Archive for 'Life, etc.'

Barry Marshall – Remembering A Friend

Posted 08 September 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc. | 4 Comments

Last week Thursday I heard that my good friend and mentor, Barry Marshall, had drowned while paddle-skiing in the sea in his hometown of Port Elizabeth. I received the news en route to Dullstroom for a lonely weekend retreat sans Macbook, so had a lot of time to think about things before writing about [...]

9 Reasons To See District 9

Posted 30 August 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Random Thoughts, South Africa | 26 Comments

Yep, I know – plenty of noise and hype and buzz around District 9 already. I’m not hopping on the bandwagon though – I am genuinely excited about what this movie means for Johannesburg, South Africa and South African cinema (which I’m sure you’ll agree could use a kick up the butt).
My 9 reasons [...]

Have Lunch With Me!

Posted 24 June 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Entrepreneurship, Life, etc., South Africa | 35 Comments

A Day I Won’t Forget

Posted 08 June 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., South Africa | 36 Comments

This afternoon, away with a few friends ‘freebording‘ just outside Krugersdorp, I witnessed one of the most bizarre, frightening, freakish things no doubt I’ll ever see in my entire life. I watched a single prop (updated: Piper Cherokee) plane crash head-on into a bakkie (or pick-up for US readers). I watched it happen [...]

My Coke Zero Fest, Here I Come!!!

Posted 13 March 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Marketing and Advertising | 3 Comments

For an out-and-out music fan and musician I have attended precious few live performances. Sadly. This is partly because the artists I love most seldom venture out here and secondly, life has generally gotten in the way when the best opportunities have presented themselves.
Not this year though! Having missed the last few [...]

Earth Hour – Give A Damn

Posted 10 March 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc. | 2 Comments

A World Wildlife Fund initiative, Earth Hour aims to get ordinary people like you and I to take a stance against climate change by signing up on the site and switching off your lights on 28 March 2009 for 60 minutes.

The lads at AtPlay.biz have done an incredible job building a social media presence, including [...]

SA Politics – Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe

Posted 27 February 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Random Thoughts, South Africa | 20 Comments

I’ve never cared much for politics. This is largely because I felt intimidated by it. When I don’t feel knowledgeable about a subject I simply steer clear of it to avoid looking lke an idiot. I could never understand politics because it never made sense to me.
I think I understand now that [...]

Brewers & Union – The One Reason I’ll Move To Cape Town

Posted 08 February 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Entrepreneurship, Life, etc., South Africa | 6 Comments

A couple of weeks back I received an email from Rui Esteves, a co-founder of Vida e Caffe, of which I am enormous fan. After the enormous success of Vida Rui has not rested on his laurels, instead choosing to reinvent the beer industry with the same passion and conviction he and his business [...]

Yet Another Blog Meme – 7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me

Posted 29 January 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Random Thoughts | 4 Comments

Man, I just love these self-righteous, introspective, “I-think-I’m-important-enough-for-you-to-read-such-crud” blog memes. I’ve been tagged before mind you, and if it weren’t for the fact that it’s the incomparable Ethan Zuckerman tagging me this time around (just a mention on his blog results in a lightning bolt of traffic) I’d ignore the whole shebang.
Still, [...]

My Claim To Fame – A Nerdy Nom-Nom

Posted 08 January 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Random Thoughts | 9 Comments

God bless Sheena Gates‘ little cotton socks. Not only does she regail us with unending wit and drama on Twitter but, and to quote her own words, in a week that is normally quite ‘emo’ for many of us returning to the grindstone, she has brought a little ray of sunshine to the circle-jerking, [...]