One big happy(ish) family
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 at 3:42 PM
A few years ago I posted a comment on a friend’s blog (which sadly no longer exists) in which I remarked that the Kenyan Blogs Webring reminds me of a typical African extended family. Fluctuating from supportive to destructive, from connected to disjointed, from sane and united to crazy and dysfunctional. Those family members who always believe that there is someone in the family out to get them and thus they constantly whisper conspiracy theories while looking over their shoulders? Well KBW has them too. Luckily we have a lot of sane, sensible and funny family members too.
Every once in while I get reminded that some people have way too much time on their hands! In the past 12-18 months I have been slowly switching webhosting companies as I search for more reliable, personal and courteous service. The webhosting company I left was called BlueHost
and the webhosting company I now use is called A Small Orange.
(Some of you sharp ones will have figured out by now where this post is going!)
Bluehost’s primary colour is, naturally, blue. A Small Orange’s primary colour is, naturally, orange. Kibaki’s Party of National Unity primary colour is blue and Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement primary colour is orange. If this was not proof enough that I am Odinga’s number one fanboy, the mere fact that I choose a Webhosting company with the word orange in its name and now display a button with an orange is proof enough for some that mentalacrobatics.com is embedded within Odinga’s camp. Hehe.
People, sometimes a webhost is a webhost and not a declaration of political affiliation! Honest!
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7 Comments Add your own
1. mshairi | February 2nd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
LOL!
I am still with Bluehost so I guess that is saying som’ting
2. Guess | February 2nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Why is it that whenever I am out of the room, there is always a fight. Can I join in the fray and kick some behind? Or not
My self-appointed Coffee-anon (do not even laugh, it is too early in the morning to gather enough mojokes)ism just doesn’t compute eh?
How you doing buddy?
3. Wendwa | February 2nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Totally not connected to your post but Bluehost is lovely - I’ve worked with them before and they definitely make things easier for non-web-gurus like myself.
4. Gerald Baraza | February 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 am
Tried to send an apology and clarification to “Wendwa” but have not heard from her. Will keep on trying.
Thanks
Baro
5. Mwari | February 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Whereas it is logical that each one of us will have taken one stand or the other, I am bothered by the lack of tolerance within KBW. Why can’t people agree to disagree, amicably? I thought that’s what democracy means, that each person has a right to support whomever they like.
That the election was disputed, and results uncertain, is horrible, even to PNU supporters.
6. prou | February 4th, 2008 at 11:16 am
A small orange indeed!
7. Crystal Ading' | February 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Good catch. i saw the cutest thing on BBC this morning - the battle of the oranges, a festival in Spain where people pelt each other with oramges. It looked like so much fun! I wanted to do a post on it but…
(And yet the only ‘orange’ oranges in kenya come from south Africa! Ours are more yellow-yellow-green-green. Or am I colour blind?)
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