Every now and then I surprise myself by being surprised. I was really taken aback for a moment when I read the story about a lesbian married couple who are both pregnant. At the same time. And yet, why shouldn’t they be was my immediate reaction after my surprise. Of course there is absolutely...

Religion is not something I usually write about. Mainly because I don’t want to offend anybody. It is after all everybody’s own choice as to how they nurture their soul. But the latest Catholic Church’s political maneuvers have kind of gotten to me. Religion is one of those areas w...

It was interesting to see the celebrations of Obama’s inauguration held in Kenya, in his father’s home country. It seems that these Africans have high hopes that Obama will remember his roots and offer Africa some kind of meaningful assistance to improve their lives. Yet, if one listened...

Monday’s diary was a trip into London. It’s not something I do often. When it does happen, the time table gets filled to the top with things to do. This time was no exception with two galleries, one theatre and a cathedral on the itinerary. After my meeting at VSO in Putney which was the...

Could the Middle East crisis expand further than the localised area it is hitting at the moment? This was a thought that crossed my mind when I read an article today about a situation in Cairo. Riot police standing guard outside a mosque? The preacher at the Al Azhar Mosque was railing against Jews ...

It’s been a really long time since I’ve been bowled over by technology. And I must say that this time around it’s not really the tech stuff that floored me and got me doing the OMG thing. It’s the use of existing technology that got me jumping up and down. It’s not actu...

Well, of course there was no actual hanging of a person. Just want to get the disclaimer in straight away. However, the downsizing of staff at Yahoo certainly seemed to take on the look and feel of a public hanging. First there were the victims, being carried on horse drawn carts towards the town sq...

The one thing I really love about living in England is the British sense of humour. But then what can one expect from a country that gave birth to the Goon Show, Black Adder,  Fawlty Tours, Mr Bean and Hugh Lawrie in House amongst many. And yes I do know that House is supposed to be American. But t...

Apologies to Shakespeare for mangling a lovely speech as presented so beautifully in the eternal love story of Romeo and Juliet.  It seemed appropriate somehow. So what thoughts about slavery then? What led me to this topic was a website called GetAFreelancer. I somehow got there a few days ago and...

Every now and then it’s a good idea to pause in mid-air so to speak and get a boost of good spirit. This is especially important when one comes up for air after reading and watching absolute mountains of bad news in the regular media. So here are a two good things that I have come across recen...