Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies There are those naturally prone to celebration. I am not one of those. There are those naturally prone to contemplation. I am one of those. I’m not wired for the party scene. Weddings? Snoozefest. Graduations? Meh. Winning the freaking Rugby World Cup twice, well, that warranted a fleetingContinue reading “Ruminations regarding celebration and contemplation”
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Ruminations of an old white man treading very carefully
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies This week I received the sage advice that we old white men need to tread very carefully. This set me to ruminating. As a species, we are obsessed with classifying ourselves. It comforts us. Let’s dissect this grumpy old bastard, shall we? First things first: ticking the obligatoryContinue reading “Ruminations of an old white man treading very carefully”
Ruminations on industrial policy, boasting, and alternative universes.
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Given that the South African election is in a few weeks this allows me the opportunity to engage in a free and frank exchange about aspects of South African politics from my own limited and biased perspective that some may find offensive. With elections looming, let’s dissect theContinue reading “Ruminations on industrial policy, boasting, and alternative universes.”
Ruminations on a Family Reunion
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies This week Nerine and I have travelled to Cape Town for a family reunion tomorrow evening. The featured image shows the family tree for my mother’s side of the family. My maternal grandparents had three daughters, Rene, Jean, and Nina (my mother). Arising from these 3 sisters thereContinue reading “Ruminations on a Family Reunion”
Ruminations on the importance of being offensive.
Soon we will all be saved. Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Dearly beloved readers, I kindly ask those who might be easily offended to consider skipping this week’s blog post and maybe even blocking out the featured image from your mind. Nowadays, a lot of us belong to private chat groups where weContinue reading “Ruminations on the importance of being offensive.”
Eclectic ruminations on forecasts, dead horses, and climate change
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Dearly beloved readers, as you may have inferred from my previous blog posts, I’m deeply passionate about the issues surrounding forecasts and ambitious target-setting. To say I have a bee in my bonnet about it is an understatement—I have a whole hive buzzing with thoughts on this topic.Continue reading “Eclectic ruminations on forecasts, dead horses, and climate change “
Ruminations on forecasts and bullshit jobs
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Let’s kick off todays blog with the concept of bullshit jobs before considering the seemingly unrelated concept of forecasts. The term was coined by the late academic misfit, anthropologist, and anarchist David Graeber. I am a groupie of his. Misfits are much more interesting and creative than conformists.Continue reading “Ruminations on forecasts and bullshit jobs”
Ruminations on how many years you have left.
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies How many years do you have left? More importantly how many good years do you have left? To explore this let’s start with the good news first. If your objective is to live a long life then you are living in the best possible time. The interactive time-lapseContinue reading “Ruminations on how many years you have left.”
Ruminations on Boeing, shareholder value destruction and culture
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Is the destruction of shareholder value a boring topic? Compared to recent posts on sadomasochism and BDSM perhaps it is but then again perhaps they are related. Much useful information is captured in the share price history of a company. A company’s capacity for growth, adaptation, and innovationContinue reading “Ruminations on Boeing, shareholder value destruction and culture”
Ruminations on nickel and diming
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Is controlling costs important? For most mere mortals if you don’t devote a significant portion of your time to controlling costs then they escalate with no limit. Perhaps if you are a billionaire you don’t need to spend time on this. Controlling costs is about as much funContinue reading “Ruminations on nickel and diming”
Ruminant Pink Friday 