Happy New Year

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Happy New year everybody. I hope that this year brings your wishes, dreams and hopes come true this year, and I hope that I get back on my feet soonest!

We had as very quite new years party last night – our neighbours Eric and Anja made a braai at their house, and then brought it across to eat at our house when it was ready – my first "take out braai". It was the first new year in ages that I have not seen the new year in, but at least I don’t have a hangover!

I am still stuck in bed after my unexpected back operation, but I am getting more mobile every day. The healing process is a long process, so patience is a virtue that I am rapidly learning. However, I am getting stronger every day.

On the bright side, I am “literally” learning to put my feet up and take some time out. I have taken the opportunity to catch up on my reading, and I have read about five books over the last two weeks, and I have many more lined up!

(Recently, I bought a Sony Book Reader on EBay, which is basically a small computer with a very high-quality screen specifically designed to read books on, and it arrived the day before my op – it has been a blessing – I have over 60 books on it at the moment, and I am using it every Day. I will write a more detailed review in the next few days.)

2 Responses to Happy New Year

  • Sorry to hear that you are laid up. However, catching up on reading (and blogging) are great ways to be productive while you are there.

    I don’t have a Sony Book Reader, but I have to tell you… I have had a palm handheld computer for the past 8 years with eReader installed on it. (www.ereader.com) In that time, I have purchased over 85 books to read. I even purchased a dictionary and a thesaurus. My last purchase was a set that included Blink & The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, and Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath. The best part… because it is my Palm, I always have it with me. I can always pull it out, whether waiting in line or at the doctor’s office, to pick up were I left off.

  • Craig says:

    Hi Michael-

    Thanks for the wishes (I slipped a disc that was causing huge pain and was not recovering – I needed a small op to remove the broken fragments – a few great speech coming from the whole experience -grin).

    Bizarrely enough, the tipping point was the first book that I bought (remarkable book), and Blink is on my reader as well, but I have not read it yet, but at this rate I should read it by tomorrow.

    Craig

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