Entries Tagged 'Dizzy Dee' ↓
Life Is Short!
March 7th, 2010 — Dizzy Dee
Weekend At Last… But Not For Long
February 7th, 2010 — Dizzy Dee, Holiday
Wow I had a hectic week, and I am so thankful that its weekend!! I was SO pleasantly surprised when my husband came home with a bouquet of lovely roses on Friday!! How romantic 
Today its Sunday, and nearly time for the new week… I must admit I am not too excited about the new week, and would definitely not have complained if the weekend was a day longer!!
I am sooo looking forward to our beach holiday, but March is still some time away… I know time will pass quickly, but can it ever pass fast enough if you’re heading for a holiday? 
My Blog On Mobile!
December 24th, 2009 — Dizzy Dee, Phone, Wordpress
This blog is now available in a mobile friendly way, because I know you can’t wait till you get to your computer to read my updates 
If you go to www.dizzy-dee.com with your mobile phone, you should see a mobile friendly version of my website!
If you try it out, let me know if you have any trouble viewing- it should look something like this
If you would like to do the same, and you’re using Wordpress, you can install the Mippin plugin & activate it – its that simple!
Night Flight
November 19th, 2009 — Aviation, Dizzy Dee, Photo
Part of a commercial pilot’s license is night flying hours, and that’s what we did last Saturday night. I got some nice photo’s of Pretoria CBD, Menlyn and the highways… The photo’s don’t do the views justice though. Its simply indescribable. We flew over my parents’ house too, and since its close to impossible to recognize a house from the air in the night, they flickered the outside lights for us to be able to spot them – it was so amazing to know that its their little light flickering among the thousand of other lights.
BELIEVE it or not , These are REAL 911 Calls!
September 13th, 2009 — Dizzy Dee, Funny, Humor
As per usual I’ve received these from a friend via e-mail, and thought it worth sharing. Hope you enjoy!!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown
house on the corner.
Dispatcher: Do you have an address?
Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why?
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham
and cheese sandwich .
Dispatcher: Excuse me?
Caller: I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen
table and when I came back from the bathroom, someone had
taken a bite out of it.
Dispatcher: Was anything else taken?
Caller: No, but this has happened to me before and I’m sick and tired
of it!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I’m trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn’t have
an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma’am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same
thing.
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I’m not stupid.
My Personal Favorite!!!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What’s the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two
minutes apart
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!
And the winner is……….
Dispatcher: 9-1-1
Caller: Yeah, I’m having trouble breathing. I’m all out of breath.
Darn….I think I’m going to pass out.
Dispatcher: Sir, where are you calling from?
Caller: I’m at a pay phone. North and Foster.
Dispatcher: Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic?
Caller: No
Dispatcher: What were you doing before you started having trouble
breathing?
Caller: Running from the Police.
Kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard Found After Years
August 28th, 2009 — Dizzy Dee
The Jaycee Lee Dugard story has been in the news, and people are all too keen to see pictures of this “girl” who was kidnapped over 10 years ago. Its such a rare story, where a kidnapped girl is found – though the family is ecstatic, and with good reason, its so sad that she was living in these tragic circumstances; being rapped by her kidnapper, and having to bear his children. How disgusting of one human being to do that to another, and on top of that all, to a child.
A few months ago I posted about the girl, Sheldean Human who got abducted in Pretoria, and though we were all hoping for the happy ending, it never came. Instead she was found dead, after being raped by her killer – a family friend.
These stories are so disturbing, and I guess more so for people who have children of their own. Though I don’t know which one ended better. Honestly, I think its more than just a little nerve wrecking to imagine your child living with a sexual predator, locked up like a slave.
Carpet Of Begonias In Brussels
July 14th, 2009 — Art, Creative, Dizzy Dee, Nature
Every two years people can admire the carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels . This year, 700,000 begonias form the largest tapestry of a Savonnerie carpet in the world: a tribute to the French presidency of the European Union.
Since 1971, it is the 16th carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels . In recent years, the flower carpet has become one of the biggest attractions of Brussels . This year, the flower carpet designed by floral architect Mark Schautteet is inspired by the tapestry of the French Savonnerie, which dates from the 17th century. 700,000 begonias form a colourfum motif on which appears the patron saint Saint-Michel and the iris of the Brussels Region. One hundred volunteers have brought flowers on the Grand Place. For the floral carpet of flowers to be perfect, the design is fully represented in size on a transparent plastic perforated to create a micro-humid climate which must keep flowers fresh and colorful. The official opening will be accompanied by music created specially for the occasion by the composer Gregory Dune.
I would even consider taking a holiday in Brussels just to see this amazing floral expo – if only the flights were cheaper!
Angel Kitty
May 29th, 2009 — Dizzy Dee
A kitty in Chongqing, China, is getting some extra-special attention these days: The furry feline has developed wings! Though born looking completely normal, once the cat hit the age of 1, he began growing wing-shaped appendages on either side of his spine, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reports.
While some think the bony limbs may be a mutation of some kind — or even a Siamese twin growing inside the cat — others speculate it’s a genetic change perhaps caused by chemicals ingested by the kitty’s mother while she was pregnant.
Source: msnbc
Missing Out
May 19th, 2009 — Dizzy Dee, wedding
A few weeks ago we were planning for a trip to Mozambique. My friend was getting married there, and we were planning to fly there ourselves, with a small aircraft. This almost sounded too good to be true, I got my dress ready, and my husband did the flight planning. We did some research and got extremely excited about snorkeling in the tropical turquoise water.
We made sure that our traveling passes were in order, and found out that we had to drink anti malaria medication. We watched the weather with a hawk’s eye, hoping that it will be clear enough to fly.
I’ve never been to another African country, so for me this was a huge event. Everything was all set for Saturday morning’s early rise. On Friday my friend phoned and let me know that she forgot to get the groom a belt, which I could luckily still buy, and also did.
Friday evening came, and as I started making my lists of all I had to pack, and do before going to bed something told me that I shouldn’t forget my passport. I knew the expiry date was still good, cause I checked it just two weeks earlier. As I opened the cupboard where all our legal docs are kept, I realized with a shock that everything was there except my passport. Needless to say I was in a frenzy, tipping anything and everything over to try and find it. I unpacked boxes with paint which I haven’t used in the past ten years, I turned the everything upside down and inside out. Twice. And nothing. I tried thinking. Still nothing. I had looked absolutely everywhere in this house, and I can guarantee that it is not here. Now. Firstly this meant that there’s no legal way for me to get over the border, which obviously meant that we missed the trip, and my friend’s weddings. And secondly it meant that our flight adventure was canceled.
The trip can still be retaken, but a wedding is a once off thing, and I am so sad and angry that I missed it. I still have no clue what happened to my passport. It pretty much vanished?! I guess someone had to have taken it. Just a pity that their timing sucked so badly.
Want To Enhance Your Computer Performance?
April 2nd, 2009 — Dizzy Dee, Review, Software, Sponsored
As I am writing this, I just started the process of reviewing the jv16 PowerTools 2009 application. I am rather passionate about almost any type of software that makes my life easier, and the whole point of jv16 PowerTools is to speed up your computer, and keep it going smoothly, but it sounds a little too idyllic for my liking, though I must admit I’m a skeptic when it comes to software which claim to make your computer, “faster, better and hassle fee”.
The download has just completed, which was just over 5MB (Not bad at all), and I am now starting the installation. During the first start up, I am again jocund to find that they offer a backup option, should anything go wrong.
They had a warning that some of the functions might not be necessary for all user, and you’d have to check for yourself what you need. Should you not know what a specific feature entails, rather find out before trying it out.
I first scanned my registry, and found that, even though it took a while, it was worth the wait
Then I had a look at the system tools section, where there are, amongst others, the option to set which programs you want to be started automatically when booting up your computer.
I must say, I was impressed with the intuitiveness of the application, and the ease of use, but I would not necessarily recommend a novice to use it. In my opinion this tool can be extremely helpful for someone who knows what he’s doing, but in the wrong hands it might just be dangerous. My reason for this opinion is that backups are not made by default, and a novice user can easily neglect to choose the option which will make backups of their current system. Once they’ve run the registry clear for instance, without having made a backup, they might end up with programs which don’t work anymore, due to some components being lost.
Overall, I still think its a great tool though, and after rebooting my computer, I can already see the difference in performance, and I must say that I’m impressed
