So it’s the end of my trip to las Vegas and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. My mom was absolutely floored by the grandeur and trust me it is difficult to impress this woman. But as I make my way back to the village I call home I can’t help but […]
Hurrah for Summer
Flowers on path to work The calendar may not say June 21, but hurrah, it is finally summer! Yes, I’m ignoring the fact that the first 80F-plus weather day was followed by a 50F one. It’s summer because I can finally walk to work without getting rained on and without my ears freezing off. It’s […]
Plain Ridiculous that Obama has to Legitimize his Presidency
This is so sickening that I don’t even know where to begin. As Jon Stewart said yesterday, this is such a “NON-SHELL”, this new revelation that President Obama, elected three years ago, is indeed born of American soil. Even worse is Trump’s gloating that he had anything to do with it and moving on to […]
See, this is why kids get kidnapped
I turned my TV on when I got home today to prepare to watch Law & Order: LA. I used to turn my TV on only on Wednesday evenings, but since this show had just moved to Mondays I was unsure of whether it was in the 9pm or 10pm slot. In either case, when […]
It’s Your Own Palaver!
That’s what my English teacher said to me in Junior Secondary School in Accra, Ghana when I had reported lost money to the teachers’ office. See, pupils were not to bring money to school. But that was besides the point. What did she mean it was my own palaver?! Palaver?! Isn’t she supposed to be […]
This is News!
I’ve had quite a busy week at work and was feeling out of sync with the world. So I decided to catch up with the news. Unfortunately, most of the “news stories” put me into a “what the hell?” attitude. I started out perusing AP Mobile on my phone where the self-proclaimed King of Kings […]
Pedicuring, Manicuring, and Threading my way to Bliss
To kick off my birthday month I decided on a little bit of indulgence. I last got a manicure/pedicure in 2004 as a gift to myself for graduating medical school. It was at a standalone spa. It was a teeny bit painful and I didn’t see the point of maintaining such a practice. So I […]
Taxicab Discussions
I’m spending the weekend in Washington D.C and I’m again struck by the level of enjoyable discussion one can have at the back of a taxi. In fact it is a world of difference from the country music blasting, older gruff white man driving experience I had on my way to the airport to catch […]
Nzema Clans and their Akan counterparts
I grew up knowing that I was Nzema, but it wasn’t until I came across a book “The Python Killer: Stories of Nzema Life” (1988) while sightseeing and browsing hole-in-the-wall stores in London in 2003 did I become aware of my clan. In fact, I ordered 3 copies of that book, one for myself, one […]
Oil and Gas Drilling in Bonyere (Nzema)
Though the Nzema are a matrilineal society, they are also a patrilocal one which means I am from my father’s village of Bonyere while belonging to my mother’s family/clan (Ezohile). Confusing, no? The first time I remember going to Bonyere, I was 11 and we were going to spend Christmas with the family after having […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.