Why I quit the digital dopamine on the days that matter.
Carbo-loafing
Lockdown catches us all in different ways – but it’s not a competition, and there are no winners here.
I Saw You Die
The rain we’d all been praying for came the night you died.
Are we having fun yet?
“Are we having fun yet?” The opening line from the Just For Today reading posted in our WhatsApp group sounds…
Bless You, Don’t Worry
Gone 31 years today and to be honest this day feels just like any other. So that’s good, right? I…
Rest Easy, Kim
I read the news yesterday. A car accident in the Eastern Cape. Your wife in hospital, her condition unknown. And…
Should You Get an Instagram Account for Your Newborn baby?
Well, the easy answer is, definitely not. But just for fun, what would your social media strategy be if you were to put your newborn on the popular photo-sharing service?
If Heritage be the Food of Love, Let’s Eat!
Whether it’s the Iftar connection of breaking your fast or in the melting-potjie of Heritage Month, a reminder that wherever we come from, it’s what’s on the table that brings us together.
What I’ve Learned About Life From My 33 Social Media Profiles
When you live your life as much on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter as you do in the real world, you need to live by a set of rules that helps you tell the difference. Especially if social media is also where you make your living.
Have I been wrong about marriage all along?
(Originally posted on BrightRock Change Exchange) The best way to describe my attitude towards marriage and relationships is curmudgeonly: I…
Hey, Bro, Do You Even Know Rugby?
It sounded like a dream come true for this brand-new convert to the wonderful world of rugby. A night out at the game, with a view from a private box, to boot. Just one problem…which team are you supposed to cheer for when the game is being played at home?
Never Mind Your Job Title, Mind Your Job!
Who are you when you’re at work? Are you a middle manager, a top-ranking executive, or a chief cook and bottle-washer with delusions of grandeur? Whatever your business card may say, just be yourself and do the job you love to do.
A Non-Fan’s Guide to Surviving Super Rugby
It’s going to be a tough four months for those of us who don’t know our tries from our touchdowns, and our scrums from our lineouts. But you can do it, with a little help
Diary of A Mad Cat Sitter
Day 1: Thursday, 10 May – Lynn & Joe have left the building. “Just a short weekend away,” they said,…
S I X
16.04.2018. Day 2191. You used to count the hours and the minutes and the seconds measuring out the chasm between…
Hungry For The Real Thing
Endless tides ebb and flow around sites profound and impossible towers, seeking out The Next Best Thing, the Perfect Angle,…
Coming Back
After all this time, I’m still making excuses for you
Stay of Execution
If only there was a reader. Just one…
Cow Farts and Calf Cramps: Surviving Your First Park Run
10 tips to help you survive your first Park Run
Life in the Laughter
I will find you again, in the smiles, laughter and love
A Lesson In Humanity
A battered wreck of a car follows me into the deserted parking at the secluded beach I sometimes visit. I…
Survivor: O.R. Tambo Airport
I’ve been here a long time.
Young Enough To Learn
A mere 5 hours into my 43rd birthday and I have already learned 3 very valuable lessons, proving this old…
Beach Running for Beginners
A complete guide to the things they never tell you about beach running, but that you’ll soon discover. As a…
And the beat goes on…
Johan ‘Junior’ Botha 1956.03.19 – 2016.07.24 My amazing, talented cousin! We were not ready to say goodbye. How could we…
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life. Well, the meaning of MY life, really, is simply measured in friendships. It doesn’t need a…
It Wasn’t ALL Bad
The thing about the past is that it’s easy to see it ALL as bad, so that everything now is…
When Did We Get So Old…?
I’m scrolling through Facebook, catching up on what people got up to while I was at work. A photo of…
Mother’s Day
We miss you. I miss you. I miss your hugs and your smile and the way you made the world…
Thank You.
Yesterday I felt I was fast approaching my breaking point. I wrote it out, pouring my chaos onto the page,…
Breaking Point
Isolation. Locking myself away from the world when really all I want to do is lock myself away from myself,…
Why #RhodesMustFall, For Dummies
I haven’t weighed in on the debacle over whether or not the statue of Cecil John Rhodes must fall because,…
Are We Sports Fans, Or Bullies?
The Proteas have been knocked out of the Cricket World Cup again. With predictable dullness online media has erupted with…
Your Status Hijacking Game Is NOT About Cancer Awareness
“It’s confirmed! I’m going to be a daddy” reads a friend’s Facebook status update. So I click the ‘Like’ button…
Dancing With Sarah
I’ve just turned 41, and as ages go, it’s an odd one. It’s not an event like 40 was, and…
Dinner With Terry
There is a ritual in my home. Every night when dinner is served, my constant companion is opened to the…
RIP, Brave Hero
Sunday, 8 March 2015. I first saw the news of your death on Facebook, followed by the various news sites…
Chaos
We are all here, waiting for the event to start – me, you, people from years ago, like Maxine, and…
Divine Boredom
I have cleaned the dishes. I have done the shopping. There are blogs to write, but I can do that…
Desperately Seeking Sandman
At 3:15am I woke up, like I do every morning. Not from an alarm clock or strange noises, but because…
Little Meta Indulgences.
There are blogs to be written. Food posts. Paid posts. Blogs for other people’s blogs. Lots of writing to be…
Are Wives a Threat to Malls?
Our malls are under attack. Not from some terrorist organisation with an anti-capitalist ideology. Not from criminals. From wives. Yup.…
Share The Love!
Brett wrote a post that struck a chord with me. In ‘Let There Be Good!‘ he talks about all the…
Weep
My third therapy session today was not as difficult as my second one; we talked about loss, and death and…
Breaking Down The Walls
In memoriam: George Charles Luis 1931-11-23 — 1987-12-28 Every year I write something on the 28th of December, ostensibly to…
Love Change
…I will deal with it. Because it all works out, in the end…
See a bit of Rob van Vuuren’s What What
Rob van Vuuren is Twakkie, of ‘Corné and Twakkie and The Most Amazing Show’ fame. He’s also a standup comedian…
Found & Lost
“Hey Dave, how are you? Is tomorrow still open for you 😀?” This message came through from Rokela at 4:44PM,…
Perfect Timing.
Because we’re a team of 150 people and there are only 90 parking bays available, I park on the street…
Letting The Dark Win
It’s been a mad, crazy week of networking and a fresh start. The sense that despite upheavals and retrenchments, life…
