(Updated) Hi I’m Mike. For those of you who know me, I am sure by now you know how keenly I have been supporting Barack Obama for his presidential bid in the past 10 months or so. Honestly, the sheer thrill of being part of something bigger than I has been the most rewarding experience [...]
Published by December 1st, 2007 in Current Issues, Noteworthy and Personal.Archive for the 'Personal' Category
It’s about five a.m. and I’m barely getting through the collard greens. I’m exhausted!! My feet are aching, my back hurts, and I have a headache. The only thing keeping me going is the thought of seeing the whole family sitting together and enjoying all this meal. I cook once a year and that time [...]
Published by November 22nd, 2007 in Bernos, Current Issues and Personal.It’s Monday morning and I had to run a couple of errands before I got to work. I was seeing a physical therapist because my neck was sore because of the amount of time I spent on the computer and the car accident I had over two weeks ago. The chiropractor gave me a massage [...]
Published by November 12th, 2007 in Personal and Social.Over the past month and a half I have disappeared slowly, meaning I have been stretched to thin, I can’t even brush my teeth twice a day, no time for it. Yesterday I got an invitation via email and it said; ‘if you have some free-time….’ And I said lady, ‘time is an asset I [...]
Published by October 25th, 2007 in Personal and Social.“Sile Mariammmmm, sile Giorgisssssssssssss,” they chant one at a time. Funny, I’ve never heard “sile allah or sile Mohammed.” Mothers with babies nestled in the crook of their arms – at times tugging on a visibly malnourished breast – sometimes the babies are dolls covered in netela.. “Sile ayne birhannnn,”- the blind, grasped at the [...]
Published by October 19th, 2007 in Current Issues and Personal.
