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Always Another Book Review of sorts…

This morning at around 2 am i finished reading Sisonke Msimang's 'Always Another Country'. Which was my second Christmas present from tbV after 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. To be fair, i think any book i read after 'Americanah' would have felt somewhat like a hospital pass, because Adichie just has such an impressive gift when it comes to knitting words together to make unbelievable garments that defy simple communication. But in and of itself [...]

By |2018-02-16T09:10:23+02:00February 16th, 2018|inspire-ations, South Africa, what i am reading|0 Comments
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A Frikkin Hashtag: #TheGiftIGive

As Christmas approached we decided to have a gift-related game and so together with The UnNamed Ones i played #TheGiftIGive: [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa’s #1 Hashtag game and is always a lot of fun. [...]

By |2018-02-13T12:06:09+02:00February 13th, 2018|AFrikkinHashtag, games & Stuff, Hashtag Game, inspire-ations|0 Comments
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A Few Woke White Men: some thoughts from the internet

Do white women wake up to racial disparity and the need for personal change and movement and a different way of thinking quicker than men? i published this piece yesterday repeating a friend's question as to why there seem to be more woke women than men when it comes to racial matters. There was some incredible conversation that happened in response to my Facebook status which was this: Black friend made a comment on another [...]

By |2018-02-07T10:07:06+02:00February 7th, 2018|#NotOnOurWatch, inspire-ations, thorts of other people, what i am reading|1 Comment
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A Few Woke White Men

Are white women more open to becoming wokified than white men? If you're not sure what 'Woke' means in this context, a quick delve into Merriam-Webster should help you out: Stay woke became a watchword in parts of the black community for those who were self-aware, questioning the dominant paradigm and striving for something better. But stay woke and woke became part of a wider discussion in 2014, immediately following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The word woke became [...]

By |2018-02-07T10:09:26+02:00February 6th, 2018|South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, tricky things|1 Comment
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The [Cape Town] Life Aquatic: How do we go from here?

Day Zero continues its menacing approach like a menacing Sith Lord approaching with somber orchestral accompaniment in the background...                     Cape Town readies itself by desperately grabbing hold of any water-catching, water-containing or water-producing containers it can find... And we stand at a dry and dusty crossroads where both paths seem to lead away from any kind of aquatic-heavy future. There has already been a fair amount [...]

By |2018-02-01T08:40:41+02:00February 1st, 2018|challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, race vibes, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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A Frikkin Hashtag: #TwoReasonsIGetOutOfBed

Everyone typically has a reason to get out of bed. But do you have a second? i sought out some fellow South African inspiration in the form of Kenny from @SocialTrendsZA to help me find out... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it [...]

By |2018-01-31T09:14:44+02:00January 31st, 2018|AFrikkinHashtag, games & Stuff, Hashtag Game, silly things|0 Comments
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Water we do now: a collection of helpful posts and stories

Cape Town Water Day Zero approaches rapidly with April 12th being the latest prediction. And people are talking about it everywhere... and there is some really helpful stuff... and so i thought it might help if we collected a bunch of it together for easy access, you know, like 25L water bottles in that one guy's trolley! If you find any of these links helpful, please pass them on and feel free to share them [...]

By |2018-01-30T14:36:30+02:00January 30th, 2018|pain and Hope, South Africa, thorts of other people, tricky things|0 Comments
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Dear South Africa – meet a privileged white woman

Dear South Africa... This is an interesting one. i was sent this story and asked if i could share it anonymously. And only realised when i copied it in here that it was a two-parter [i had initially missed the second part]. Which adds a whole different layer to the first part of the story and i imagine different people will have different reactions to it. But at the same time it gives a glimpse [...]

By |2018-01-30T06:52:27+02:00January 30th, 2018|#NotOnOurWatch, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, what i am reading|5 Comments
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How to grow from conflict

Do you want to be a better person than you are right now? i do, and that's the assumption that i start this post with. It boggles my mind that there seem to be people out there who don't want to be better people than they are now, but the evidence seems quite overwhelming to that regard. If it is true of anyone, this is not going to be helpful to them. But for the [...]

By |2018-01-29T10:52:08+02:00January 29th, 2018|positive ideas for change, things to wrestle with|0 Comments
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Cape Town Water Crisis: The Longer game…

i have written and shared a number of posts about the water crisis in Cape Town and the approaching Day Zero. It is super important that we think about those things. And continue to. BUT, this too will pass, and if we are still alive at the end of it, then we will need to take some things into account so that we don't keep Groundhog Daying slash Dejavu'ing this scenario again and again.   [...]

By |2018-01-26T11:59:50+02:00January 26th, 2018|pain and Hope, positive ideas for change, South Africa, things to wrestle with|0 Comments
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