Big Africa

The world has a new map, a more realistic map for actually showing the size of various continents, and while I know things in African are big, very big, the continent is much larger than depicted on the old Mercator Map.

Wow!

2nd anniversary

As posted on FaceBook.

It is hard to believe it is two years since our Ray died. I did admire his adventurous spirit, from having elephants walk over him, to kite flying behind a boat strapped to a Thai man, to zip lining in Canada and South Africa, and riding an ostrich in the latter country.

Everyone misses you Ray. Here he is holding an ostrich chick. He loved our South African holiday so much.

The African white farmers

#47 made ridiculous claims when he met the South African president. The idiot showed photos and footage from The Congo, nothing to do with South Africa. The president of South Africa, who I know nothing about, conducted himself with grace and dignity against the absurd verbal and inaccurate assault by #47. 

I suppose I could look it up but the location of the small town in South Africa where our coach left us to amuse ourselves for a couple hours, was quite interesting. There was a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, which included a pub with large tv screens. There were a few local people there, all black. The staff were all black. Apparently white farmers and other whites visit the pub to watch sporting events and have a drink together. No black mates though. It is still a very divided country. 

Yet the owner of the business was one very old white woman, who was in charge of the till, surrounded by black staff, we being the only other white people in sight. 

In the middle of nowhere, she seemed to feel quite safe surrounded by black people. 

I know in Zimbabwe, once Rhodesia, there have been serious issues for white farmers and murders of farmers, but #47 has exaggerated, as usual, and goodness knows what his motive is about that, aside from discrediting black people.

Daily #47 comes up with new nonsense, but keep the faith. He has three more years of damage to make,  but it can be repaired. He will back off close to elections.  I wonder why he does not care about the world thinks of him.

If I've missed your posts or not commented when I should have, this is the reason why. I rely on The Old Reader to read blogs. It is normally good but is on its third breakdown in two weeks. While I pay only a $1 or so a month, it is very annoying.