To Life!

Now here’s what makes a teacher proud, a student who is passionate about her subject, in this case, Government. A highschooler is so confident about her knowledge of the constitution that she has taken exception to some comments by Senator Bachmann. Therefore she wants to challenge the senator to a

As a teacher, you look forward to that last class of the day. You know that after it ends, you’ll slide into your car, put on the shades, turn on the music, and roar down the highway to the tennis court. But first, you’ve got to handle a class of loud, middle-schoolers. Unlike first or second period

The recent killings in Northern Nigeria is reminiscent, to a smaller degree, of the Igbo killings prior to the Biafran War. Then, as now, it was sparked by politics dominated by ethnic affiliations. Sure, the perpretators insist it has nothing to do with ethnicity, but it is difficult to accept that

You’ve got to love his name, President Goodluck Jonathan. These days, with world-wide economic problems, he’ll certainly need some good luck, along with expertise, to energize Nigeria’s economy. If indeed the elections are fair, it will be refreshing in an era where the presidency is achieved throug

I couldn’t help chuckling at this, disinfecting one’s self to visit the dead. How do you contaminate someone who is dead? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110415/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_president_s_birthday Here is to wishing all North Koreans a happy day!

When you were battered by your boyfriend and you left him, you told the media you wanted to be a role model for the young. You wanted kids to know that it was not okay to be knocked about. And now, what’s with this: “Sticks and stones may break my bone but whips and chains excite [...]

Oh Lord, no. Not another woman who drowns her children in the Hudson. Here’s a woman who is “attentive” and caring, so what drives her to do something that heinous? What sense of desperation? What hopelessness. Can we reach out to help someone who might be in trouble? Could the children have been sa

I know, I haven’t blogged for a long time, but I couldn’t ignore this. A man died and donated his organ to a Phallic Museum in Iceland. Who knew? What will we have next? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20110413/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_brief_iceland_penis_museum;_ylt=AoV1tri9o4PSCpxvNwu92b5H2ocA;_ylu=X3

My Rocky Road to Publication When I told Bisi I would write this blog post, I had no idea how much I would dread actually writing it! Let’s just say my road to publication has not been a smooth one and it’s a little depressing to rehash it all.  I wish I could say that [...]