A few months ago, I wrote this post about my opinion of the punishment meted upon a young Palestinian man convicted of “rape by deception” by having consensual sex with a young Israeli Jewish woman who thought he was Jewish at the time they had sex after a chance encounter. Most memorable was one of […]
So…how old are you again?
K’Chie sits on a double stool watching the folks on the dance floor. Ras joins her on the seat. Ras: Hey, I’m Ras. (extends hand) K’Chie: (nods head) K’Chie (shakes hand) Ras: Hi K’Chie, how are you? K’Chie: Well! *silence* K’Chie: So where are you from? Ras: Maryland. K’Chie: Ah, why are you in town? […]
Natural Hair Love on Sesame Street
This past weekend I met up with a young relative who is contemplating “going natural“. That is she wants to stop putting chemical relaxers in her hair. Many women of African heritage wear their hair in a chemically altered state. Many don’t even know what their natural texture looks like. I’ve worn my hair in […]
ING Direct is cranking up the volume of their Orange CD rates
That’s the message of the email I received today from ING Direct, an online bank that I’ve banked with since 2004. I thought since the recession is over and all that, excellent, CD rates finally worth emailing about. So what was the big reveal? 12 month CD at 1.25% APY One Point Two Five Percent […]
Telling it to the future – Dear Future Me part Trois
I did it again. I managed to surprise myself with an amazing love letter to myself via FutureMe.org. No it wasn’t a sappy “I love you”, “You are all that and a bag of chips” kinda letter. It was a letter I wrote a year ago to check up on myself one year into my […]
Rape by deception
Sabbar Kashur, a 30 year old Palestinian man was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison for the crime of “rape by deception”. The Jewish woman who filed the complaint (for rape and indecent assault no less) claimed that when they met in 2008 he introduced himself as a Jewish bachelor seeking a serious relationship. […]
Road to Happiness
Recently, I was lamenting to a guy friend how my life was unsettled. With the exception of work/career everything else is not going according to plan. I have made no friends in my new town (to socialize with outside the hospital), I have no motivation to keep my home clean (this coming from someone with […]
Arrest for Attempted Peeing!
Friday, I went to Sandton to pick up my ticket for the Round of 16 USA vs. Ghana match in Rustenburg. I don’t have much angst about this game though I worry Ghana may not be able to beat the US. The US seems to be somewhat better this year than they were in 2006. […]
It’s party all the time!
I was awoken around midnight by my British cousin. He and his friend were back from Lesotho but couldn’t reach any of the Africans where they were staying and wanted to know if they could crash where I was. Again, am I surprised? An hour or so later (and many attempts at giving directions in […]
Dude, do you have a spine?!
I slept over on campus with the guys again. I had already collected the ticket for the Argentina – S. Korea game from British cousin’s friend the day before, so I went to Soccer City with the guys. What good planning. As usual, the Africans over there were up to their antics again so British […]
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.