From an email doing the rounds at the moment: Here’s the new High School Exit Exam – you only need to get four correct in order to pass. Can you do it (without scrolling down to see the answers first)? 1) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last? 2) Which country makes  Panama hats? […]

Katie took to the stage for a surprise performance with Tom at a Hollywood charity gala over on Saturday evening. The 31-year-old actress serenaded her 47-year-old husband with ‘Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets, from 1955 musical Damn Yankees. The couple were guests at A Fine Romance Benefit for The Motion Picture and Television Fund. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mpv3EX7Pn8

OK. It’s not South African at all – but most of us have been here… httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOK5H2y69BY

Watch live streaming video from theoscars at livestream.com Read more about the South African nominations for tonight’s Academy Awards.

From an email doing the rounds… Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.  They had  announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, ‘I love you, and I wish you enough.’ The daughter replied, ‘Dad, our life together has been more […]

This video shows the winner of “Ukraine’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, […]

An email doing the rounds… FYI – IMHO stands for In My Humble Opinion

[hidepost]Here’s Dog Humps A Woman – NOT for the faint-hearted…but very popular with South Africans at the moment! httpvp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DC34B0693ED44E78[/hidepost]

(an old one, but a good one…) Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance […]

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks. Each kid will play two sports and take either music or dance classes. There is no fast food. Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, complete […]

Just a little email to brighten your day: Always try to help a friend in need Believe in yourself Study hard Give lots of kisses Laugh often Don’t be overly concerned with your weight, it’s just a number Always try to see the glass half full Meet new people, even if they look different to […]

If you can’t find the book you want You’re probably shopping at the ……….

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they become character; Watch your character; it becomes your destiny

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of ‘The Plain Dealer’, Cleveland , Ohio: To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the  45 lessons  life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: 1. Life isn’t fair, but […]

An oldie, but a goodie… When  things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24  hours in a day is not enough . . . remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of  coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and  had some items in front of him. When the class […]