Of Bokke, Boerie and Bliksems…

Heritage Day. A time to reflect on everything that South Africa has to offer. For some, it’s a harp on the negatives. The taxi strikes, corruption in government and all the other things that make Carte Blanche on a Sunday night just that little more depressing. Side note: Howzit to Derick, Bongani and Devi! (I…

Your Mom.

Mother: noun. A kind and gentle soul who is expected to put up with a lot of shit from a lot of different people, at a lot of different times, in a lot of different ways. A legitimate angel who goes above and beyond, usually forsaking all of her own needs and desires to make…

Risking it for the Biscuit

If the movie “Hot Rod” taught me anything, it was three things. 1. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” is a timeless, feel-good rock anthem. 2. “W(H)iskey” is not an applicable safe word when speech impediments are rife and 3. “You gotta risk it to get the biscuit.” (Literal meaning of that last one… You have to…