inspire-ations

A few good [South] African books…

Looking for great South African [and African] books to read? My friend Shelley Finch tagged me in this status on Facebook the other day: Friends, I am crowdsourcing a book list. Kind of a "recommended reading for every South African". Fiction and non-fiction. Books that will help people educate themselves on our country's history and the BIG issues we are talking about i.e. racism, corruption, land redistribution, etc. Books that are accessible to every South [...]

By |2018-02-21T08:14:13+02:00February 20th, 2018|inspire-ations, positive ideas for change, South Africa, thorts of other people, what i am reading|3 Comments
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Black Panther: the movie the world has been waiting for

i absolutely LOVED Black Panther last night, despite once again [this time cos 2D was sold out though for a pleasant change] having to watch it in crappy 3D - definitely want to see it again in 2D, so someone invite me please! And i should add right here that THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD so if you have not watched Black Panther yet, you may want to go and do that - SERIOUSLY, GO AND [...]

By |2018-02-19T11:56:40+02:00February 19th, 2018|inspire-ations, what i am watching|0 Comments
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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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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 Christian’s foolproof solution to the drought in Cape Town

Dear Christ-following people of Cape Town, Apparently a million or more people were praying yesterday for rain. That is an amazing thing. Okay, let's go back to the checklist and see what else is there: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their [...]

By |2018-01-25T06:29:06+02:00January 25th, 2018|inspire-ations, local news, South Africa, things to wrestle with, what i am reading|2 Comments
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Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet Shana’s realisation

Yesterday i posted a Facebook status by my sister-in-law Shana who was celebrating the fact that she had managed to combine a shower, hair wash and condition, teeth wash and leg shave all just using 5l of water. She did get some pushback as a number of people commented about how that has been their normal for as long as they can remember. And to her credit, she listened and really heard and this is [...]

By |2018-01-24T17:06:01+02:00January 24th, 2018|inspire-ations, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|5 Comments
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Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet Shana Kreusch

i would like to introduce you to my sister-in-law Shana and her easy and doable water-saving idea combo: = = = == = = = ==  Guys. I did it. I brushed teeth, showered, shaved and washed and conditioned my hair, using 5L of water, and caught it all to use to flush the toilet tonight. To be honest, it was actually so easy, I'm aiming for 4L tomorrow. Here's how: 1. Measure 5L hot [...]

By |2018-01-24T17:15:20+02:00January 23rd, 2018|inspire-ations, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|4 Comments
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Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet the Pattendens

Cape Town has a water crisis going on. Something like 50% of families in Cape Town have done absolutely nothing to make any effort in terms of water conservation which boggles the mind as the rest of us are standing in buckets and queueing up for water and getting all sorts of creative to try and stave off Day Zero just one more day, week, month... One of the families that has been doing some [...]

By |2018-01-23T06:59:22+02:00January 22nd, 2018|inspire-ations, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|7 Comments
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