On intentions.The old adage holds that “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” and I’m inclined to agree. However, I do so with one proviso..Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
the odd blueprint, vol. iiA second compilation volume of my blog posts. This one, from 2020; the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That bananas context is important to…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
On value and validation..Have you ever looked at the clouds in the sky and see an image forming? Or, open a pack of potato chips and see the shape of a heart or…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
On dissociating..Being a human means accepting promises from other people and trusting that other people will be good to you. When that is too much to bear…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
What’s better than one billionaire? None.In one day during July 2020, Jeff Bezos is reported to have “earned” $13 Billion. That’s in one 24-hour cycle. (Source: time.com) But…Aug 9, 2020Aug 9, 2020
Listen to Zimbabweans“We’re turning into Zimbabwe” is something that I, as a South African often hear and read. Which, to me, says that a lot of folks here…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
On being me, accountably soThe state of being alone is not meant to bring to mind merely a rustic musing beside some silver lake. The aloneness of which I speak is…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
On being the good guyI’ve always been the guy who makes you realize that you deserve to be happy and loved. In a good way, that is. And, I’m not saying that in…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
On taking out the trash.Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
A matter of balance, through dismantlingDismantle the structures and systems of oppression under their current guise of meritocracy and rebuild them in ways that are sensible…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
