Justin Hartman

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State of the nation: Fucked

I’ve just watched a disturbing Photo Story on the Times Multimedia titled Flames of Hate. As violence in Gauteng spreads so does the nature of beast and now these savages have resorted to burning people alive. I remarked earlier in the week that these xenophobic-related attacks reminded me of

Unbelievable pictures from Ben's Bris

On Tuesday we had a very small gathering for little Ben’s Bris ceremony. While no parent likes to watch their son’s penis being cut to shreds I have to say it all went down very well and I managed to keep the tears to myself! I’m a

Man from Discovery wanted to shoot my son

Yesterday morning we were minding our own business at the hospital when the Ward Nurse, Felicity, came to our room to have a discussion with us. Felicity: Morning Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, I have a man here from Discovery Health and he wants to shoot your son. He is specifically

The newest addition to our family

The wait is finally over. At 17:15 yesterday afternoon our new son was born weighing 3.61 kg and everyone is recovering nicely. 3.61 kg is massive for a baby considering that the two twins born just before him weighed 4 kg combined but he’s still such

Invitation to join Google App Engine

Google App Engine launched a couple days ago and I signed up to be a beta tester but hit what seems to be a major waiting list. Initially Google only allowed 10,000 developers to join but I’ve read that those invitations were snapped up within the first 10

I must pay Netcare so my son can visit his brother!

With only days to go to the birth of my new son I find myself waiting in anticipation for that call from Colette to tell me it’s time to go. Being a father for the second time round is even more daunting for me than the first but I’