New Dimensions

"From this moment." Potent words backed by a powerful commitment and decision. Shania Twain made these words popular in her song by the same title. It has been sung at many wedding ceremonies, but they can also herald in life changing commitments, like a New Year's resolution. I'm not one for these New Year's resolutions but this morning I decided it was time to commit to a change in my life. It's so easy to allow circumstances to influence what happens in one's life. To go with the flow and end up with regret and a feeling of despair. Greatness follows the brave who dream big and have a clear vision of what they want their future to look like. When setbacks happen, they forge ahead relentlessly chasing their dreams. I was considering this last night. I offer a service to business owners to increase the visibility and effectiveness of their websites through SEO (known as search engine optimization). It takes a certain amount of trust all round to

On December 7, 2019 I started watching YouTube for a bit of relaxation. As a self-employed person looking after customers’ websites, I have spent most weekends this year working for other people and not having much time to relax and enjoy myself. So, I could be excused for a bit of me time. I started blogging round about 2012 . (Although this one goes back to 2013). The idea was to have fun while writing about my experiences – a way of sharing. It started pretty well, and I had a great time, However, lately I have fallen into a rut. So, this is an attempt to get back into writing a bit about what I really enjoy and maybe you will have a better reading experience. Just after I got married, I was fascinated by home-built aircraft and fanaticised about building my own.  It was a time when people in America were going crazy building all kinds of flying machines one could only dream of. I’m mad about flying machines and design and build and fly my own radio-controlled planes as a ho

A stained glass window, stained glass door panels or a stained glass lampshade to decorate your home! The most beautiful windows are made with stained glass. Above are some of the most beautiful examples made by Petro of  Tiny Dot Studio . Because of hard work, professional workmanship, and customer service Tiny Dot Studio has been added to the Aw-Sum Community Directory . I will quote from my previous article as follows: “Okay, you get the picture. A window is a two-dimensional object. Now add light to it and it becomes three dimensional. Close your eyes and picture the most exquisite stained glass window in a church that you visited once. What do you experience? Many more dimensions, hey. You start to hear organ music and a choir singing - heavenly music. Your memories take you back to a special time in your life. The colours in the design represent many different things like the red depicting a pleasant warmth of love. The blue represents the sky and heaven - a higher dime

Supa-Fit Mechanical Workshop is situated at the GT Centre next to The Great North Road is a great place to supa-fit your vehicle. GT Centre is well-known to people in the Kempton Park area and Supa-Fit is a great vehicle repair, maintenance, and mechanical workshop. Services • Tyres This means that you can buy new tyres for your car and have them balanced and the wheel alignment can be done there.  • Exhausts If your car needs a new exhaust or even a free-flow exhaust fitted, Supa-Fit can do it.  • Service your car Maybe your car isn't performing well, and you are considering an engine overhaul, then Supa-Fit has the right workshop, equipment, and technicians to get the job done.  • Brakes, etc. They also do brakes, cv joints, tow bars, batteries and fix punctures. They also do turbo conversions. You can't miss their workshop when you are traveling on the Great North Road because they have painted their logo in big letters against a red backgro

Some of you who have read stories of my past can agree I was a pretty decent guy. I wasn’t a trouble maker. You could trust me with your last dollar and if you needed a dollar I was your guy. I always looked out for my friends and hated to see anybody get hurt. If you had one too many beers I’d get you home. If something made you sad I was there to listen. But of all those proud moments there was one not so proud moment that frustrates me to this day. It was the day the Animal fought my friend. How can you not like sports? It was my senior year. I was knee deep in a study group for a class I had to pass. It was a stressful time. The class was hard, the teacher harder and my nerves were shot. Thankfully a member of that group shared my misery. Ted was smart, kind and patient whenever I was stumped on a question. He was also clueless when it came to high-school sports. Neither of us knew it at the time but his cluelessness would prove to be a downfall for both of us.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT  New beginners’ karate classes have been available since March 2019. Mondays and Wednesdays from 17:00 to 19:00 Cell: 083 320-4339 Tony de Beer. In the world, we live in it's a good idea to know how to defend yourself. Shorei Martial Arts Academy is run by a very experienced Sensei who is willing to teach beginners how to deal with attackers. I wrote about his karate school before and he can be reached via his cell number or website . Shorei Martial Arts Academy has also now been added to Aw-Sum Community Directory . That's for awesome services and quality standards.

NEW 2019 JLG CHERRY PICKER FOR SALE This JLG Articulating Boom Lift is for sale at SA Platforms, the lifting platforms specialists, in Meyerton, Gauteng. It has cutting edge features such as variable engine control which cuts fuel consumption and operating costs. The JLG has quicker starting and leading elevation times and is thus more productive. A full spec sheet can be downloaded from the SA Platforms website with a whole bunch of other information about what you can expect from a brilliant cherry picker like this. Some people prefer to call it a lifting platform or a motorized elevating platform, but it does a fantastic job of making working at heights so much easier. So head on over to the website and discover all the details about this machine. This JLG comes with full certified training for 2 operators and delivery within the borders of South Africa.

Whenever we hear of people drowning in swimming pools we feel devastated for those affected by it, especially when it’s a child. I recently read a story on Facebook about such a tragic drowning related by a father. They were just distracted for a moment. Then his son asked where his younger brother was and it ended up with the horror of finding him drowned in the swimming pool. I can’t even begin to imagine how that family felt after that tragic accident. Something like that probably fills them with regret for the rest of their lives. If only! Water safety is of utmost importance. This is a profound statement that should never be taken lightly. Global Nets & Covers manufacture and install pool covers that protect kids that can't swim and offer considerable savings to you in terms of running costs and pool maintenance. They install pool covers in many shapes and sizes to clients' satisfaction. There is a video where a child manages to climb on the fence surrounding

Last year I was commissioned by Maret Pro Lab to take photographs of a school concert. I immediately agreed since they were my client and needed assistance. I must say that I was a bit nervous because their photography is of an exceptionally high standard and I didn't want to disappoint them. Well, the evening came and I pitched up at the venue rather early to reconnoitre the place and take a few test shots to get my camera ready. Once things start happening there's no time to fiddle with camera settings. It was quite a difficult assignment because I had to take as many photographs of the kids as I could during each session but the parents preferred individual shots of their children. The lady in charge had rented a huge backdrop and the kids were outstanding in their performances with the most colourful costumes I've seen in a long time. It was the most professional performance for children so young. Once everything started I had a small window of opportunity