Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies We return to Johannesburg from our holiday home in Southbroom tomorrow to start the 2025 year in earnest. It promises to be at least as complex as 2024. I just took the featured photograph from the table where I am writing this blog. We had a fullContinue reading “Ruminations on a complex life”
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Ruminations on 2024, 2025 and manifestation
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies As the year winds down, it’s time to reflect on 2024 and set intentions for 2025. How we approach these reflections depends on our worldview, attitudes, and, of course, the endless stream of self-help advice on “living our best lives.” Let me start with gratitude—because that’s whatContinue reading “Ruminations on 2024, 2025 and manifestation”
Ruminations on satire and irreverence
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies Irreverence and satire: the twin engines of progress or the banes of hypersensitivity? Let’s dive into this contentious terrain with a little help from my role model, John Cleese. John Cleese, a cornerstone of Monty Python’s brilliance, believes satire is a tool to challenge the status quo.Continue reading “Ruminations on satire and irreverence”
Ruminations on the glass being half full and sunsets
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies The eternal question: Is the glass half empty or half full? It’s one of those queries that smug optimists love to wield, assuming they already know the “correct” answer. And most likely, dear reader, you think you do too. But let’s be clear—asking this question can feelContinue reading “Ruminations on the glass being half full and sunsets”
Ruminations on the futility of speaking and writing precisely
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies Forgive me, dearly beloved groupies, but it’s been four weeks since my last blog. I could offer very good reasons and excuses, but let’s keep it real with today’s theme: the dog ate my blog. So, here we are, with Donald Trump elected to a second termContinue reading “Ruminations on the futility of speaking and writing precisely”
Ruminant Pink Friday’s Rules for Life
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies What are the rules for life? Do they exist? One of my colleagues called me an anarcho-capitalist. An Anarcho-Capitalist is that person at a braai who insists taxation is theft between sips of craft beer. His dream world? One where everyone is a self-made entrepreneur living inContinue reading “Ruminant Pink Friday’s Rules for Life”
Ruminations on cognitive dissonance, climate change and Parisian wishful thinking
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies First, I want to return to my dark old friend, cognitive dissonance. Some rightly accuse me of using complex language. Cognitive dissonance is that awkward brain glitch when you’re doing one thing but know deep down you should be doing the exact opposite—like eating a large pizzaContinue reading “Ruminations on cognitive dissonance, climate change and Parisian wishful thinking”
Ruminations on your responsibilities and climate change
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies So, let’s talk about responsibility. What are you really responsible for? And why should you even care? Responsibility is one of those words we throw around, but it’s slippery—one minute you think you’ve got a handle on it, the next, you’re overwhelmed by how much there isContinue reading “Ruminations on your responsibilities and climate change”
Ruminations on the puritan work ethic
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies So, what is this thing called the Puritan work ethic? Also known as the Protestant work ethic, it’s rooted in the beliefs of the Puritans, a 16th and 17th-century Protestant Christian group. They championed hard work, discipline, and frugality as virtues, believing these qualities not only builtContinue reading “Ruminations on the puritan work ethic”
Ruminations on bullshit deflectors and perspectivism
My state-of-the-art bullshit deflectors Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies In a world where misinformation flows as freely as the Orange River in flood, what we need more than ever are bullshit deflectors—those mental tools that help us sift through the noise, apply critical thinking, and stay anchored to objective reality. But bullshitContinue reading “Ruminations on bullshit deflectors and perspectivism”
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