Frustrated? No, not really. Disappointed? Somewhat! I work full time and I dabble part time. I’m fairly busy thus keep my hoof marks to a minimum and tackle to keep it interesting. Take only the projects that are interesting, creative and challenging. Some projects come from Ethiopians, and a few others not. About a month [...]
Published by August 10th, 2006 in Design.Tag Archive for 'ethiopian'
Abebe Bikila was born in Ethiopia on 7 August 1932, the day of the Los Angeles Olympic marathon. Twenty-eight years later, he entered the marathon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. He and his coach, Onni Niskanen, decided that Bikila, who ran barefooted, should make his final move a little more than one kilometre from [...]
Published by August 6th, 2006 in Childhood, History and Shameless Plug.Over the past year we have been reading articles like this & this, which result massive arrests due to Khat smuggling. And the sensation that Ethiopian worldwide are in smuggling operations are seeing the consequences. Both World Health Organization and the US Department of Justice classify it as addictive drug and recommend that all countries [...]
Published by July 28th, 2006 in Current Issues.The lack of progress in Ethiopian music is talked about. Personally I don’t think there is lack of progress in Ethiopian music in general. The lack from my perspective is in some Ethiopian artists rather than in the whole Ethiopian music. Ethiopian music is progressing to uncharted territory. Hip hop and Reggae is being introduced [...]
Published by July 22nd, 2006 in Music.
This is not a sermon on why Ethiopia is left behind while the rest of the Africa is moving forward. This insight is established upon direct experiences with the Ethiopian community in the United States. More than one variable is a managed for a business venture to flourish. Furthermore, different industries have unique variables to [...]
Published by July 2nd, 2006 in Current Issues.
