Archive for November, 2006

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Red Streaks

This is a call out for entries into the third part of The Quarterly Colour Series of Poetry, Red Streaks. The Quarterly Colour Series of poetry are a series of free ebooks, published by Al Kags every three months. The first two ebooks of the series are Gray Spots and Blue Smudges each of which [...]

Levert, go well.

I was shocked to read today that Gerald Levert, left, passed away about 9 days ago. I wonder how I missed the news but well.
I first came into contact with Gerald Levert when I was a boy and he had just released that Song, “I’ll do anything to fall in love”. He had a great [...]

I belong, by Toutatis

It did not hit me until I was well into the Uhuru Park walk way how nice I felt. It was dusk and the lights within the park had come on. The fast dimming lights of the fading day still illuminated the lush well cut grass and as I passed the jogger who always does [...]

Umuhimu wa maji

Looking through my past emails, i found this one. Gikuyus will find it funny.
Riu ona nii ndaririkana murata wakwa witaguo Mbogo turi std. 6 tuerituo tuandike insha hindi ya kigeranio kia muico wa term Topic yari, “Umuhimu wa Maji” Mbogo insha yake andikire uu:
“Maji ni muhimu sana. Siku moja, babangu aliniambia nipeleke ng’ombe setu mtoni [...]

Men and woman are different. They think differently, they do everything differently. They think differently. I found this article that demonstrate it.
The Difference between men and women
Let’s say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A [...]

Woman or Human?

A couple of days ago, I was seated with some business executives who were saying that women executives are wired differently from men executives, in that they are more emotional and reactive. I was silent in that discussion because I just wasn’t sure.
This morning, I had the opportunity of dealing with two women executives who [...]

Alistair Cooke was a great man who influenced my young life and my writing a lot a few years back. Today, i have thought about him a lot. I miss hearing his voice every saturday night. So, again, I pay tribute to the man as i did when he died.
A tribute to a veteran journalist
Alistair [...]

An interesting discussion is developing on Mambo 101 on the question with in depth articles on the question of hawkers and other “riff raff” in the city. Udi Waithaka suggests that the question is one of deliberate urbanisation.
I don’t know.
A new blog by a number of interesting serious writers: Mambo 101
I suggest you check it [...]

check out mambo101.wordpress.com, a new serious entrant to the blogosphere…
there’s a prediction on the US presidential elections of 2008. This promises to be an explosive one.
http://mambo101.wordpress.com

check out mambo101.wordpress.com, a new serious entrant to the blogosphere…
there’s a prediction on the US presidential elections of 2008. This promises to be an explosive one.
http://mambo101.wordpress.com