Category: Events and Life
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SA Jews proudly supporting Israel
Roughly 12 000 people attended the South African Solidarity Rally for Israel on 3 August, partly in response to vocal and widespread condemnation of Israel and its campaign to defend itself from recent attacks by Hamas from Gaza. It was a remarkable event and the crowd was diverse and united in its support for the…
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Paying for self-esteem
This is another great one from Indexed: the cost of putting up with crap.
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Love and money
What brings you happiness?
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All for our kids
I’ve just put our kids to sleep. My wife is at a meeting tonight so it was my chance to read them a bedtime story about a rhino and its compulsion to run everywhere before putting our daughter to bed first. I had a realisation while I listened to her breathing deeply that I’ve felt…
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Generous Fathers' Day gifts with #lovefromiStoreSA
My wife told me she had a call from iStore SA (the Core Group, I believe) to arrange delivery of a Fathers’ Day gift for me. They delivered it to her office last week and she handed it to me when I popped in to say hi. It arrived unwrapped but in an iStore bag…
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Happy Dads' Day!
Today is Fathers’ Day in South Africa (and possibly for you too). I prefer “Dads’ Day” and this is my little greeting. I love being a Dad. Our kids’ arrival introduced an amazing dimension to my life which shifted priorities, focus and purpose. It has been a wild ride and although it isn’t always hugs…
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A reminder of what its all about, at least for me
Wow, what a year this has been. “Challenging” doesn’t quite describe it for me. My business is evolving rapidly and about to take what could potentially be a radical leap in a fairly different direction and while I’m excited about it, it also scares me more than a little (which means it is probably also…
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A young me in Ireland a decade ago
I just came across this old photo of me on a trip to Ireland with my friend Jonathan. This is me a decade ago. I really look young then!
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