When I say Capetonians are built different, what I mean is that even today, on the stormiest day of the year, with nature hurling every single piece of weather she has at us, I just passed a chap in boardshorts and flip flops having a peaceful afternoon stroll.

Every time the commentator mentions Doris I envisage a small but deadly granny on the field.

S Africa needs better tracking of "persistent absence" from schooling + a far more embracing and encompassing plan for its special children + their families. This includes provision in the language the child needs. It's not enough to focus on the in-school-and-attending ones only

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: UCT, UWC and SU are holding a conference in honour of Justice Albie Sachs 13 - 14 February 2025. The call is out for papers, performance, poetry, works of art and more. To submit a proposal, or find out more about the call, go to law.uct.ac.za/alchemical-tal…

I really appreciate it when people approach a word they have no idea of how to spell but go ahead with gusto and enthusiasm. Today alone I have seen chihuahua spelled as "sharwaua", "chiwawa", "shawawa" and "chauaua". And one more measured soul that went for "small dog".

The #OlympicGames  air exclusion zone right now is pretty stunning.

me trying to get a sports bra off #OpeningCeremony

This is very reminiscent of my last trip to Paris - I was there for work but made time for a boat trip on the Seine in the rain. Just missing the people aggressively hawking Eiffel tower keyrings.

"So then let's cut from the team from Czechia to the chap in the black leather kilt and heart shaped nipple covers" "Obviously"

Is this...a dance off between the Boat of Fabulosity and the Boat of 90s Clubs I Avoided? I mean, I am here for it.

BACCHANALIAN SMURF

Bulle het die ou nodig by Loftus cc Willem Strauss

It's particularly hard to imagine there's no countries when we've just seen eleventy million of them bobbing about on boats.

Is this all just a promo for the next Assassins Creed?

The Paris Massacre took place on October 17, 1961. Algerians living in Paris protested peacefully for the independence of Algeria. The police killed 300 of them and threw the bodies into the Seine. The Algerian teams mourns the murdered. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony

Umbrella lady has impressively steady arm.

Christ you don’t usually have to wait this long for the French to set fire to something

Was briefly annoyed that the dog waited til I was in bed before scratching on the door, but then my watch buzzed to say I hit my step count for the day as I opened said door, so maybe she was just trying to help.

Just finished my biggest lego model build yet! And even if I finished it, I can’t have done it without help from i like bears and pokémon., who was hired to help me out in some areas and motivate me to do the rest. #Titanic