{"id":2348,"date":"2018-10-03T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outofmymind.scanlen.com\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2018-10-03T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:59:01","slug":"im-back-after-a-long-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outofmymind.scanlen.com\/?p=2348","title":{"rendered":"I’m back … after a LONG absence …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FromThe saying goes that you get so busy that you don’t know if you are coming or going and that is so true!<\/p>\n

You may have noticed that my last blog post was in May 2014, when I posted about my LCHF diet and what I was eating for breakfast at that time…ah the good old days…<\/p>\n

I was based at the Pretoria office at the firm that I was working at and slowly but surely more and more work was piled onto my plate and eventually I was asked to help out at the Johannesburg office with a major project.\u00a0 \u00a0From there, I am sad to say, I started to slip up on my diet … the commute and long working hours meant that I had less time to go for the morning walk, and less time to prepare my meals or go to the canteen to eat breakfast the way I should have.<\/p>\n

My blog (this one) , which I do purely for personal enjoyment – contrary to the hundreds of spam saying I should monetize it – started falling behind and sadly I was no longer paying attention to it…<\/p>\n

I really did not know if I was coming or if I was going anymore – until now.<\/p>\n

In the coming months and weeks I will be start posting again about the adventures I was on during this absence. There are a lot of changes that is happening now in my life and I will share as I go along, but for now know that I am back as best as I can be and hope to keep pushing out the posts in a more regular manner.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your patience during my absence – regards\u00a0 MadMike<\/p>\n

PS: for those who posted comments<\/p>\n

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  1. The Nexa phones sadly I called all over without success and the batteries, screens and spares are about as scarce as hens teeth. I approved a comment by who seems to be one of the vendors where he listed his number, not sure if he can still help.<\/li>\n
  2. Regarding the D5 Evo gate motor – if you are in the Gauteng area a gent by the name of Mark used to do security at my previous company he can assist with repairs (011 485-1434), alternatively if you are in Pretoria you can buy replacement controller boards, batteries, remotes etc directly from\u00a0 Centurion Gate Motors (Address: c17, 2 Meiring Naude Road, Scientia 627-Jr, Pretoria).\u00a0 They also offer a swop out service on the controller board (an upcoming post for that).<\/li>\n
  3. To the gentleman who was very angry about me rating yogurt and calling it a food and how dare I – sorry I still like certain yogurts more than others and it is a food \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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