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My batteries are shot

2009-11-06T22:56:00.000-08:00

Life really is not smooth for me right now and I am somewhat fed up with blogging. Why? Well, apart from losing my Google blog ranking, from zip to zero? My old laptop battery needs to be replaced and I also need to get the second travel charger to support the main one, I need a new laptop, I need a reliable and cost effective means of getting steady electric power supply.... Quite a tall order

Exchanged for the better

2009-11-03T03:11:00.000-08:00

What do you think? Is it a change for the better? I just had to opt for a blog template that would, at least, show my writing in full, sans - without - all the clutter on the sidebar that usually slowed down the loading of the blog. Do you like it? If I am going to lose pagerank for whatever reason, at least my readers should be able to see why or whatever... Yes, as you can see, one of the two

Not to make light of a grave position

2009-10-29T15:41:00.001-07:00

I have just read that the US Senate has concurred with the US House of Reps and passed the expanded hate crimes legislation - ready for executive assent without dissent, in the interest of political correctness. Obama keeps his word on hate crimes bill, Sodom and Gomorrah? No, hardly! I think that the bill may not have gone far enough. Now that some so bent will no longer be able to say '

Where are you hosted on the World Wide Web?

2009-10-25T14:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am really talking about web hosting, if you know what I mean. Lately, I have been prevented from getting online by a myriad of problems, ranging from power supply failure, through limited power on time with the generator due to the high cost of diesel generator fuel, to a really depleted laptop battery that needs to be replaced - according to the power meter software, too - because it can

Getting a boost from the diesel professionals

2009-10-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been down and out as well as feeling helpless? I have, several times, in fact. Just today at about seven in the evening, I discovered that we had run out of diesel fuel for the generator. Yikes! With the public power out, we faced a gloomy night without electricity because the boy in charge of the generator forgot to check the fuel level this morning. Luckily, the service station

Climate change and the debate about its occurrence

2009-10-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

Are there still a few doubting Thomas-es out there? I know there still are a lot in the world today, despite the mounting evidence in support of the occurrence of a climate change. I have read a newspaper article that lists this year's summer as the third warmest around the North Pole - 2007 being the warmest of all. Hence, some have been led to believe that the global warming phenomenon has

Making peace after the fact

2009-10-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

Everyone makes mistakes. I apologize profusely for mine: speaking too frankly sometimes. I normally do not do that, for anyone or any body. Anyway, however, after reviewing this post -and the resultant rebuttals - some of them can be considered even quite rude - and attendant breaking of form by the Nobel Committee members in Oslo, this actually really humble Nigerian has come to the conclusion

How not to evangelize to win converts to Christianity?

2009-10-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

I got so riled up - yes, irritated - some time ago that I reacted rather impatiently because I find it hard to stomach nonsense most of the time. It's difficult standing fools, so to speak. The following is one of my time-capsule posts - those that I consider timeless and relevant to current lifestyles and that also qualify as a teaching aid. This post shows clearly how a devout Christian

Why the rich must be taxed, if only for their miserliness?

2009-10-11T03:20:00.000-07:00

This post discusses one of those paradoxical situations in the field of Economics where an idea makes a lot of sense at the micro level, but comes at looking quite terrible at the macro level. I wrote the following post on the 28th of April, 2007 under the pseudonym 'Bronx'! The other pen names associated with the comments section below are just to differentiate clearly between the various

Obama Nobel Peace Prize on a platter of speech

2009-10-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

Amazing - simply amazing how a speech can get you a Nobel Prize for Peace these days, I thought, at first. Bush remorse at work, lack of quality persons to choose from... Of course, Reverend Sun M. Moon's idea of world peace through his deca-annual multi-kilo-couple international wedding nuptials in South Korea would probably not qualify for a Nobel prize any time soon. All these and similar

ASUU-NASU and other NUTs strike out

2009-10-08T12:59:00.000-07:00

Does that title sound more like Greek or gibberish to you? Either way, welcome to Nigerian education, where a child is sent to school to get an education but somehow usually ends up getting just a certificate and fails to get work after he or she gets the third degree during a job interview. Before I move on to the meat of this post, let me just explain to you that ASUU is the rather quirky

Now that the cooked bank books have been wrung out to dry...

2009-10-05T08:41:00.000-07:00

Out of a total of twenty-four big banks in Nigeria, nine were rotten in both top management and total debt exposure. Great! They have been bailed out with a fresh injection of billions in Naira - over 400 billion for the first batch of five last month and over 200 billion for the second batch of four this month. My curiosity had been piqued by the hurried broadcast of the names of the first

UN nuclear family bows unanimously to Chairman Obama

2009-09-25T12:31:00.000-07:00

Yes, Barack Obama in New York just became the first POTUS to chair a session of the United Nations Security Council. However, I was so surprised at the result of the session proceedings that I just could not help having a good laugh. By the way, a POTUS just means President Of The United States - a term that I first heard used by a male CNN news presenter last month or so. A UN Security

How did you do that voice sending thing to me?

2009-09-25T00:56:00.000-07:00

Ha-ha... I'll tell you when I see you again, said I rather craftily. That was the gist of my conversation with an old friend who I had not seen for over a year.I had sent her a voice short message or voice SMS - not the same as a voice mail - to remind her of just that fact and she called me about it.What's a voice short message service? Before I tell you that, do you remember my technology

Animal farms and banana republics

2009-09-21T17:48:00.003-07:00

This post has nothing to do with Honduras' extinct region or state, agronomy or agriculture, or even the famous outdoors clothing label called Banana Republic. Do you remember reading the social-satirical book called "Animal Farm", ostensibly written in 1945 by one 'George Orwell', but actually penned by Eric Blair, a British expatriate who returned from the Indian Bengal? No, the subject of

Imagine yourself teaching English in Vietnam among the language corps

2009-09-17T02:04:00.000-07:00

Read on, if you see yourself in that scenario or not. You may just learn something new about retraining yourself for a new career in teaching by gaining some experience abroad in order to return home for a better and more rewarding job at home, especially in these hard times after the global economic meltdown literally caused many people their old jobs.I was very pleased to get the opportunity to

Like business cards like a free lunch

2009-09-17T00:43:00.001-07:00

Everyone likes to dream about getting some things for free sometimes, even though most people realize also that nothing usually goes for nothing.In fact, more often than not, many of the products offered free in life can sometimes be fake, perishable or expired, or bundled with a hidden agenda.I guess that is why there is the old adage about reading the fine print first before signing on the

Fun and exciting Christmas cards

2009-09-04T03:53:00.002-07:00

No, it is not the twenty-fifth of December yet but it is always a good idea to plan ahead, I have always told my close friends and family.In fact, as you can see from the clock on my side bar, I started counting down to Christmas months ago!So, I was especially happy to discover a site where you can get specialized Christmas cards that you can actually personalize with your photograph and other

Corruption and good governance and strange bedfellows

2009-08-26T13:08:00.000-07:00

US President Barack Obama visited only Ghana recently. Other nations in Africa wondered why, none more so than some Nigerian politicians.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later on visited Nigeria among other African countries. She gave a reason for Obama's skipping a visit to Nigeria: presence of corruption and absence of good governance.Touche! Well said. I am a Nigerian and I know that, too

Usain has a field day bolting away from Gay

2009-08-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

I have just scene a replay of the World Final IAAF 100 meters in Berlin. I will never forget the commentator's repetitive refrain of "...Is there anything he cannot do?..." Yes, against all odds and speculative permutations, Usain Bolt has beaten Tyson Gay in 9.58 seconds to break his own Olympic and World record. 'Yam power' at work again! At least that's what Usain's father provides as the

Michael Jackson at rest in perfect peace

2009-08-13T11:08:00.000-07:00

That name is uniquely recognizable. My ten-year-old son does the Moon Walk for practice. People call my number twice just to listen again to my ringback tone of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal". Even my normally strict 70-year-old boss recently called my cellphone line twice just to listen to the song. On the second ring, I answered and he asked, "what kind of music is that?" Ha-ha... I

Are you wondering about the best Satellite Television available?

2009-07-31T22:38:00.001-07:00

If so, I shall make your day today, if you recall the famous words of Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" movie series.Anyway, if you are in the State of Delaware, you can find a useful resource for comparing satellite television deals at Delaware tv promotions.In fact, wherever you live, whether you are a novice at digital systems or not, you can bring yourself up to speed and also compare the

About time to supercharge that car of yours

2009-07-20T13:48:00.000-07:00

"Ho-ho, that car of yours, Mr. Bond...I, too, have a toy..." Do you remember that line by no less than Mr. Goldfinger himself?Well, he had been referring to the British Secret Service Agent 007's supercharged Aston Martin DB5 with all the driver's dream gadgets ranging from oil slick maker, ejecting front seats with parachutes, telescoping wheel cutter, and turbo booster, to three-number rotating

What is happening with Obama and more?

2009-07-20T00:12:00.000-07:00

I have read a few interesting articles and seen one particularly interesting photographic shot - sorry, I really meant to say just 'photo' but got carried away by the grammar - about Obama and the recent developments in the American economy and society.First, the good news... Yay! The crime rate in practically all American cities has dropped for the first time in over four decades!It is

What is wrong with the new Firefox browser?

2009-07-16T14:25:00.000-07:00

I have always used this wonderful browser, especially after finding out through self-discovery online that I could have more than one Web browser working simultaneously.That was way back in 2006 or so. Now, after the latest Mozilla Firefox Web browser update, things have changed drastically.It has now become impossible to refresh a tab without first right-clicking on it to select "Reload Tab" -