Decision making, Life, Politics
White Elephants
A white elephant is a rare type of elephant that is considered sacred and prestigious in Thailand and other south-east Asian countries. It was often…
Decision making, Life, Politics
Lies, Bullshit and the Truth
In his seminal essay On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt seeks to show the difference between lies and bullshit. He argues that lying requires subversion of…
- November 14, 2021
Decision making, Life
Language games
There is a difference between kicking a stone and kicking a sleeping dog. With your scientific prowess, through calculation of velocity, weight and newton’s law…
- October 15, 2021
Decision making, Life
Pandora’s box
Long time ago when the gods used to eat, have sex and quarrel with each other, there lived Zeus and Prometheus. Zeus, the king of…
- October 7, 2021
Decision making, Life
The Walk of Shame
When we were in campus, Willie used to convince someone’s daughter to spend the night at his room at the men’s hostel. He had a…
- September 23, 2021
Decision making, Life, Politics
Religion
If you go to a bar, you will find more men. If you go to a church, you will find more women. We have a…
- September 10, 2021
Decision making, Life
Dealing with bullies
Kids can be mean. During my primary school days, we used to go to school with boys who were much bigger in size. There was…
- September 3, 2021
Decision making, Life, Politics
My new tribe
Last Sunday afternoon as I was perambulating in my new neighborhood, I saw a crowd of people gathered and shouting. Like a typical Kenyan, I…
- August 26, 2021
Decision making, Life
Bedbugs
One of the most embarrassing things that can happen to you is to have someone point out that you have bedbugs. I remember vividly, like…
- August 11, 2021
Decision making, Life, Politics
What is money?
One of the epic lines from the Game of Thrones series is by Tyrion Lannister, who, whenever he is asks someone for a favour says”…
- July 30, 2021