things to wrestle with : Brett Fish

Noel Fielding, Wes Craven and How i Became an Accidental Murderer on the Weekend

tbV and i were watching 'The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz of the Year' last night as we had some internet to use up before the end of the month [and it all got eaten by the Invisible Internet-Data-Eating Monster] when suddenly Russel Brand and Noel Fielding [in top form in terms of doing fairly little resembling traditional quiz participation] had this moment where they caught a fly, who they named Chris, and then released it. They claimed [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-31T14:09:50+02:00August 31st, 2015|challenging thorts, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, tricky things|0 Comments

10 More Things i Don’t Understand

Not too long ago i shared a list of 10 Things i struggle to get my mind around... This was quite a varied lists of topics and included such items as pineapple on pizza, litter [special mention to cigarette butts out car windows], people's confusion with regards to four way stops, recent Adam Sandler movies [bonus cameo by Will Ferrell], the 'joke' insult, make-your-best-friend-look-and-act-like-a-tit bachelor party vibes, the difference between adopted children and real children, [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-27T10:39:10+02:00August 27th, 2015|challenging thorts, fun, things to wrestle with, top 10 List|5 Comments

Taboo Topic: Tantrums – Meet Belinda Mountain

This is a post that Belinda Mountain has generously allowed me to use. Make sure you click through to her blog 'Making Mountains' (out of molehills) which i link to at the end of this piece: Lessons in Humility We’re back. And I wish I could say that I’m super relaxed from a lovely lazy holiday but actually my nerves are shot, my back muscles are all tensed up and my parenting chi is completely [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-26T05:55:23+02:00August 26th, 2015|family, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|5 Comments

With Justice For All – part economic systems

i really enjoyed reading this book by John Perkins recently. Despite being about his experiences in Americaland i found that so much of it resonated with the present conversations happening in South Africa. The passage i posted on Why Do You Live Where You Live? gave much food for thought and there are some other pieces i would love to share, but as always, you will do much better if you just make some effort [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-25T09:57:46+02:00August 25th, 2015|change the world, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, what i am reading|2 Comments

Taboo Topic: Tantrums – Meet Leigh Geary

This is a piece that was shared with me by Leigh Geary but which originally was published on her blog, The Mom Diaries under the title, 'The Terrible Twos: Am I being punished for all my sins?' Lets talk about the terrible two’s shall we? Holy Moley! I think I’m about to lose my shit in a big way but lets face it that would just be teaching him that tantrums and inappropriate behavior are [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-24T10:57:16+02:00August 24th, 2015|family, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, things to wrestle with|2 Comments

Taboo Topic: Tantrums – Meet Candice D’Arcy

[Candice is one of my oldest [as in time spent together] Improv friends and now that she has moved to Australia i am realising how much i miss not having her around… but she has written an excellent post which i’m sure is going to resonate with and encourage many of you so here goes…] Because I am going through a challenging phase with my teenaged daughter and many of my friends are having babies [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-20T16:02:28+02:00August 20th, 2015|inspire-ations, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|3 Comments

Taboo Topic: Tantrums [Intro]

i don't have children, but i have lived among them. i can imagine that one of the scariest things for a parent [after safety/health issues] must be that moment when your young child throws themselves on the floor in the middle of the local supermarket [did i mention it's end of the month busy packed shopping day?] and starts to scream and froth at the mouth. i don't know that all children have tantrums, but [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-20T10:25:30+02:00August 20th, 2015|family, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|6 Comments

10 Practical Ways to Change your Country for the better [part II]

A lot of people complain about South Africa or just feel completely overwhelmed by stories [and experiences] of crime or corruption and more. There is good reason for a lot of that, but if you aren’t planning on leaving the country, then it makes a lot more sense to be a part of the change. In Part I, we looked at five practical ways at which we can genuinely get involved in seeing change in [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-18T13:21:58+02:00August 18th, 2015|activities, challenging thorts, change the world, local news, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with|5 Comments

10 Practical Ways to Change your Country for the better [part I]

There is that old joke that goes, ‘How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.’ i know, it’s NOT funny. please stop eating elephants. But the point it makes is pretty valid. i don’t know about you but when i think about my home country of South Africa and everything that needs i change i can feel completely overwhelmed and usually simply just paralysed. What can i do to make any difference? [...]

By brettfish|2015-08-14T15:18:40+02:00August 14th, 2015|inspire-ations, local news, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with|6 Comments

The one week Meat-Free Challenge? Can you?

Can you go without meat for one week? Yesterday i posed the question on Facebook just to see what people’s response would be and it was interesting to see what people had to say [a number of people claiming they could but their spouse? No way. And one person who suggested he might be able to give up vegetables for a week]. But that’s really all this is. Check it out: […]