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2023
Celebrating our sixth reunion with fellow Rondebosch Boys from the class of 1963 with many now living all over the world.
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Alcatraz, California, December26, 2022
Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity
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California Christmas 2022, New Year 2023
Day 1. Friday, December 16, 2022 I woke up at 5:00 am today, three hours before the Uber driver was to drive us to the airport, and six hours before our flight. Our weather is below freezing, and that is the forecast for the rest of the day. By 6:00 am I was…
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Wrist Operation August 2022
Thank you doctors David Siverhus and Adam Wooldridge and supporting team members
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Barry’s on TV in the USA
After arriving in Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA, some 35 years ago, Linda and I were interviewed twice due to political developments in South Africa. One of our local television stations, TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV), is an NBC affiliate. For the first interview, news team Melodie Wilson and Mike Jacobs were on air, and reporter Bob Nenno interviewed us…
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My Cape Town Conundrum. Factors in deciding an investment decision
The contrast: the United States of America with South Africa In a moment of irrational exuberance, I thought of buying an apartment in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. My sanity cautioned me, so I will not do it. Why not? In and around Cape Town, with views of The University of Cape Town, Cape…
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Marriott Ocean Pointe, Singer Island, Florida, Vacation March 2021
With trepidation, we planned to stay at our timeshare at Marriott Ocean Pointe, Palm Beach Shores, on Singer Island, Florida, for a portion of February and March 2021.
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Inheritance and Alzheimer’s. A family history of love, dedication, and devotion
A welcome Inheritance
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In A Class Of Our Own. Rondebosch Boys High School class of 1963
To have read about one’s erstwhile classmates before seeing them again at the 1963 class reunion would add even more to those brief encounters!
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Cape Town COVID-19 Adventure
We left the US on March 5, 2020, for a 37-day vacation in South Africa to visit family and friends.
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Timeless Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa
The Karoo in South Africa’s Western Cape provides some of the most fantastic touring sites and vacation places.
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BluVines Restaurant. Montagu, Western Cape, South Africa. Not to be missed.
Richard Weilers opened his establishment in April 2019 after remodeling a farmhouse into a restaurant, wine tasting venue, and conference room facility.
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Huguenot Tunnel on Du Toits Kloof Pass
Western Cape, South Africa Living in Southeast Wisconsin, alongside Lake Michigan in the United States, where the countryside is flat, makes visiting southwestern South Africa around Cape Town and its environs exciting with its many majestic mountain ranges. You may get the impression that I am obsessed with the beauty of mountain passes of the…
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My 50-year career. Life’s challenges, disappointments, and successes
As I look back on a 50-year career, what have I learned, and what have I achieved?
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Rondebosch Boys School, Cape Town, South Africa: My School Days
Rondebosch Boys High School 2013 50th Class Reunion. My rugby photographs with coaches left to right below: youthful me, Mr. Laidlaw U10A, Mr. (Mousy) Clive Young U15C, Prof. Tinkie Heyns U15C, Mr. Sam Wiggett U16B, Mr. Willem Dieperveen U19. Laidlaw (U10A) Back: Peter Barrett, Chris Munday, Hugh Hodge, Fred Versveld, Owen Ashley, Malcolm McCrosty, Center: Frank Einhorn,…