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Originally circulated on 3 July 2020 Hi fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 3 Greetings from  day 98 of lock down. Events in my own life this week spurred this week’s submission. This week’s topic is more self-indulgent and narcissistic than is usual for  Ruminant Pink Friday’s ™ .  Apart from being self-indulgentContinue reading “Ruminations on Blood Clots, Ageing and Being Mortal”

Originally circulated on 17 July 2020 Hi fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 3 The inspiration for today’s Ruminant Pink Friday’s ™ submission comes from the Economist and is to do with objectivity and euphemisms. https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/07/15/how-objectivity-in-journalism-became-a-matter-of-opinion?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-15&utm_content=article-link-1. Objectivity is defined as the fact of being based on facts and not influenced by personal beliefsContinue reading “Ruminations on Objectivity & Euphemisms”

Originally circulated on 24 July 2020 Hi fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 3 Greetings from  day 119 of lock down. The inspiration for today’s Ruminant Pink Friday’s ™ comes from the resurgence of populism and identity politics in the world. What exactly is identity politics? Identity politics is a term that describes aContinue reading “Ruminations on Identity, Identity Politics & Who are you?”

Originally circulated on 21 August 2020 Hi fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 2 Greetings from  day 147 of lock down – now level 2. Lock down level 2 started this week and this has enabled me to buy restorative beverages which help immensely with creativity. This week my inspiration for Ruminant PinkContinue reading “Rumination on doubt, conviction and Brent Scowcroft”

Originally circulated on 18 September 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 2 Aweh from  day 175 of lock down – now level 2 but soon to become level 1. An appropriate greeting for Ruminant Pink Friday’s ™ henceforth is “Aweh”. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aweh. This is a South African multi-purpose slang term often associatedContinue reading “Ruminations on Green Hydrogen”

Originally circulated on 2 October 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 1 Aweh from  day 189 of lock down – now level  1. Some eclectic Ruminant Pink Friday’s ™ thoughts in no particular order. Firstly a quick continuation of appropriate South African slang for our times: Dog het gedog hy plantContinue reading “Ruminations on feathers, punk accountants, Krav Maga & a recap on Parkinson’s Law of buildings.”

Originally circulated on 16 October 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 1 Aweh from  day 203 of lock down – now level  1. Todays dense topic relates to the work of the late Clayton Christensen on the topic of disruptive innovation. This inspiration came from a friend who was lectured byContinue reading “Ruminations on Disruptive Innovation”

Originally Circulated on 30 October 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 1 Aweh from  day 217 of lock down – now level  1. Firstly some ruminations on death spirals. In nature there is a bizarre phenomenon called an ant death spiral. See the link with an intriguing video. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25789/natures-creepiest-metaphor-ant-death-spiral. The “antContinue reading “Ruminations on Death Spirals and Do We Get Paid What We Deserve?”

Originally circulated on 6 November 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 1 Aweh from  day 223 of lock down – now level  1. I am sure most of you have heard the expression, “Drinking the Kool Aid”. This phrase is an established piece of business jargon and in fact in 2012Continue reading “Ruminations on Drinking the Kool Aid”

Originally circulated on 13 November 2020 Aweh fellow Ruminants & Groupies in Lock Down Level 1 Aweh from  day 230 of lock down – now level  1. All of us on this list are corporate drones. Some of us, like me, are (ageing) lance corporals and some of you are privates and lieutenants with perhapsContinue reading “Ruminations on Investment Arithmetic, John Bogle the Gotrocks and Looking After Your Own Investments”