by 2summers | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Smokey, a.k.a. The Melville Cat, died more than three months ago on October 7th. Smokey himself delivered the news of his passing in a blog post the next day, and I intended to write my own tribute to him soon afterward. But for some reason I kept putting it off. One...
by 2summers | Sep 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Uncategorized
It’s late September, summer in Joburg, and I’m suffering from a case of lockdown nostalgia. Remember that time I published a blog post every day for 100 days, and I had nothing to post except flowers and cats but you all enjoyed it anyway? (Or maybe you...
by 2summers | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have to write a book this year. I have to. I’m absolutely certain it’s the right time. But my procrastination has reached epic new heights. I need your help to overcome it. I’m good at accomplishing things when I have clear, set goals with tangible...
by 2summers | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
For those of you who are new to this blog: The Melville Cat is an occasional guest contributor. Tonight he has written his second lockdown journal post. Read all of the Melville Cat’s posts here. Read all of the lockdown journal posts here. Good evening, friends. It...
by 2summers | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been waiting to write a South African visa post for nearly a decade. South African and American flags flying in Melville during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (Photo: Jon Hrusa) Since 2010 I’ve been granted four long-term South African visas of various...
by 2summers | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
In June 2020 the 2Summers blog will turn ten years old. One decade of blogging. This means I’ve been blogging for more than 20 percent of my life. It also means a baby born on the day I published my first post in June 2010 — here it is, in case...