And from the Nigerian minister for information: MALICIOUS ADVERTISEMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA BY SONY COROPORATION The attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to an advertisement by Sony Corporation on the internet which from all indications is designed to portray Nigeria in bad light… Read More »
I just read in the current edition of Intelligent Life: Adichie’s follow-up to “Half of a Yellow Sun” is a collection of stories about Nigeria’s professional classes ans their struggle to cope with corruption, which infects every aspect of their lives from school exams to hospital treatment. The luckier ones can escape to a new… Read More »
I got tagged by Aloofaa. The rules: 1. Link the person(s) who tagged you… Aloofaa 2. Mention the rules in your blog… 3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours… 4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them… 5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged…… Read More »
For some really crazy reason Homer’s Spider Pig song has been playing in my head, and I can’t seem to get rid of it…. No, I haven’t even seen the Simpsons movie, but I am thinking of doing so. Maybe by doing so I can get rid of the Spider Worm in my head. And… Read More »
Couldn’t stop myself from posting this. I got it from a listserve. It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then — to loosen up. Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker. I began to think alone — “to relax,”… Read More »
I just got this sent to me by a friend. 1. He had only one major publication. 2. It was in Hebrew. 3. It had no references. 4. It wasn’t published in a refereed journal. 5. Some even doubt he wrote it by himself. 6. It may be true that he created the world, but… Read More »
I got this from a listerve that I subscribe to. May 07, 2007 — By William J. Kole, Associated Press VIENNA, Australia — In some ways, Hiasl is like any other Viennese: He indulges a weakness for pastry, likes to paint and enjoys chilling out watching TV. But he doesn’t care for coffee, and he… Read More »
I have been reading some interesting blogs lately – this doesn’t mean that I don’t work, but we all know that one can’t work all the time – and I have been adding them to my blog. Keep clicking, keep reading…
Got this from a listserve… the fictional Uncle Ben has been promoted from cook to CEO of Uncle Ben’s Inc.