The Dark Faces of Toxicity!

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 »

The Curse of Speeding

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 »

 Who Took My Case Files?

“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 »

 Dreams, Dreams, More Dreams!

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 »

“How About You and Me Getting Drunk!”

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 »

Cheering the Home Team

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 »

Board the Train, or Leave the Station!

This happened to a friend some time back. Somehow he got himself in the midst of a certain group he wasn’t familiar with. Of course he knew them individually but never to... Read more »

 For Better or Worse…

The story we hear about thing happenings in minibuses never fail to amaze us and, may time shock us! I tell you there’s a whole world out there. As there are stories... Read more »

New Employee; New World!

It was one of these special days in one life; a day when one chapter closes and another opens. This young man got his college degree more than three years back. But... Read more »

 To Tell or Not to Tell

 I’ve this friend who for some reason is sought to intervene in disputes between couples. One thing about him is that his social circle is rather big and no wonder that he... Read more »