Why are so many men colour-blind?

March 19, 2009 · Posted in I was just thinking · Comment 

Everytime, everyday I happen to encounter men who are colour-blind and I dont know why, maybe you have an answer out there… this cuts across all races and cultures, what about your race and culture?

Get better love from your man

October 20, 2008 · Posted in Books & literature, Family, Friendship, Community · Comment 

Men say women are difficult to understand. Tough. We on the other hand have every reason to think that men are just downright IMPOSSIBLE to understand. Help though, is at hand. I received this list of useful books by email. May they be your guide in that journey towards a better relationship with your man.

1. He’s Just Not That Into You
A consultant and story editor from the hit TV show Sex and the City tell you what’s really going on in a man’s mind when he’s apparently sending out mixed messages about his feelings for you. By Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo.

2. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
Therapist Laura Schlessinger finds that women who don’t treat their husbands well are often depressed and unhappy. She advocates giving men what they want- food, sex, praise, and a serene home life. Read more

Recalling Kwame Nkrumah

“Countrymen and women, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge - a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight, the courage to work, the courage to achieve - to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life? ”

- Kwame Nkrumah, Address to the National Assembly. 12 June 1965

Zimbabwe’s bicycle fever

September 16, 2008 · Posted in Topical issues · Comment 

Bicycles have been touted as one of the best ways to stem the over-reliance oil powered transportation and, at the same time, can significantly improve people’s health.

In Zimbabwe, bicycles are increasingly becoming popular, albeit for a different reason: money and economics. With a current world record inflation of 11,2 million percent and rising on a daily basis, many people in Zimbabwe are struggling to make ends meet with very meager salaries.

As a means to cope with high transport costs (a product of the Zimbabwe’s hyperinflationary economy), many workers have taken to bicycling in their hordes. Previously stigmatized as a sign of poverty, bicycles have taken on a new form as a means of affordable transportation to work. Read more

The differences between men and women

September 11, 2008 · Posted in I was just thinking · Comment 

Names

  • If Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara.
  • If John, Brad, Tony and Daniel go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Bruno, Scrappy, Peanut-Head and Godzilla.

Eating Out

  • When the bill arrives, John, Brad, Tony and Daniel will each throw in $20, even though the total is only $34.25. None of them will have any smaller bills and none will admit they want change back.
  • When Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

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Understanding women better

September 4, 2008 · Posted in I was just thinking, Out and about, Pictures and postcards · Comment 

Find women perlexing? Here is something to help you on your journey towards understanding them.

9 Words Women Use and Their Real Meaning

1.  Fine
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. Read more