There is nothing greater in life than support, to have that extra bit of encouragement when you are tempted to give up. To be placed in a favourable or opportune position that will push you forward. We all want that, we all wish for that. Let’s be real, without someone having opened the door for...
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I Was Depressed.
My father was shot dead a bit over two years ago. That day plays over and over in my mind as if I’d watched everything unfold on a TV screen. It was on a very cold and wet Wednesday evening when I received a call from my not so little sister, asking me to rush...
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Winter Fashion Pieces For The Marvin Man
I have always seen Winter as the season which requires bravery, the grey skies always bring with the feelings of wanting to hibernate and kicking it in front of the TV with the whiff of your favourite soup permeating through the house. However we all know that we need to brave the cold and...
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Love In The Time of Kicking It (Part One)
We are all clear on what love is – it may be different things to different people at different phases in their lives.
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The Importance of Partnerships
Nothing will get you further in life than a great partnership; be it a partnership in love, in business, in travel or even a partnership in ideas. As much as we sometimes believe that we can do things on our own (which we often can), it’s always that much better with friends or people we...
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Marvel’s Black Panther
When I was in college my feature and review studies lecturer made us watch Sun Ra: A joyful noise. The rare short film directed by Robert Mugge, is part historical documentary and part explorative fiction. I opens with Sun ra on a non-descript rooftop wearing purple headgear, antennas sticking out. He is flanked by devotees...
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The Need For Four Wheels in Relationships…
I’m in a taxi, as I do every day… This lady is busy on her phone and this other guy comes and sit next to her, the guy sees an opportunity…and within the first 2 minutes she responds “By the way, I’m in a relationship we’ve been together for some time now and its serious”…Their...
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Chivas Regal Ultis X Jeep
When life finally decides to come together, everything ends up making sense. How we react to different circumstances thrown at us will determine where our future or life is headed. I have indeed experienced the full potential of life. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. – Dennis...
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The Step-Generation…
You’re most probably someone’s step-mother or father, someone’s step-brother or sister and your parents are someone’s step-mother or father. There’s always a step-someone that needs to step in and carry on with the bait…has it always been like this? Will this ever stop maybe? Why is it that one man can’t love one woman, settle...
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I am a. Dating. Mom …
There’s a new popular show on tv and in the advert for this coming week’s episode we see the father giving his sons advice “do not ever date girls that have children”. I laughed. I also remembered that this is actually a real thing that parents tell their boy children. It is also a preference...