Aweh Ruminants and Groupies Disclaimer: The following account is entirely fictional and bears absolutely no resemblance to any real projects, organisations, industries, investment committees, strategy decks, hydrogen ambitions, or deeply optimistic spreadsheets, past or present. Any similarity to actual events is purely coincidental, unfortunate, and almost certainly the reader’s imagination doing far more work thanContinue reading “Rumination on why dissent dies (A case study in very expensive hydrogen)”
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A tribute to my younger son, Connor, upon his graduation
Aweh Ruminants and Groupies On Wednesday, Connor graduated with a computer science degree from Wits University. He represents the fourth generation of Wits graduates in our family, two great-grandfathers, one grandfather, both his parents, and now him. Many of our family and friends are scattered around the world, but Johannesburg, Wits University, and St StithiansContinue reading “A tribute to my younger son, Connor, upon his graduation”
Ruminations on dissent
Aweh, fellow ruminants and groupies The Nature of Dissent Dissent is what happens when someone in the meeting clears their throat and says the thing everyone else is carefully pretending not to think. It’s the awkward moment when the tidy PowerPoint narrative meets reality, and someone politely points out that the emperor’s strategic roadmap may,Continue reading “Ruminations on dissent”
A tribute to my brother
Dear beloved ruminants and groupies Today, my brother turns 60. Last Friday, we celebrated at Cape Point Vineyards Estate, overlooking Noordhoek, a place of such breathtaking beauty that even people from Johannesburg are briefly rendered humble. The guest list included many of his Cape Town friends, a group widely known for their refinement, aesthetic restraint,Continue reading “A tribute to my brother”
Ruminations on the topics we are not supposed to touch and dialectic debate
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies On Pompous Words and Pipes I have quite rightly been accused of using pompous vocabulary that requires a footnote, and “dialectic” probably belongs squarely in that dock. It sounds like something you’d mutter over a pipe in a wood-panelled study while adjusting your tweed jacket. A dialecticContinue reading “Ruminations on the topics we are not supposed to touch and dialectic debate”
Ruminations on brown nosing
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies We’ve all got our personal superpowers… and then there are the things we fumble through like a goat on roller skates, plenty of room for ‘extraordinary growth,’ in the words of a nauseatingly insincere HR professional. One of my many extraordinary growth areas is brown-nosing. Brown-nosing isContinue reading “Ruminations on brown nosing”
Ruminations on hatred
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies A Quick Heads-Up If you’re new here, hi: I’m usually more chaos and curiosity than crisis and collapse. But today’s post? It’s heavier. It’s personal. And it’s been building for a long time.” Usually, this blog is a space for playful thinking and unexpected tangents. Today? We’reContinue reading “Ruminations on hatred”
Ruminations on a family living in Saxonwold Johannesburg
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies Today I have decided to do some navel-gazing about a family living in Saxonwold, Johannesburg. This is, of course, my navel and my family. What else would a self-diagnosed narcissist do? Let’s start with understanding Saxonwold. Our family moved into a house here in May 2010. We’reContinue reading “Ruminations on a family living in Saxonwold Johannesburg”
Ruminations on 2026: Indecision, Decline & Other Forecasts
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Forgive me, dearly beloved ruminants, it has been three weeks since my last ruminations. I have also harboured some impure thoughts about municipalities and service delivery. On the bright side, we enjoyed a wonderful, blog‑free holiday. I confess to a severe post‑holiday melancholy as we drive homeContinue reading “Ruminations on 2026: Indecision, Decline & Other Forecasts”
Ruminations from the Edge of Justice, While Waiting for Godot
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Not every Friday is soft and pastel. Some demand a darker palette. This is one of those. Perhaps next week I’ll write a breezy, hopeful rumination about looking on the bright side of 2026, fresh starts, better habits, and reasons to be optimistic. But this week, asContinue reading “Ruminations from the Edge of Justice, While Waiting for Godot”
Ruminant Pink Friday 