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So you have a Scoby, now what?

Life happens, you meet people, you get to know them, you share life, you love. Why?

6 weeks of lockdown feels like forever, but 6 weeks / 30 years is 0.3%- this too shall pass, and one day we'll fly over this canyon.

Have a nice day might be completely wrong- we shouldn't be waiting to have an awesome day, we should be making our own.

Watching other people be exceptional is a constant high that means we no longer want to do something exceptional ourselves.

At 4 a year is 25% of your life, at 50 it is 2%- time really does fly the older you get. Stop comparing and count every second.

Warming up very cold feet in the shower- pain so bad I cried, and a new reference point for everything else.

A South African R5 coin stuck in a London pool locker, 12000km from home- a reminder of how random everything is.

Somebody stuck their arm out and shouted boo while I was running past- what kind of reaction were they hoping for?

A squirrel throws a nut at me on the walk home from work- today I was the one that got away.

Online dating is wasted effort on all sides- the solution is simple, only allow one ongoing conversation at a time.

Real life is not a series of dates, it's laundry and dishes- why IKEA might be the best dating spot there is.

I failed a choral audition and it really sucks- a first step in talking about failures, because that's how we learn from them.

What if every citizen had a transferrable vote on a blockchain- a DAO-style idea for keeping government accountable every day, not every 4/5 years.

The blog is back! All the old posts survived the move and there's a stack of mountain photos waiting to be shared.

It's very difficult to get a negative comment on something you've made- so I've started asking for one. There has to be something wrong with everything.

Speed up whatever you're listening to, then cut out the pauses- maybe we can take in more, who knows?

An attempted sunrise surf in Durban- bitterly cold, everybody with bad hair, and no buffet of girls in Ballito.

When you're on the cover of Time magazine, why not buy a copy? Why our human nature tells us to try to be cool instead.

How a tweet turned into being race engineer for the DMack/Barden Dakar rally team- the toughest race on earth.

A friend's wedding sparks the security vs freedom debate- we all have to grow up at some point, but I'm keeping my freedom.

Ideas do not simply happen while walking down the road- there needs to be a problem. Conclusions from 2 hours of Musk and Branson interviews.

Consumerism makes me sick- where does the want for cool stuff come from, and how do I stop going to the shop for it?

Sometimes one just has a good day- a little smile somewhere is enough to remind you how sensitive we all are.

What I've been up to lately- designing and printing a working planetary gearbox.

One of the first prints on our brand new 3D printer- exciting times!

A guy tries to get his hand into my pocket on a Sunday evening walk- long story short, tight pants win again.

My fool brother turns 21 and now goes to real jail- an ode to the most awesome living arrangement ever.

My first attempt at time lapse photography, powered by an Arduino intervalometer- something I look forward to doing much more of.

How to transfer your whole google life to a custom domain- the steps that worked, from much trial and error.

A kind of state of the nation address, but me not being the president- a state of the society. Society is desperate.

Life goes on- the blog moves to blog.rexfuzzle.com, other sites are on their way, and quality stuff is coming.

For arbour day, a little proverb with flawless wisdom- the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is now.

Sometimes the difference between quadratic convergence and not is a minus- a long weekend of work, 3001 page views and Hakuna Matata.

Things feel dull and miff, then for no apparent reason everything turns around- the turning the corner theory.

7 countries, 24 days, 5 flights, 4 overnight trains, 2 ferries and one of the most amazing experiences of my short life.

St Petersburg to Copenhagen via Stockholm and Helsinki, then Dubai again- 7 countries in 20 days and the trip isn't over yet.

In St Petersburg the thing to do is watch the sun set and the bridges open just after midnight- rather special and pretty.

The awesome building, nine million stealthy bicycles and face masks like a blown-over cap- highlights from Beijing.

They say try new things in new countries- bad idea, especially in Russia. It tasted of soy sauce with a honey aftertaste.

Greetings from Ger number 21- fermented horse milk, tortoise rock and spectacular views somewhere outside Ulan Bator.

Super hot and humid, tonnes of people and live scorpions on sticks- it is a whole new world.

The tallest building in the world from the flight in, a stop over and a trip beginning- it all feels very very big.

The 99th post on my humble blog, plus the 3 most read posts for interest's sake.

Joy vs happiness- it is different for everybody. This post is there to be thought provoking, so go think about it.

Those moments where brutal honesty makes you rethink everything- never shut down your brain, and be willing to let life teach you something.

Teacher asks question, student gets it wrong, creativity dies a little bit- we are taught that mistakes are wrong. Be Wrong.

World at my feet moments, usually brought on by the Gladiator soundtrack- music as a tool for governing our emotions.

Brain, Body and Grant fight it out over who is really in control of the fingers- procrastination in dialogue form.

Passion is lacking in the world today- you'll know you've found it when an hour feels like 5 minutes.

We are moulded from the moment we have to stay between the lines- it is time for society to break the mould and colour on the table.

I pushed publish half asleep and realised I should probably not be blogging- trying again, without the wild assumptions.

It's winter and cold, so here is a list of things to be positive about- ice cream lasts longer and every day is closer to spring.

Why do bloggers blog? Not for the money- I believe I'm unique, just like everybody else, and my uniqueness is somehow expressed here.

Hitting the reset button after a rough while- this is my Hakuna-Matata positivity week and nothing going to bring me down.

Paintball is a different game when two people run straight at each other- pain is temporary, the silly grin lasts a day or two.

Numerical methods for partial differential equations on an unremarkable Saturday morning- remarkable, but only to me.

I love Africa- the chicken chillin outside the University of Pretoria and a waitress calling all the dishes ayoba.

I want and I get is here to stay- from food to facebook, and why admitting the instant gratification problem is the first step.

$25 for free to loan to somebody, paid back 98% of the time- a little effort to make a difference.

A rude man apologises for being rude, 5 minutes later, unprompted- there is definitely hope for humanity.

I had plans, I had dreams, and I ended up in the lab building stuff- life is what happens when you're making other plans.

It feels like an amazing day, fresh and full of possibilities- possibly something to do with having toast for breakfast.

Cycling past 50 cars of people sitting in traffic every morning- I'm just better than you, and it is worth it every time.

People are wussies about lightning- count to three after the flash, look around, and chill out. Rant over.

My brother dreams of eating jelly beans while sleeping with earplugs- his mouth quickly tells his brain this is not a jelly bean.

My perfectly groomed beard was chillin' as usual when the wind moved it- a face-to-brain adventure. Grow a beard and experience it.

When stuff happens, how do you deal with it? Turns out how you deal with things is part of your deal.

One of those days where nothing specifically goes wrong but you're getting nowhere- until a blue Monday turns cool blue.

Every now and then you have to say screw you world and get back into that little bubble only you know anything about.

Here's something that isn't said enough- your dream guy or girl is out there. Never settle or stop believing.

I like crying- it's a bit of a reset button. Today I had a cry on the highway, which I would not recommend.

Skipping and hopping through life, then a story about something bad- do we keep the La-Di-Da attitude, or find the uncommon moral courage?

Gesturing exactly what would happen to the jelly beans, and then it happens- the perfect pre-play.

Goodbyes are uncool- but you can't have an awesome hello without one, so there's always something to look forward to.

Hope is a big deal- the essence of being positive. Like hopping, it keeps you going even when you're not going anywhere.

You don't appreciate something until it is gone, in this case sheets- an ode to a simple piece of material.

A poem about looking out the window, life flying by and a train suddenly appearing in the frame- life is very mooi!

Valentines day is only commercial if you fall victim to the hype- who says your date can't be your mom, dog or best friend.

Sometimes people disappoint me- asked how they are, they reply that it doesn't help complaining. Be Positive instead.

Differences are what make conversations interesting- commonalities make the world dull, so I'm avoiding them at all costs.

Being the one who says what everyone else was too scared to say, elephant in the room and all.

A proverb is sort of like a professional verb- pro at something you can put into action, so maybe we should start implementing them.

Getting lost, redefined as merely exploring- Columbus was so lost that geography teachers suffer to this day.

Turns out you can go running in the dark, and it is awesome- dark, wet, tiring and buckets of fun.

A stranger in Lesotho stops us and tries to hand me a cell phone charger- things like this never happen anymore.

Every morning is a fresh, brand new day with no clue what it holds- kinda like waking up to a present, and it is never the same thing.

Right now, I want to be right here- unless you are willing to change something, don't complain about it.

In maths a complex number is denoted by i- with experience we become more complex and more of an individual, hence more like i.

Decisions are a huge deal to the person they affect most and nobody else really cares- plus you never actually decide, one option just falls out the window.

That fullness and extreme happiness feeling that you can't take anymore, described with too many similes.

Why keep going when there is no prize and nobody cares? Every human has something inside of them that is unbreakable.

Those little victories that mean the world to you but nobody else would ever comprehend- this is about those.

Time flies and the years keep rolling- is the test of a year whether you were happy, and what is happiness anyway? To me it's christmas time.

From knowing their name to things there is no turning back from- a healthy guide to the levels of friendship.

A dog, a broom, torches and a trespassing snake in Namibia- ritual-like action on a glorious summer evening.

Sunsets are a big reminder, nearly every day, that this moment will never happen again- don't waste time or time will waste you.

Adding a new word to the english language- beed, the past tense of be. Right now I can just be, but when I look back, then I beed.

A post about a post about a post- where is the original content, and why aren't more people being original?

Another conclusion about dating, which is weird since I have nothing to do with the dating world- the not you theory.

A diss duel of literary creativeness- losing the plot while trying to describe losing the plot.

What overboard actually means, explained with a challenge that got out of hand- a post about a post about a post.

A post about a post about a post which was, you guessed it, about a post.

Somewhere between optimistic and scared, very proud and slightly overwhelmed- when no word exists for how you're feeling.

An extremely unique blog post- a blog post about a blog post, more specifically this one.

Armistice day, poppy day, remembrance day- honouring the people who went before us, who experienced things we hopefully never will.

Irony is making a typo on typo- I love irony, especially when the person who caused it doesn't catch it.

On a blog I get to show off a little- my picture was the exhibition of the day on the coldplay.com website.

Mountain biking at Groenkloof- we live on a beautiful planet, though getting a shot without antennae has become the real art.

The cursor blinks and no letters appear- a post about having nothing in particular to say.

Glitter is the herpes of the decorating world- a week later I'm still finding it everywhere.

If you can extinguish a fire with sound waves, which song do you play? My top ten, Sean Kingston to Johnny Cash.

The first theory on RexFuzzle- when you meet someone you're instantly judging, game on or game over. The challenge is to make friends instead.

Welcome to my humble blog- a little bit of everything, photos, opinions and theories. Have fun.