“Whenever A and B are in opposition to each other anyone who attacks and criticizes A is accused of aiding and abetting B.” Those were the words of George Orwell. He’s quit... Read more »
Many of us seem to be afflicted with this curse of taking people for their appearances. I tell you this is one problem, and a crucial one too, which eats at the... Read more »
It’s astounding how many of us act as we know even issues about which we don’t have the slightest hint. We claim to know almost everything as if we can push the... Read more »
I tell you many times the hardest thing to do is say “No!” Many times you find yourself in a situation where you are, as they, say between a rock and... Read more »
Keep away from toxic personalities! So the self-help books and numerous articles on the subject tell you. In fact ‘tell’ is a very feeble word in this context; better to replace it... Read more »
Over the past several weeks we’ve been hearing sad and tragic stories of traffic fatalities in the city and especially on the roads to and from Addis and feeder roads in lots... Read more »
“Sir, I’ve an appointment for today.” “Your name…” You tell them your name. After some fumbling with the terribly disorganized table the guy doesn’t even look up when he tells you his... Read more »
Sometimes back a few of us were talking about dreams. It all began with one guy saying he wanted us to decode a particular and rather lengthy dream for him. Not that... Read more »
A guy I know was on a weekend outing with old time school chums a month or so back. There were around twenty of them, five of them female. He says for... Read more »
Being a sort of football fan of the old order I watched much of the recent African Cup of Nations tournament. I can tell you I’m one of those delighted that the... Read more »