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This has been a totally crazy week so far – I’ve not gotten home even remotely near the light side of sunset once and my days are rushing past in a blur. Of course that means that I haven’t gotten a chance to write about The GeekRetreat yet. This I am viewing as a good thing, most of the people who were at the retreat at Stanford Valley near Hermanus last weekend have written about it at length. Some of the posts are factual, some are a bit odd. One resonated deeply with me and made me re-evaluate everything I thought I felt about a person, it made me see the heart underneath the ‘arch-cynic’ (his words). It’s this post in particular, and the heated debate it has sparked, that I’ve decided to write my GeekRetreat post on.
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I know everyone did these posts in December. I was waiting til now just in case the world ended and I had to chronicle that just before we all get obliterated by a giant chicken hurtling toward the earth, you see. Umm… ja.. whatever – that excuse isn’t gonna fly, is it?

So, before we get through yet another decade, I suppose I should review the last 10 years of my life. Here goes:
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… next week Wednesday, the 13th to be exact. I turn 26 (eish) and today my little sis and my good friend Tanya asked me what I want.

I had no idea.

So I had to think hard – and I’ve come up with a list. So if anyone out there is feeling generous enough in this cash-strapped month of Jan to get me a present – these items are what I covet, sorry – none of them are cheap:

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The Ginger enjoying a couple of cold Castles while braaing my dinner - no driving involved!

I’m not going to get all sanctimonious in this post, I just need to state the facts. Who out there hasn’t or doesn’t know anyone who has ever been caught/been in an accident/crashed into something/hurt themselves while driving drunk? Hands up… anyone? Thought not.

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I was 10, my mother and father had been divorced for quite a while and my mom had just met a new man. He was amazing, or so everyone said. A rich, handsome and charismatic ex world champion sportsman who was the perfect catch. Except I never liked him, there was always something that just felt off.

We lived in this big fancy mansion on the hill and had everything we ever wanted. But it wasn’t long until the fights started, and those soon escalated into abuse. He believed that women ‘had their place’ and shouldn’t step out of it. My mom, bless her, made every excuse in the book – she had ‘fallen off her bike’, ‘tripped down the stairs’… you get the picture. Everyone knew what was going on but nobody thought it was their place to intervene.
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