When remote African finds an inventive solution to a technical problem he or she is having. The innovations I find are inspirational.
Like this interesting story about a man in Kenya who created a plane from scratch. Using a Volkswagen engine, aluminum sheets and other parts, the man made a single-seat plane.
He tested it out at an airstrip and sure enough, it took off. Caught up in the excitement of the minute, he decided to fly to his home.
A few minutes into the ride, he noticed the engine was overheating. He decided to turn and in the process the low flying plane struck a tree top and crash landed. He was injured in the leg and has had a limp ever since.
Or this via Afrigadget is a motorized bicycle seen above, made in Kenya. This $100 Kenyan bike engine quickly converts any bicycle to a 100 mpg motorbike. Continue reading ‘African Ingenuity’
Published by Nolawi September 18th, 2008 in African, Current Issues and Thoughts.
We rationalize, and rationalize our actions.
I pride myself in telling the truth,…”
One would say and then just lessen the blow to ones integrity. I am sure I am guilty as well, I live my life in a way I am comfortable, but I know there are things in my life I have to fix.
I just like most of you have personal and professional issues that needed to be resolved.
I once read on a blog that a guy was asking if he didn’t do take some classes that he was required to through the court system for a DUI he received some eight years ago in a different state far away, could he get away with it? Continue reading ‘Your Own Lies’
Published by Nolawi September 16th, 2008 in Advice, Dating and Family.
Lost Comments
So we lost the comments from last week till Thursday – I was transferring files from one server to the other and we lost it all.
I am very very very upset by this because I am somewhat anal. Continue reading ‘Open Thread’
Published by Nolawi September 11th, 2008 in Music, Social and Thoughts.
Irony — today makes 2001 in the Ethiopian calendar.
It’s New Years on Sep 11th but here in the US Sept 11th is remembered for some else.
I am not happy about this, Osama and the home boys picked the worst day in the Ethiopian Calendar to do this.
I hope as we get going through time that day 7 years ago will have less significance in the American psyche, because it’s cramping my style. Continue reading ‘Adey Abeba’
Published by Nolawi September 11th, 2008 in Music, Podcast and Social.
I look up different thing all the time, thanks to Google – my brain full of numbers that might not mean much to my daily routine. Tusker is a beer in Kenya- apparently it’s the Kenyan version Heineken.
This summer I made a call to a Jamhuri Guy in NYC to buy this Addis Ababa Hoody.
One of his t-shirts is called Tusker Nostaliga as in it reminds him of the Tusker beer.
I was fascinated with the image, and the representation of Tusker in commercial items.
So I started reading about Ivory and Tusks.
Also called Ivory! The word ivory disassociates it in our minds from the idea of an elephant.
We tend to lump Ivory with Gold, Silver, Amber and Teak, but there is a major difference; these things do not come from an animal. Ivory is a modified tooth of an Elephant. Continue reading ‘Elephantusker’
Published by Nolawi September 10th, 2008 in African, Current Issues and Noteworthy.
