My last romp on Alabamian soil was *gasp* three weeks ago. I understand the sun rose and set on schedule as the good Lord intended it to, not waiting for me to get my roving residence in order. Distance be damned, I am stuck on election sagas from the Yellow Hammer State. Part of this unending enchantment is because of ...Read More »

Georgetown University Law Center, which brags of students like the 36th president of the US, Lyndon Baines Johnson and alumni like Harry Reid (NV) and TV personality Greta Van Susteren, is offering fellowship positions to African women interested in human rights. The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship founded in 1993 is a 14 month program to train women's ...Read More »

Courtesy of Wiki Commons I am a hesitant soccer fan. My ball allegiance is so fickle that I did not have a favorite team minutes to World Cup finals. Still I watched the much anticipated game. Like I explained elsewhere, I was dragged kickin’ chickin’ and screamin’ by an amorous interest. He of Liberian descent is a blue-blooded Spaniard at heart, ...Read More »

My Mensa application has been held up for way too long. As a matter of fact it has been pending since birth. I do not fault the brainiac folks charged with monitoring the world's brain juice for demanding further proof of more than a singular thought taking up residence in my head. Every now and then I doubt ...Read More »

The city of Blantyre is awash in well architected forgiveness. President Bingu wa Mutharika's pardon of two gay men convicted of sodomy will stand him in good stead next time he sticks a begging bowl under the noses of various donors. He implied as much, saying he was looking at (the country's) donors. Not to become the proverbial party pooper but I see ...Read More »