Weekend

Barendine kicking butt at the recent Kermesse

This weekend is Yolande Marais birthday (Saturday), the Comrades Marathon (tomorrow), and there are two sports events - a 10km run around Paul Kruger and a 80km cycle race starting at Bain's Game Lodge. It's also Father's Day on Sunday, and if it seems like there just isn't time to fit in any fun, well tomorrow is Youth Day, making it a long weekend.

I will have to catch up with all my marking, because on Monday my Grade 10's write Economics. I need to at least get to Camp 4 by this weekend, or I'll never get to the top of this mountain of marking.

This week, since exams started, I've had a bit more time to write, so have sent quite a few stories to reporter.co.za. Twice this week two stories made the front (cover page) of the website (including today). See for yourself at www.reporter.co.za

Meanwhile last night we had a nice dinner, with very animated conversations that were launched as a result of mentioning the Da Vinci Code and ended up discussing Dark Matter, Alpha Centauri etc. Nice dinner with my father, brother, Ruth, Joy and Fransa. Came home at about 11 and did some marking...almost falling asleep on some papers!

Need to run today to shake off the extra bit of wobble I've accumulated around my gut.


Urgent/Important News:

U.S. Stocks Stumble, Ending the Worst Week Since April 2005

June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Inflation concerns sent U.S. stocks lower, ending the market's worst week since April 2005, after May import prices rose twice as much as economists forecast.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
10000006&sid=a_H69y8PyWMI&refer=home

Hong Kong govt says 'very concerned' about Shenzhen bird flu case

http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2006/06/
14/afx2813584.html

World oil reserves grow, but only just: BP

The rate at which oil reserves are growing has slowed in recent years. Reserves grew by only 0.55 percent in 2005, compared to an average 3 percent per year in 1985-1995.

Oil men say it is becoming tougher to find new big fields, and to raise production, while demand keeps on rising.

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/provider
article.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20060614&ID=5796909