I’m getting back on the blog
Here’s one line, to assure my loyal followers that I am getting back on the blog: and boy do I have a story for you!
Joseph Brodsky – The Greatest Commencement Speech of All Time
I haven’t done this before, but at the risk of sounding like a JB groupie, Westlands Edition, here goes one of his greatest books (I apologize I couldn’t copy the … Continue reading
Am I brighter than you?
There’s a font I’ve discovered that allows me to write better than the usual Times New Roman font that everyone asks that you write in. fonts are important because they … Continue reading
Things I Have Stopped Doing
You’ll be surprised how many things have changed over the years – as they should and as they always will – you’ll be surprised just how quickly time flies. I … Continue reading
Cultural Conquest of the World
The real friends are happy when we are happy and make an effort to meet us and celebrate our happiness at our favourite moments. They seek us out, as if … Continue reading
Ayana Heart Fund
Ayana Wanjiru Ndumu is the daughter of Ben and Maureen. She was born on December 21st, 2013. This little beautiful bundle of joy was welcomed into this problem filled world … Continue reading
Two Things
There are two things in this world: growth and atrophy; and while growth is painful and resource intensive, atrophy is brutal and wasteful. Growth takes time and saps every energy … Continue reading
The Man…
So I heard that CAK wanted Safaricom to share its mpesa agents network with rivals, so that the YU deal can be confirmed. I have never laughed that hard in … Continue reading
1 + Tequilla + Najmi’s Arosto
Don’t you just love House of Cards? The rough and tumble of it all? Owing to my deep respect for the writers and the producer, I will say no more … Continue reading
Every Damn Time
It’s been a pretty good ride these last few years, in almost every imaginable way. There have been quite a few bumps and near-death-experiences and muggings and drive-by career shootings, … Continue reading
Beehive
Before I make my substantive apology, I’d like to make preliminary apologies without which the main apology cannot stand – for if I owe you money and insult you before … Continue reading
This Man Kirubi
We’ve all heard a few things about Kirubi and how he made his money – with a lot of the real details shrouded in mystery. Thankfully, I am not here … Continue reading
Sugar & Spice
It’s pretty trick writing about the other woman – it’s an overdone narrative with too many legends and myths going round – each blaming the other gender for being the … Continue reading
20th Anniversary
It’s easy writing about dad – I don’t face writer’s block or whatever Nairobi writers have come up with since the last time I wrote anything that didn’t involve tax. … Continue reading
My Barber’s Been Poached
I take haircuts seriously. They rank way up there with Heineken and bottled water at the office – never disregard that bottled water. I am categorical about everything that goes … Continue reading
Excellence
Excellence must be pursued, It must be wooed, With every might that one has. When each day there’s a new encounter, Each week is a new challenge, All of the … Continue reading
Wise Ladies Know…
Wise girls know a few things about boys that all other girls don’t know (this is based on anecdotal evidence, public house banter and a healthy exchange of ideas – … Continue reading
NGARA
There’s something to be said about a place like Ngara – it seems to me a small city within the larger Nairobi – because it refuses to be regarded as … Continue reading
The Thing About Relationships…
There’s this thing about relationships, that will change even the most stubborn and unflinching of us – it’s a slow and relentless process of change that softens and grinds our … Continue reading
Smells Like Teen Spirit
1. She kept telling me that it was enough, that I didn’t need to work so hard. I didn’t believe her. I thought to myself: “If only I can get … Continue reading
