I love news and I love great stories. But I’m so exhausted from reading messy politics and violent news every time I connect to one of my devices. South African and American politics are a bit of an obsession, so when I’m not reading or tweeting I’m watching TV news. But I’m tired. I am […]
Team Skating at the #WinterOlympics
The Team Skating events are more than halfway done at the #Winterolympics and topping the list are USA, Canada and Russian Athletes. The ranking is decided on the sums of the scores of four specific events, men’s and ladies’ singles, pairs, ice dances. #iceskating at #pyongchangolympics2018 in #slomo A post shared by Karen Lotter […]
Good Manners and the Behavior of US President Mike Pence at the #PyeongChang2018 Olympics
Good manners are essential to navigate your way smoothly through life. Although cultures and customs differ, there are many commonly agreed on forms of social behavior- like greeting people when you meet them, or in this case, happen to share a box with them at the opening of one of the biggest sporting events, like […]
Praying for Rain – Is God Really Angry with the People of Cape Town?
Growing up in a small town in the Free State I know all about Praying for Rain. The “Biddag vir Reën” was a regular – at least annual – occurrence in my town which depended a lot on the surrounding farms. Not that Praying for Rain is new. It seems like across time people just […]
Botox and Beauty – Forever Young
I describe myself as a “glass-half-full” kind of person. I try to live in the moment and not be attached too much to material stuff. But I often think about Botox and Beauty. And I guess if my own physical beauty were my currency I wouldn’t hesitate to have the botulinim toxin relax my facial […]