Monthly Archives: May 2002

More Effing Rain…

Posted on May 31, 2002 by Mad Bull

The weather forecast says it’ll rain all weekend! I know I was talking about liking the rain, but c’mon! This is not funny any longer, man… What is it, ten days or so of rain? Nine or ten people killed. … Continue reading →

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General Miscellany

Posted on May 30, 2002 by Mad Bull

I just finished reading Wilbur Smith’s “Cry Wolf”. It is a novel set in 1935 in Ethiopia. It is a story within the wider story of the Italians’ attempt to take over Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s army was much more poorly equipped … Continue reading →

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My little Jewel

Posted on May 29, 2002 by Mad Bull

Have you ever been talking about someone you’ve seen, trying to describe them to a friend, and you were racking your brain trying to find another person who you both knew, to say “She looks like her”, or “He looks … Continue reading →

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Dreaming in Color, Living in Black and White…

Posted on May 29, 2002 by Mad Bull

Do you dream in color? There seems to be this debate as to whether we do dream in color or not. Well, I just woke up from this long, long dream. As usual, I don’t remember much of it, but … Continue reading →

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I run this classroom, not you!

Posted on May 28, 2002 by Mad Bull

All these newspaper stories about the violence in schools have made me think back… Way back to my final year, in sixth form. Now my career as a high school student was not really distinguished. I didn’t letter in sports … Continue reading →

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Shit happens

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Mad Bull

So, the other night I was talking to a bredrin (friend)of mine. Somehow the discussion trended towards using the bathroom. The guy asked me if I had ever left “skidmarks” inside the toilet bowl. I told him that I had. … Continue reading →

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Anarchy everywhere!

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Mad Bull

Hartley Neita has written a good piece in the Sunday Gleaner which depicts the state that the nation finds itself in. More and more often we find ourselves decending into a state of chaos and disorder, and the Government seems … Continue reading →

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Pepsi? Coke? Pepsi!!!

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Mad Bull

You know, I read in Time and Newsweek once that Coca Cola is the biggest contender in the soft drink market, with Pepsi second, and I was like “Why?”! I went to Kevin’s Blog and saw a poll there that … Continue reading →

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Its a bird… No Its a plane… No, its Spiderman!

Posted on May 26, 2002 by Mad Bull

Natty and I went to see Spiderman last night. It was pretty good. Certainly it is the best movie of the superhero comic genre that I’ve seen. It far outstrips the X-Men, Superman and Batman… I won’t give away the … Continue reading →

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Don’t “diss” Wifey!!!

Posted on May 24, 2002 by Mad Bull

“Matey a nuh good sinting,When Matey pass all you muma man missing” These words are excerpted from a popular song from some time back. The word “Matey” is a popular local name for an adulteress. This song is basically denigrating … Continue reading →

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