The Burn
I am one of the last people who should attend a festival full of hippies, far away in the desert of the Tankwa Karoo, an event called AfrikaBurn. But the hippies were awesome. The rich kids with daddy’s 4×4? Not so much, but fortunately they were few and far between. I’m really not a big…
Makhulu Mlungu
Below is a post I wrote in early 2011 after a Christmas visit to Zambia with an old friend (the “Travel Companion”). In those days I still had dreams of being a travel writer, but fairly quickly learned that writing about topics you do not get to choose, and doing so on a deadline, is…
Rules for Cyclists
My completely warranted and entirely rational hatred of road cyclists is no secret. A group of people more deserving of public hatred I have not encountered, and this includes taxi drivers (at least they provide a service), Catholic Priests (at least not every single one of them is a cunt – Father Peter for the win)…
AI AI, Captain!
Fuck, I hate AI. What should have been the culmination of almost a century’s worth of genius, going arguably as far back as Alan Turing’s 1936 ‘Universal Machine’ concept and World War II’s ENIAC, has left us with the pile of shit that is being forced on us today and we are often forced to…
Rest in Peace
This post is dedicated to the memory of a chap I never even met. I didn’t even know his name, nor his age. My mom’s friend’s son who committed suicide last week. A while back I wrote a testimonial about my Ketamine Treatment experience for the Ketamind Clinic in Paarl. It was very well received…
Dinner with Fools
During my recent stint as an estate agent (a severe lapse of judgement) I attended a dinner hosted by some lawyers from “Up North.” They were acquainted with my boss at the time and were looking to expand their legal practice in our area. Stock standard business stuff. Or so I thought. The invite was…
To Honour and Obey
I have a lovely wife. So lovely, in fact that I still have no idea why she chose to marry me. And she’s not even daft. Quite the opposite. She’s a very senior professional in her field with a massive company. I guess I just won one of life’s lotteries. The one that matters. We…
The Rapist
I, like most men and women, have serious issues with sexual assault (and the lite version: sexual harassment). Unfortunately not everyone has evolved to the same level. I clearly remember the day I chased “Gabriel” out of my office because he would not leave a woman alone, even after being explicitly told he was making…
My Idiot Friend
I had a friend in high school who happened to be a girl. Not a girlfriend – more of a friend of a friend, actually. I kissed her friend, she kissed my friend. The usual 17-year-old shenanigans. She was from the fancy all-girls school down the road. And she was Spanish. Her dad was an…
The Church on the Hill
I have serious issues with organised religion, mostly because they set me back years of recovery on my journey to stable mental health. But also the usual issues. The Catholic Church and their shenanigans. Apartheid being implemented because whites are “God’s Chosen People.” The list goes on, and I don’t need to rehash everything. I…
“The Superior Race”
After my visits to Orania in late December 2025 and early January 2026, I left the town having to seriously consider my own sub conscious prejudices about race. I don’t consider myself to be part of the Superior Race, but being white, I am “guilty” by association. Not something I’ve ever thought too hard about…
Legal Ketamine Treatment, Paarl
I got a 1 month ban from Facebook last month. Bored Panda ran a poll that said: what drastically improved your mental health? I answered as above, “Legal Ketamine Treatment.” Boom. Banned for violating community standards! Appeal? We read it. Haha, stuff you. We don’t care that Ketamine is legal in South Africa and Lithuania,…
Me in Pictures and Memes
I love travelling. I love Southern Africa. I love memes and I hate AI. Stereotypes are another favourite, especially the ones about straight white men (like me). Probably too many opinions, but I do try to view all sides. Zero time for religion. Plenty of time for dogs. Recovered mental health patient (officially: severe, treatment…
The old “Hello World!”
I tried really hard to be a nerd, but I wasn’t smart enough. All I remember is print(“Hello, World!”)