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Tasty insects

July 6th, 2007

Ishtar gave me the idea of doing a blog post on edible insects.
Ants
The very first insects I ate. According to my mom, I became very adept at hiding them from her, tossing them into my mouth when she wasn’t looking. I can’t remember how they tasted but they must have been good — I hope…
Crickets
I [...]

Jungle Justice

April 7th, 2007

I originally intended to write this, then on second thoughts, didn’t feel like doing so. I promised to write on it though, and I hope you’ll forgive me if it reads like patchwork.
The men were standing in a row outside the police station as naked as the day they were born. One of them had [...]

Gender Inequality: Violence

January 31st, 2007

When I wished I was a misogynist sometime ago, Everchange understandably took me to task. For the record, I’m not a misogynist — in fact some of my beliefs could be perceived as feminist. I only believe in gender equality, something very difficult to find in today’s world. I’ve seen a friend of mine slapped [...]

Of Blogs and Blogging V

December 30th, 2006

I must confess I’ve been quite lazy for the past few weeks — as well as busy on the WritingInn and AUGNG websites. I’d almost lost interest in continuing the series until Nino of Akopo asked if he could translate it into French. I figured that if my miserable attempt is worth translating into French, [...]

Of Blogs and Blogging IV

December 14th, 2006

I’m sorry I’ve been away for a very long while. I caught a fever. The blogging series continued. In my last article we discussed some blogging basics I’m sure everyone who has been blogging for long knows. In this article I’ll be highlighting some blogging rules most bloggers don’t follow, as well as the advantages [...]

Of Blogs and Blogging III

December 9th, 2006

I’m sorry for leaving the series hanging. Ideally, I ought to be making a post per day.
This part, and the next will deal with blogging proper. I’ll be using two popular blogging platforms — Automattic Wordpress and Google Blogger. For this part, we’ll be discussing signup, making a post, commenting, and customizing your layout.
Here’s some [...]