In the olden days, for two boys to (light-heartedly) start a fight, the one boy would draw a line in the ground and challenge the other one to step over the line. Once the line has been crossed, the fight officially starts – no more go backsies. The lines were pretty clear for me, growing… Read more

When I was about 6 years old, my brother received 2 walkie talkies as a Christmas present. It was a great present to share and it even had the military alphabet and Morse code displayed. Both of these – which to this day – I cannot remember. Except for whatever the “Alpha – Mike –… Read more

If you were in an Afrikaans school in the 90’s or 2000’s, you are probably familiar with the Afrikaans play – Die Keiser, by Barto Smit. It’s a political satire based on ‘The Emperor’s new clothes’ and it was popular for a couple of reasons. It was funny, tongue in cheek political – and it… Read more

I love food. Anyone who knows me, probably knows this about me. I’m also not very conventional in my food methods. If I invite you over for dinner – it will most likely be as a test subject to some idea I have. Lately, I have been exploring the amazing use of the mango. The… Read more

I heard a well-intended motivational tale sometime last year in a session at work, where the speaker told a story about him and his siblings that used to swing on the security gate at their front door. One day after school, he got home and the gate was off its hinges from whoever swung on… Read more

Ah – can you feel it? The new year approaching? Most is a bit rested now, and I think for almost everyone (almost) there is a sense of excitement. The New Year is a shining present filled with new sunrises and sunsets; new beginnings and a level of freshness. Now is the time to write… Read more

I have always been extremely opinionated about Christmas decorations on display before December. Years ago, it was up in November already and it irked me slightly. But I think the commercial lah-di-dah’s and extreme capitalists realised October gives you an extra month of Christmas spirit to be swayed into spending hard-earned money on more things… Read more

I walk +/- 1.5km every morning from my car to my office. It is something I thoroughly enjoy. I make sure that I walk on the far-left side of the walkway, in order to leave enough space for the oncoming traffic to comfortably walk past me. Yet, I picked up something interesting. A very small… Read more

There are two fool-proof ways to take any inconvenient situation and make it significantly worse. I have happily and unhappily been a participant of both approaches. They are on opposite sides of the spectrum, so if you have been playing around with one or both – there is good news: The stable and beneficial middle,… Read more

Full disclosure: I have the bladder of a pregnant woman or a toddler; without the benefits. When I go underground, I make sure not to eat or drink anything beforehand. I prefer not to find a stick-side and struggle with my onesie in the dark. To stop next to the road in mother natures’ canvas,… Read more