Numb

A great friend of mine passed away too young, in a car accident on Friday night. I don’t have the words really to communicate how I feel, to his family, to his partner, to my friends and others who wonder how everyone around him is, and wanting to know how I feel.
I feel numb. […]

Need a good laugh? Just listen to the Chief Idiot of South Africa: Julius Malema

I’m an African youth. I might be white. I might not support the ANC (or the DA or the rest of the incompetent left overs from all divides of Apartheid politics). And I suppose in the world of a struggle ‘veteran’ (yeah: like the 18 year old ‘veterans’ of the Zimbabwean civil war that happened […]

Forgotten books

We live in a very bite sized world. I’ve recently read Ted Neward’s blog post about experience versus knowledge. I warn you that Ted is a software guy, so get a developer to explain any parts of the posts you might not understand.
At the same time, I read a blog post by a MooTools […]

Rasool to get the boot

http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=801121
Ebrahim Rasool, the premier of arguably the best run province in the country, the Western Cape, where the equal positive tension between the ANC and the DA leads to effective government (that’s a model we should look into for the nation) is being kicked out of his office for being an Mbeki loyalist.
I suppose […]

Wine Magazine should get over themselves

I’m so glad that HenrĂ© Rossouw said what I’ve been thinking for a long time: that South African wine critics have simply no class.
I’m a long time reader of Wine Magazine, and over the years the arrogance has gotten to me on varying levels. Reading Rob Morris’ article, where he unjustifiably slams a farm […]