Desmond Thomas

people wonder why adults in their 30s suddenly start picking up hobbies like running, hiking, tennis, and golf. the answer is simple for a lot of people. they weren’t born privileged. their teens and early twenties were spent surviving not exploring. now that there’s a little more time and a little more room, they’re finally getting to become the people they always wanted to be.

I was in the stadium for Birmingham in 2011 and Baku - this is absolute light work 😭 a lot of younger tears around me though. They’ll learn

The rejection of AFCON title by Morocco’s Captain Hakimi,in solidarity with Senegal, is one of the most significant,remarkable and historic events in footballing history.

Fathers don’t post 50 selfies with their kids every week. They just quietly renew the car insurance at 2 a.m. Skip their own doctor’s appointment so the school fees can be cleared, and still say I’m fine when you ask how work was. That’s the love no one talks about.

So far Iran, Iraq, Chile and Venezuela have pulled out of Trumps world cup. I hope more teams have the courage to boycott the World Cup. #BoycottFifaWorldCup

@Zulzi_SA how do I get hold of your marketing team? I need to chat to them asap

soaked up the weekend structuring a complex, cross-border financing deal (securitisation & asset pool lending) currently seeing volumes of high quality deal flow across Africa really strong investor appetite for fintech, infrastructure & SMEs the future is ours to build 👷🏻‍♀️🛠️

we still cooking

I don't know who needs to hear this, but start living. The days are flying by, and all you do is work, pay bills, and stress. Enjoy what you can… walks, sunsets, music, laughter. Joy doesn't have to be expensive. You deserve it.

Just watching @SuperSportBlitz and wondering why are all channels (@SkySports as well) reporting on the @FIFAWorldCup like the worlds not on fire 🔥?

I don’t need a vacation. I need about three consecutive days where nothing is wrong and no one needs anything from me.

I joined a soccer team at 31, after not playing for over 13 years. Apart from my close relationships, it is now the greatest source of joy in my life. I urge everyone to remember what they once loved and return to it……

The way I installed Zotero but instead just keep copying over and adding to a behemoth BibTeX file and finding references from my memory instead of using it 😭

America’s president, Donald Trump, has been lying about a genocide happening in South Africa, aided by other white supremacists like Elon Musk. America’s investigative news and current affairs television programme, 60 Minutes, went to South Africa looking for Trump’s so-called white genocide. Naturally, they found nothing. Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper exposes Trump’s embarrasing lies.

I believe so much in adult supervision, particularly in teens. I’d rather transport all of them, keep their jackets &they can enjoy their music festival with me in the background. Booking a B&B for teens to enjoy themselves for 2 nights, on their own, after the matric dance. NO

Fight for your place in this world, not with violence but with the impact of your good work.

End of year fatigue on the 2nd month of the year is nuts! I just don’t wanna do anything at all. ANYTHING!

Amen sign me up!

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