Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies Bubble Life, Then and Now Nerine, my wife, has often accused me of living in a bubble, detached from the perspectives of other people in the real world. When I was in the corporate world, I went from my air-conditioned office to an air-conditioned car to anContinue reading “Ruminations on Bubbles, Xenophobia, and Pig Wrestling”
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Ruminations on empathy
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, One of my readers sent me the featured quotes. My visceral response was to demonise Musk and identify with Hannah Arendt—but then I started to ruminate, as I do. Is empathy the most essential feature of a successful society? The empathy quote is widely (but wrongly) attributedContinue reading “Ruminations on empathy”
Ruminations on Trump
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, One of my readers asked me last week what my latest views are on Trump. I am an obliging chap so here goes. Trump is a full employment scheme for journalists, sensationalists, comedians, and obscure bloggers. If we still relied on ink, we’d have a global shortage.Continue reading “Ruminations on Trump”
Ruminations on living outside the Overton window
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, On Monday, Elongated Rusk graced X with this gem: “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the woodchipper. Could have gone to some great parties. Did that instead.” That’s it. That’s how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced the collapse of the U.S. Agency for InternationalContinue reading “Ruminations on living outside the Overton window”
Ruminations on academic freedom
Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies What can you say, and what are the risks of saying it? Can I say anything I like on my blog? Theoretically, yes. But if you work in a corporation, you’re expected to speak in carefully laundered PR-approved phrases while the official spokesperson spoon-feeds the public aContinue reading “Ruminations on academic freedom”
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 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 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 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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