Ochre is a deep golden yellow color and is one off my favorite colors. Banana Republic is famous for using it on many apparels. The new thing for world travelers is Namibia — an oxymoron of old Africa vs globalization and modernization of post colonial Africa. I read an article last week on the New [...]
Published by August 29th, 2008 in African, Social and Thoughts.Archive for August, 2008
Oh Ya, the choice of drink for me is Chivas Regal; it’s been a long time since I had a drink — about two months. So on my way home from work on Tuesday I get a phone call from an old friend who I hadn’t seen in two years asking me to come by [...]
Published by August 27th, 2008 in Bernos and Shameless Plug.13 Months of Sunshine; that is the title of this film by Yehdego Abeselom who I have heard about for a about 4 years. I have been unenthusiastic because of my indifference to the title since its close resemblance to the trademark of the Ethiopian Tourism commission. Regardless, I have seen pieces of the film [...]
Published by August 25th, 2008 in Design, Music and Noteworthy.The title is my own disambiguation of the more popular “Six Degrees of Separation” — influenced by an email conversation I had with a reader. It’s such a small world aydel? If I had a cent for every time I heard that one! I would still be poor; even so I have heard so much [...]
Published by August 21st, 2008 in Social and Thoughts.Michael Phelps after the swimming section of the Beijing Olympics now holds 16 Olympics Medals. He has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was favored to win 8 and he won 8. Big deal, good job! Yes [...]
Published by August 18th, 2008 in Current Issues and Social.
