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Yesterday's Poem : Pamela Sneed - There There

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:45:54 +0000

Very interesting

Yesterday's Poem : Pamela Sneed - There There

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:04:45 +0000

That's interesting, many Yoruba have long abandoned them but I'm glad some are keeping the tradition alive. I'm thinking of the robbing of African history, remember the slave issue, black history as it's written, the [white] patronizing of blacks, etc. Africans have been made to loose their place in world significance.

Yesterday's Poem : Pamela Sneed - There There

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:43:51 +0000

--2-- (you're commenting system said I can't have this as one lenghty reI call them atheist too, they are not so different from me. And yes, I would go with defination #2 as well though until now I never looked up its defination. I unconsciously used the term in one of my talks about "the African sell-out" and ever sicne just adopted it, right or wrong (afterall words are made for us). P.S.Your translation must have been right, it's the incartation for Sango (god of fire/lightening), but just to be sure, let me try translate verbatim: Sango olukoso oko Oya, *"Sango" the mightiest one, husband of "Oya"* O gbanilabara je'po *Even upon attacking you we still appease you with palm oil *

Yesterday's Poem : Pamela Sneed - There There

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:38:49 +0000

Yoruba is a tribe, one out of the many in Nigeria. And yes, there are many traditional gods (Sango - god of Fire, Ogun - god of Iron, Oya - fertility, etc) and as kids, you where thought about all these gods and sometimes their praises [incartations]. And to point out again , Yoruba is not a religion. Being an atheist is extremely odd-y because Africans are very [very] religious and I've even had times when some have accused me of being un-African becoming an atheist. And here's the interesting twist -- they all denouce all the traditional gods we're meant to believe as kids are vital to our race.

Yesterday's Poem : Pamela Sneed - There There

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:47:35 +0000

I'm once again reminded I'm a Yoruba boy: "Sango olukoso oko Oya, o gbanilabara je'po". Interesting how I've been coming across varying rediscoverying of the rich Africanism here and there.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : An online Poetry Slam?

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:53:41 +0000

This is great, beautiful insight. I'm already working on the blueprint hoping to find someone to implement the idea sooner.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : the [vain] Pursuit of Happiness

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:02:29 +0000

I really can recommend it enough, watch this movies: Zeitgest - http://bit.ly/yVEGG and Zeitgest: Addendum - http://bit.ly/Vu8f3 The documentary answer most of the question you raised very well.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : the Holy Bible [of Rape for Homophobia]

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 04:52:32 +0000

Thanks for stopping by :) Found i equaling interesting too.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : Why do I write?

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:09:44 +0000

It's not about running away from the problem, it's about easing through it. Denying the difficulty I might face day-through-day is folly - the point is, one should not get absorbed by it and allow solutions pass by unnoticed. When I was 8 my parent's got divorced and this was really hard but, discovering new things (as you aptly mentioned) somehow kept the difficult off my mind. At around 9/10 yrs, I joined an orchestra; graduated high school when I was 16 and shortly after wrote an how-to book with a friend (which unfortunately never got finished cause we lost the manuscript); got into computer graphics and designs (along which I somehow picked up interest in photography); like you, did some small writes here and there before I discovered - writing and music makes me feel very good. And every now and then, I'm not evading my hurt, but it gladdens me that some would enjoy my work (writing more especially), and maybe they might feel like I do and I can help them break the vicious circle. I have strongly doubted if sulking about my problems really solves anything. My perpetually quest for knowledge eases me through it all - would you feel better about sharing some of yours?

the Arm Chair Thoughts : The 80/20 paradigm

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:29:51 +0000

Have heard it before but not quite in this twist. An interesting thing comes to mind though when we say we don't lie to a certain 1% in out lives. I wouldn't agree with that. Maybe it should be more of the construct that we lie less to 1% of the people in our lives. And another thought comes to mind: with the way this culture is structured, having a 1% is almost improbable which means, we lie 100% of the people in our lives and lie even more those 100% - it's hard to draw the 1% line.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : the not-so-serious Seriousness. Are you?

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:24:06 +0000

Which brings to mind: if I would wish for a super-power, I would that I can read all these thoughts. But I might go crazy - knowing what's going on in everyone's mind. But it's amazing, it's still a piece.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : Why do I write?

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:22:05 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I know I can't convince you to share your work, it seems though that doing so might help you overcome some of the difficulty [hardships] you went through. I've gone through some hardship myself and in some way writing is helping me out. Those lonely times, those boring times, I can always set my pen to the paper and blahhhh off - not really minding - and like you said, it's a joy if I can find a few to share with. As you might know, who cares? Everyone is minding their busy lives - it's always special when there's one willing to share a piece of your mind. I feel, sharing your work (especially with someone with genuine interest) might be therapy. P.S. What are these hardship you refer [maybe we should trade stories :)]?

the Arm Chair Thoughts : The Making of 'America'

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:38:11 +0000

That's true, our world would be just a different place if there where no illusions and all. But it would be different in another respect. Perhaps more innovations would have gone through, life expectancy would be longer, it might just be a different world in the right mind. Unfortunately, such a world wouldn't exists. Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you around more often.

the Arm Chair Thoughts : Not Unique as You

Thu, 21 May 2009 14:23:36 +0000

Saba, that so true. On you taking a walk along the park, all this 'fixes' have actually prevented us from immersing ourselves into nature. Little wonder no one cares about the environment - we have lost it's sense of appreciation because of all this fixes.