http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think Mentalacrobatics - The deepest pothole on the information superhighway Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:50:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Viewers of today’s feature presentation, The Massacre at Anfield 3, may feel they are watching a repeat of last years feature, which we reviewed on Mentalacrobatics here. We would like to assure all our viewers that we at Anfield are professionals and thus will never tire of spanking Chelski in ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/04/anfield_public_service_announcement.php Date: Today, Friday April 18th 2008 Time: 1400 GMT, 1700 Nairobi, 1600 Sweden, San Francisco 0700, New York 1000, New Delhi 1930 Venue: http://irc2.globalvoicesonline.org/chat/irc.cgi This afternoon, I am talking part in and helping host a Rising Voices chat on the HIV/AIDS and Citizen Media, to which you are all invited. The main ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/04/join_us_today_for_a_chat_on_hivaids_and_citizen_media.php The world did not come to a crashing halt at the beginning of March 2008. This would not be significant if it were not that in January and February 2008 many people in Kenya wrote, spoke and acted so irresponsibly that I could only conclude that they expected the world ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/04/mungiki_and_hypocrisy.php A while ago the East African blogosphere was rocked with controversy that began when a Kenyan blogger called the Tanzania president, Jakaya Kikwete, a “dumb-ass bitch”. Some Tanzanian bloggers took exception to this insult and stated so in their blogs. In return some Kenyan bloggers took exception to the Tanzanian ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/04/statesmanship.php White African and Afromusing have informative posts on how you can vote for the Ushahidi project on the Netsquared mash up challenge. If you had voted before, please go and vote again. This project really is ground breaking. Let me tell you a little bit why. Report Acts Of Violence In ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/03/why_ushahidi_is_important.php Is there any person in America who hasn't heard of Barack Obama? Yes ... and his name is DMX. Q: Are you following the presidential race? DMX: Not at all. Q: You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton. DMX: His name is Barack?! Q:Barack Obama, yeah. DMX: ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/03/is_there_any_person_in_america_who_hasnt_heard_of_barack_obama.php God really must be Liverpool fan. Destroy Arsenal in the quarter-final Demolish Chelsea in the semi-final (again) HAHAH ROTFLMBBAO HUMILIATE ManUtd in the final You couldn't ask for a better end to a season We've won it 5 Times We've won it 5 Times In Istanbul We Won it 5 Times We'll Win It 6 Times We'll Win It 6 ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/03/securing_sweet_sixth_star.php The last two months have been eye opening not just for me but for all Kenyans and all friends of Kenya. I have been shocked by some of the nonsensical narrow minded views that swept through the country, and it has to be said, through the blogs. Undoubtedly some friendships ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/03/vote_for_ushahidi_in_the_netsquared_mashup_challenge_.php Congratulations to the Pharaohs Kings of Africa once again after beating Cameroon 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. I was lucky to have the pleasure, for the first time, of watching the final of a major football tournament in one of the countries that was contesting ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/02/the_power_of_sport.php 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 ... http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/02/one_big_happyish_family.php