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Has Fiber Made A Difference?
Some would be embarrassed to admit it, but I am going to give it to you straight up: I don’t watch, listen to, or read the news. It’s not that I like to be out of the loop; rather, this is a defense mechanism that I developed after first being exposed to the gruesome, horrific, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Secret – Really the Secret to Life?
It’s been 3 years, give or take, since the release of The Secret – the popular film and book. Produced by Rhonda Byrne, an Australian television writer and producer, The Secret was hugely successful with DVD sales reaching higher than 2 million within the first year of its release and book sales reaching higher than [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )20 Hottest Blogs in East Africa
Recently, I had the pleasure of spending an entire week with one of my favorite cousins who was visiting from Kampala. We hung out and caught up like we used to way back in the day when we were both still single young females (I am still single; she’s married with two kids). We talked [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )Who Exactly is Mr. Price?
I can still remember the day when I first became aware of Mr Price’s existence. The year was 2007; I was driving along Ngong Road in Nairobi near Prestige Plaza. I looked up to see a huge banner announcing the opening of a home furnishing store called Mr. Price Home at the Westgate Centre in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Ramblings about Bridal Showers
Hi…so did you miss me these past three weeks? Please excuse the silence – it’s just that I got caught up in a flurry of activities related to a cousin’s wedding. You know how weddings can be. But how so exciting! This wedding was particularly exciting for me because it was the first truly Tanzanian [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )So Soft and yet so Hard…
I’ve been told by some people close to me, recently, that I am rigid. The first time I heard this, I was shocked and sure that the person I was talking to had it all wrong. On second thought, though, I see where these people could be coming from. About certain things in my life, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Bags Whose Name I Know Not…
As a child, growing up in the Côte d’Ivoire, I found myself at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport quite regularly. Often, it would be to send off or welcome my Dad to or from one of his many work trips, but at other times, it would be because I, some other member of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 15 so far )What I Value in KQ…
On a random day in February, I was unexpectedly offered the opportunity to visit Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. I had not been to Addis since I was a teen, and frankly, I knew I would have a great time visiting this historically rich city for more reasons than one (and yes, by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Will That Double be Gilbey’s or Gordon’s?
Yes, I know. I’ve written my share of posts about alcoholic beverages. First, there was the post on rum, then the one about wine, and more recently ones on gin and cocktails. I write these posts not because alcohol is always on my mind (disputable by some ), but rather because I am fascinated [...]
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