Category: music

• i am woman

  Jul 2

  The words of songstress Helen Reddy, ‘I am woman hear me roar . . .’, got women off their seats and roaring in the 1970s. Her words have fuelled women… more ›

• clowns to the left of me

  Apr 22

  There’s an abundance of escaped circus performers flooding the streets of Jozi at the moment. Just what can they teach us about love? We certainly have the best traffic light… more ›

• byte me

  Feb 25

  Like many of my contemporaries, I’m on a diet right now. The diet is based on the one popularised by an obese undertaker in 1863 (William Banting). After getting advice… more ›

• Tripped up

  Apr 12

  You know that bubble of laughter that threatens to overtake you completely, especially when it’s inappropriate? Like the fit of giggles you get during a funeral. I miss that. Today… more ›

• no words

  Apr 24

  Sometimes words just aren’t enough. Listen to this, it’ll make you smile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAN35c-Hj3A more ›

• raining inside

  Mar 4

  While the subject of weather often seems to be merely a stop gap for conversational deficiency, it is looming large in my life at the moment. The never-ceasing rain the… more ›

• days like this

  Jul 23

  On days like this, Chicken Little has nothing on me. The possibility of the sky falling on my head is the least of my worries. A bit of free-floating anxiety… more ›

• death to mondays

  Jun 25

  Today, I only have 6 Monday’s left. How cool is that! I’ve taken the leap back into entrepreneurship and resigned from my oh-so-9-5 (and a few other mismatched and unwarranted… more ›

• bright beings

  Mar 10

  Music, as so many people have written about, is truly poetry for the soul. You’ll notice I didn’t say poetry of the soul, because that’s a whole different story. I… more ›

• wish you were here

  Feb 23

  I’ve been sitting quietly working listening to the painfully exquisite poetry of Rodriguez and I’m suddenly reminded of my brother, who’s been gone for longer than he was on this… more ›