...is possibly one of the most untruthful sentences we can utter. In fact the word "but" following the phrase "I'm not racist" is pretty much always a strong indicator that the very next thing said is going to reek of racism. This post is in response to the status that Matthew Theunissen posted on Facebook the other day in response to the announcement by Fikile Mbalula's ban on South African sports associations hosting major international events. [...]
When you die, what obituary are you hoping to receive? Taking a leaf out of Parks and Rec's Tom Haverford's "Treat Yo'self" day and with inspiration from my wife, tbV [aka The Beautiful Val] we came up with this week's game tag of #ObitYourself and as always everyone came to the party. Super stoked to have Hashtag game legend Lisa Taylor aka @mseric co-hosting with me and she was an amazing co-host: Her Twitterer bio [...]
Don't! No, just kidding, i have always said that waitering is the best job in the world when everything goes smoothly [which working at Spur for five years it never did, but nothing the hummed bars of the Mission Impossible theme song couldn't fix as i spun myself around the place]. By now you have likely heard some version or versions of the Ntokozo Qwabe/Ashleigh Schultz Obz Cafe waitressing debacle and probably have some opinions [...]
An internet troll is like someone in South Africa who supported apartheid: we know they must exist and yet no-one ever admits to being one. i'm pretty sure no-one i know personally is a troll, right? i don't hang with those kinds of people. You too i'm sure? But i've also never met anyone who personally knows a troll: "Oh yeah, my friend Brian, he's a total internet troll" Yet we can watch something like [...]
i just had a brief conversation with a Facebook friend that began with him writing the words, "Knowing what white privilege is..." and then asking a question. Having learnt from some people who are really good at Questions over the last few years, i responded with one of my own: Well i would need to know what you understand when you say that you get what it means to have white privilege - how would [...]
as i stand - by brett "Fish" anderson as i stand before mountains i stand looking up completely overwhelmed by the enormity of the peaks towering over me threatening to topple down on me crush the very existence out of me at any moment they so choose i wonder is that a small rock i see starting to fall one that will hit into another of similar size and set it rolling too [...]
This week it was Nisha Nazim aka @NishaNazim all the way from India who agreed to co-host my game... "Known to be a music junkie with a passion for singing. Bookish and I always follow my gut instinct. Just another Grammar Enthusiast who loves soccer... " Although i also found out she has a You Tube channel you should all take a look at... And once again, with a growing team calling themselves The Unnamed Ones and [...]
It's like you could say i've been married to Transition. tbV and i are heading towards our seven years of marriage celebration and in that time we have had four major moves, a couple of smaller ones in between and are facing another one as we search for a more permanent spot to stay. Let me add that i'm not a fan. We started off in Stellenbosch where i was working when we got married [...]
Is a horoscope something that affects your life? This week i had the alien-shaped [in his avatar pic at least] beautifully named Fungus the Bogeyman aka @bigstevie1967 join me as co-host to see... and what fun we had... My co-host this week was @bigstevie1967 aka Fungus the Bogeyman, the name of a well known Raymond Briggs character - whereas Stevie is just a character ! He's a total sports nut with a primary interest in football [...]
Would Jesus be on social media? i believe the answer is no. Would Jesus want me to be on social media? i believe the answer is yes. This Sunday i was given the opportunity by Ben the Priest to preach a message on God and my Social Media at St John's church at both the early morning 7.30am service [where a max of six people were on Facebook to the three on Instagram] and then [...]
