SUNDAY
hello world, i been writing like a fiend
in the zone and clocking pages
finally caught up w/schoolhouse work
and got discretionary hours again
got a new voice struggling thru too
influenced by the voice i use in rootsblog
can only hope it actually works as fiction
its so diff from conventional i cannot judge it
may work, may not
somefolk probably like it, some wont
friday i felt like i was the greatest writer in all the world
saturday i read over what i did friday and wondered if i was still in the game
sunday im still crunching
ignoring both elation and despair
take an act of god
to stop this party
leaving for sls kenya dec 15th,
i want to take a new draft w/me
got a lot of work done last time
hanging out on the rooftops of lamu
its showtime
rdoc
newwork by bobgates
FRIDAY
about time
new deputy minister transforming south african
eccentric aids policies
recap:
south africa possibly highest aids rate in the world
minister of health been a joke, been pushing beets
and lemonjuice instead of treatment
samesame mbeki, a bad joke denying hiv connection
searching for an 'authentic cure' while his people dying
at recent aids conference south africa displayed
beets, garlic and lemon juice instead of drugs
worldwide scorn finally moves them
deptuy minister mlambo-ngcuka given aids portfolio
aids activists wary but have come to accept
mlambo-ngcukas sincerity and determination
there is hope that south africa ready for primetime
that south africa has finally gotten act together
and assumed rightful leadership role in region
getting rough up in here
13 days and counting
repubs running scared and pulling out everything
but the kitchen sink
most clueless dirty trick is
white businessman patrick rooney of indianapolis
running ads claim democrats want to abort black babies
a voice says
"If you make a little mistake with one of your hos, you'll want
to
dispose of that problem tout de suite, no questions asked."
well that pretty much says it all
whats deep is that he expects this to fly
hiphop griots
about young griots in senegal breaking free
of griot tradition and into griot hiphop
what took you so long
the older griots concerned that breaking
tradition will break the griot lineages
but the young griots have embraced
the urban challenges
change but stay proud
want the nice clothes and the computers?
but remember to be real
grow but remember
represent Senegal. represent the ancestors
always.
so say one so say we all
rdoc
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