I say "my life as a spectator" because sometimes that's how I feel. About a year ago I noticed my PC ( we call her "mother" ) wouldn't start up. I figured this was just another Windows Special Effect and I just wait for a while and have a coffe while it gets ready to join the rest of the class, go back and push the re-start button. It all works remarkably well and for the last year that's been the process. I get up, start mother, go make a coffe, have a shower, get dressed, start mother again and we're ready for the emails. Simple, yes?

Well, this week mother has changed her mind... now she wakes up and gets into it first try every time. I haven't touched anything ( I swear) and yet it all works properly.... see- I am a spectator.

Speaking of which, although I had a good offer to go about the neighbourhood hurling paint and pinapples at the locals, I chose instead today, to go to an exhibition of photography with my son - more spectating.  It never ceases to amaze me that the boy is so full of intelligent and insightful observations. I keep forgetting, he has his mothers' intellect (thank god!). It was a really good afternoon since I don't get to spend as much time as I used to with him. He has his own friends and life now that he's in his late teens and so his dad isn't the only friend he can go and do social things with anymore.

Tip for any parents out there, enjoy the activities you have with your kids while you can, when they grow up and get their own social lives, you won't see nearly as much of them as you would like. You'll miss them like you will miss your knees when they go.

Speaking of which, dude, lighten up you really have to get over the whole "Ebola Zaiire" thing. We all live with the knowledge that life is fragile and we could be killed at any time by any number of things... but EBOLA??? Seriously, you have more chance of being kicked to death by a whale! get it? that's funny 'cos of the whole whale thing today... hehehe ( in-joke folks sorry, it's a secret.)

Anyway,

g'night peoples of the world and be of good cheer,

for we can shop

and christmas is near.