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 “
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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”
Ruminations on five levels of why, fish, and load-shedding
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Although I have received requests for a blog on BDSM and dominatrices, I have to admit I lack relevant experience in that area. However, it’s something I might explore in the distant future. The term BDSM has largely been replaced by “sadomasochism,” which combines “sadism” (pleasure from inflictingContinue reading “Ruminations on five levels of why, fish, and load-shedding”
Ruminations on power dynamics and dominance hierarchies
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies Do dominance hierarchies exist in human society, and are you part of a dominance hierarchy? I am not referring to dominatrices and BDSM, as that is a topic for another blog. Some woke individuals may challenge or reject traditional dominance hierarchies, viewing them as perpetuating inequality and oppression.Continue reading “Ruminations on power dynamics and dominance hierarchies”
Ruminations on a home invasion
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies I have 177 blog posts and they have covered a very wide range of eclectic topics reflecting an anxious, disorganised, and curious mind. Some of my blog posts are esoteric and some are deeply personal. Today I will relate a deeply personal experience with the benefit of hindsight.Continue reading “Ruminations on a home invasion”
Ruminations on rediscovering Vernon my voodoo doll.
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies In the late 1990s, Andrew Bradford gave me a voodoo doll for my birthday. Who else can say they got a voodoo doll as a gift? I named him Vernon. Andrew just knew it was the perfect gift. Back in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, Andrew wasContinue reading “Ruminations on rediscovering Vernon my voodoo doll.”
Ruminations on the enshittification of South Africa
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies One self-imposed and unnecessary stressor in my life is what I’ve dubbed “blog stress.” The goal is to produce a weekly blog post, although some weeks are smoother sailing than others. Often, I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time ruminating over my topic, drafting and refiningContinue reading “Ruminations on the enshittification of South Africa”
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