Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Here we are again, perched at the edge of the abyss, squinting into the darkness and wondering whether to leap, to peer, get pissed, or to simply scream. Because, dearly beloved, some of us have done something curious: we have become too conscious. The trouble isn’t thatContinue reading “A Zappean Scream into the Abyss”
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Ruminations on a complex life
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”
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 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 measuring your success and answering Bill Bryant’s questions.
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies To start my ruminations for 2024 I write this week’s blog overlooking the ocean on a sunny day and enjoying a cool sea breeze. Across the table sits Nerine, engrossed in her work, heralding what promises to be a bustling year ahead. It could not be more perfect.Continue reading “Ruminations on measuring your success and answering Bill Bryant’s questions.”
A tribute to Scarlet our miniature Schnauzer
Aweh dearly beloved fellow ruminants & groupies I know that it is the season of merriment and joyfulness and much of today’s blog will unfortunately not fit into that category, but I will try to end on a hopeful note. Over the last few years I have, at times, expressed unjustified frustration with our dogsContinue reading “A tribute to Scarlet our miniature Schnauzer”
Ruminant Pink Friday 