• fermentedphil (76)in #hiveanniversary • 29 days ago

  7 Years and Still Going Strong - Hive Anniversary and Gratitude

  Gratitude for 7 years on Hive

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• fermentedphil (76)in #gin • last month

  Gin Tastings and Musings About "Distilling" Philosophy

  We humans are a funny bunch. We create problems we cannot solve. I think there is a philosopher who said something along the lines that humans are a problem that we cannot figure…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #loss • 3 months ago

  When Life Throws You A Curveball...Get Back Up and Other Strange Philosophical Musings

  Life is strange. Period. There is nothing you can add to this statement. It is what it is. Familiarity is the only thing people desire which they will never get. Life is…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #reflections • 3 months ago

  There is still some good out there...

  ... but what does this say about me? Let me rewind a bit. We are constantly bombarded with bad news, how terrible everything has become, and how we are slowly…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #philosophy • 3 months ago

  Would You Consult a Philosopher?

  "When Philosophers Become Therapists... philosophy [is] different [...] it [addresses] deep human questions about ethics, purpose, and meaning with logical precision. It…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #coffee • 3 months ago

  Spiced Cortados: Spicing up Milk and Coffee for Something New

  We get so used to our normal run-of-the-mill lifestyle that we rarely try something new. Spicing up coffee in Africa and I think India is nothing new. But for the Western palate…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #wine • 4 months ago

  The Strange Thing About Tasting Wine in the Drakensberg Mountains

  old barrel wine; white "red" wine; high altitude vineyard; mountain backdrops Most of South Africa’s wine is almost exclusively produced in the Cape Wine region. This is…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #moon • 4 months ago

  So, Apparently there was a Blue Moon...

  I received a message from @papilloncharity giving me a heads up that there will be a very rare occurrence, a Blue Moon even taking place. I am not usually a stargazer, except…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #food • 4 months ago

  Muesli and Granola is Kind of Boring, Make This Instead...

  candied nuts; raw nuts; salted/roasted nuts; raw seeds; dates The title is obviously a bit clickbait and highly subjective. But after making and eating countless…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #brewery • 4 months ago

  Enjoying A Couple of Beers and Sunsets - Visiting the Local Saggy Stone Brewing Co. Pub (or Saggy Stone Lakes)

  In the distance, Cape Town and Table Mountain rest on the horizon while we drink a cold beer trying to forget about the troubles of the past and the future. In…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #philosophy • 4 months ago

  Philosophy as a Way of Life, Philosophical Counselling, and Leading a Good Life | A Diary of a Kind of Struggling Philosopher

  Would it be possible to bring back philosophy — a once-thriving community of like-minded people who lived and practised their philosophy — to the public discourse, the…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #engagement • 5 months ago

  So, She Said Yes...

  ... and now I am engaged to @urban.scout It is interesting how quickly life can happen to you. You do not own your own story, you are merely the co-author.…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #fermentedcookbook • 6 months ago

  The Fermented Philosopher's Digital Recipe and Cook Book

  A catalogue of all of my recipes and short descriptions; from traditional South African recipes, to my own experiments.

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• fermentedphil (76)in #poem • 6 months ago

  The Empty Bottle - Some Poems and Photographs

  at the end of the road beneath the sorrow engraved etched into my soul I find the meaning fleeting oh so fleeting but it was there for a moment's sake her words…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #philosophy • 7 months ago

  The Loss of Difference - Philosophical Thoughts on Alterity

  In the beginning, there was light. Then a multitude of difference followed in the light. Even the absence of light, shadows, presented the world with alterity, difference…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #travel • 7 months ago

  Enjoying a Cold Beer in the Middle of Nowhere

  the best beer is hidden in the unlikeliest of places We drove down a road that led to nowhere really. It was luckily tarred and not gravel/ground. But it was what we call…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #photography • 8 months ago

  Returning Home: Nostalgic Thoughts While Playing Golf

  Returning home induces a strange feeling, nostalgia, pathos. I returned to my hometown, the place where I grew up, where I spent my formative years. I visited my…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #golf • 9 months ago

  “Change is as Good as a Holiday, They Say” - Philosophical Life Lessons From Golf

  We get so stuck and used to our daily routine as humans. There is a strange sense of security to it. Change and difference is seen as something threatening, something that breaks…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #poetry • 9 months ago

  Forever Flowers

  i picked forever flowers those papery flowers that do not fade with the hopes that i could write an everlasting poem on the insides of the petals but the wind blew these…

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• fermentedphil (76)in #golf • 9 months ago

  Dusting off the (New) Old Golf Shoes

  The wind blows through your hair. There is a strange anticipation hanging in the air. But there is also the uncomplicated feeling of athomeness, the opposite of the uncanny…

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