Published by Duncan April 15th, 2008
in babble and interesting.
Well hello there.
Selective memory is a strange and funny thing isn’t it?
You know, like when your mom will tell you to do a million things around the house, but the only thing you remember is that there’s fifty bucks on your shelf for the party that night.
Yep we are all guilty in one way or another.
The thing is that it’s very difficult to be a good listener, it takes practice and effort of note.
It’s a skill however that you must master, that is if you wanna be a successful human.
Like in the work place. Your boss tells you that you should have the store open on the public holiday because there’s tons of foot traffic, instead you go and sit on the beach with a six pack of Black labels.
Another important reason to listen is so that you can keep your romantic relationships in a healthy state.
When a girl asks you to be at the movies at 7 and you pitch at 8 there can be issues….and a certain amount of flying fur.
Continue reading ‘Listening: Perspective’
Published by Duncan April 15th, 2008
in opinion and interesting.
Greetings all.
I know just lately I have been harping on about the whole Zimbabwe crisis and I know the picture I paint is at best “bleak”.
What with the election insanity, the forceful takeover of white farms, government troops spreading out throughout Zimbabwe and the renewed speed of people fleeing the country…it’s hard not to have a bleak image of the place.
But what if the MDC wins?
Zimbabwe is a beautiful country.
When I was growing up my parents would tell me amazing stories of their youth growing up in Zimbabwe.
They would tell me about the fishing trips on Kariba, which is undoubtedly one of the world’s best fishing spots and most certainly “the” place for tiger fishing in Africa.
How about Victoria Falls, it’s probably the biggest waterfall in the world (by some measurements) and home to an amazingly diverse array of animals and birds.
My parents say that it’s one of the most beautiful sights they have ever seen and would love to show it to me.
As soon as its stable over there, which granted may not be for a few years to come, we will have a family reunion the likes of which Kariba has never seen, “house boat super blast”.
Continue reading ‘Zimbabwe MDC Wins.’
