A friend of mine, a naturalized American, asks in a Facebook post… “Have we become the fifty-first state?” referring to the State Department’s ‘condemnation’ of Deacon Daniel Kibret’s speech, so horribly misinterpreted... Read more »

A few of weeks back a couple of us were whiling away the time in one of those restaurants where you almost have to write a check to pay for a cup... Read more »

One thing about holidays is the well wishes directed at you. But life doesn’t always work that way! Your smartphone buzzes. It is a number you aren’t familiar with and certainly an... Read more »

Shopping is mental therapy. At a time when the mental health problem is a pressing issue isn’t it nice to know shopping actually heals. But I never heard someone close enough to... Read more »

Ephrem Endale Contributer  Come next Sunday, it’d be two days into the Ethiopian New Year. A full twelve months and one gone! Yes, we’ve a thirteenth month Pagume of five days, six... Read more »

What’s got into the older generation these days! In their mid or late fifties or early sixties and still trying to slug their way out of the slightest of misunderstandings! There must... Read more »

Ephrem Endale  Contributer  If you’re a guy who chose to keep your distance from childhood chums these days you must have a very good reason. I mean childhood chums are supposed to... Read more »

One of the things I do when I itch for some smile, smile being something rare these days, I tune intone of those channels where some guy who looks a member some... Read more »

 Uncle-in-the-Helicopter ‘Stories!’ Surfing the social media you couldn’t help being impressed. Quite some time back there was this ‘Arada’ guy in the central town. He was supposed to be one of the... Read more »