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Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies First, a self-indulgent digression before getting into gated communities. Why do I write this blog? Why indeed? I have some loyal groupies but unfortunately not the kind of groupies who throw their underwear onto the stage. At the other end of the spectrum, I have some critics whoContinue reading “Ruminations on gated communities”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies This week I am back on the topic of energy and electricity and how this applies to cold beer and hedonism. In 2010, back in the days when there was much more reliable and cheap electricity, I made a hedonistic purchase when we moved into our current house.Continue reading “Ruminations on energy efficiency, hedonism, and beer”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies What is a stupid person? As one does these days, I decided to consult the sensational new world oracle ChatGPT. For those of you who don’t know ChatGPT is a simple online artificial intelligence chatbot created by openAI and released at the beginning of December 2022.  Microsoft hasContinue reading “Ruminations on stupid people”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Last week I promised to deal with how Harry lost his virginity so let me dispense with that quickly. I don’t give a shit how Harry lost his virginity. My inspiration for this week’s blog are the recent events relating to electricity price increases in South Africa.  Firstly,Continue reading “There is a hole in the budget dear Cyril dear Cyril”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Apologies in advance for talking about the electricity situation in South Africa for two weeks in a row. Perhaps next week I’ll talk about Harry and how he lost his virginity. The substantial deposit has been paid for our home solar installation which will hopefully be installed inContinue reading ” Ruminations on grid collapse”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies For those of you who don’t live in South Africa just a quick reminder of what load shedding is. Load shedding is a South African term to describe rolling power blackouts because there is insufficient electricity generation to meet demand. This first started in 2008 but until theContinue reading “Ruminations on loadshedding in South Africa”

I have a Black Dog, his name is depression Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Some of my readers and (many) groupies have often commented to me in private that they have enjoyed my blogs but that I say things in a public forum that they would never discuss in a public forum ifContinue reading ” Ruminations on my black dog”

A small portion of the original Hubble Deep Field, showcasing hundreds of previously unseen galaxies. Every separate point of light in the image is its own galaxy, with billions of stars occupying each one, and with them coming in a variety of shapes, ages, and each with a different star-formation history Aweh dearly beloved fellowContinue reading “Ruminations on humanity’s finest achievement and a speculative vision of the future”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies 190/347 days of load shedding in 2022 – currently stage 4 (6 hours a day) It is perhaps a reflection of a disorganised mind that today I will talk about four seemingly unconnected topics. Oliver, my eldest son, is 22 years old and he has spent every ChristmasContinue reading “Ruminations on Christmas, Water, Electricity and Mammals”

Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies 176/333 days of load shedding in 2022 – currently stage 6 In 2023 I have teaching duties and for my sins, I am going to be teaching a course on sustainability and energy and I am frenetically busy preparing the course material. So, today, as I must, IContinue reading “Ruminations on climate change, carbon pricing and cognitive dissonance”