Category Archives: Covid-19 Journal

My Daily Journal During COVID19 Lockdown

Lockdown Day 67 – 1 June 2020 – True and Not Quite so True!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by PietMar

True and Not Quite so True! You know there are stories that are not quite true and not quite a story? I love those types of stories. It always involves me. Let me share two of those: All my life … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 66 – 31 May 2020 – Thank You, I Will be Back

Posted on May 31, 2020 by PietMar

Thank You, I Will be Back It is a perfect autumn day in Cape Town. As I make my first cuppa of the day, I catch myself singing Sunday Morning Coming Down. There is something to a Sunday. There is … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 65 – 30 May 2020 – Expectations

Posted on May 30, 2020 by PietMar

Expectations Mozart – Violin Concertos Nos.3,4,5,1,2 & Rondo + Presentation This morning I read this article on Facebook. It is not long, easy to read and gives good insight. If you follow my posts, I am sure you will like … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 64 – 29 May 2020 – Then What?

Posted on May 29, 2020 by PietMar

Then what Yesterday evening I lay in bed reading Seth Godin’s book “small is the new big.” This one got me thinking: Assume that: Hard drive space is free Wifi like connections are everywhere Connections speeds are 10 to 100 … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 63 – 28 May 2020 – Hazy Shade of Winter

Posted on May 28, 2020 by PietMar

It is Simon & Garfunkel’s Hazy Shade of Winter today. It is cold and rainy. How lucky am I to sit in my own house. Dry and warm. It is in winter that living on the streets must be worst. … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 62 – 27 May 2020 – What’s Your Excuse?

Posted on May 27, 2020 by PietMar

Once Upon A Time In The West -TOSKANA If you like nice photos, then do watch the video. Tuscany is a beautiful area and makes for good photos. “Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 61 – 26 May 2020 – A Single Story

Posted on May 26, 2020 by PietMar

  The danger of a single story is an excellent TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The video is embedded below. I borrow the title of this post from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It seems I am hearing a lot of … Continue reading →

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Day 60 – 25 May 2020 – It Comes Together

Posted on May 25, 2020 by PietMar

I need a beat! Johann Strauss Sr. “Radetzky March” performed by Vienna Philharmonic at new years concert 2011. Not normally my most favorite music. Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith from the A Team (you need to be my age to know … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 59 24 May 2020 – Leadership – No Trust, No Follow

Posted on May 24, 2020 by PietMar

Handel Hallelujah (from The Messiah) – Huddersfield Choral Society, Northern Sinfonia, Jane Glover Another Sunday in Lockdown. It is beneficial to be an introvert! But even I miss coffee-shop-talks with my coffee mates. But I can survive a bit longer. … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Day 58 23 May 2020 – Some Dreams are More Equal

Posted on May 23, 2020 by PietMar

“The LIFE we were BORN to LIVE.” Paul Potts stuns the judges singing Nessun Dorma | Audition | Britain’s Got Talent 2007   When I was a young boy, I watched the movie Finians Rainbow. I have no clue about … Continue reading →

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