www.owohrod.com.

  For us the living, probably one of the things we fear most, is to become mentally disconnected from our family.   From the things we perceive to have become intricate parts of our being, our persona, our consciousness and our identify.  To truly become personally and socially lost in the world. To not to have a continuous awareness of who we are anymore.  Of who and what we are related to and to have no enduring sense of where we belongingness, in both space and time.  We can imagine that, if we have to live in this netherworld for many years, like so many other things, we might, in time adjust and accommodate to it. Fairly well or poorly. But such is not a fate any of us would wish on ourselves or others.  With having to live with and, with seemingly great difficulties, having to live with what seems to be a broken, a fractured state of reality.  To live in a world which now seems to be distorted and not making the sense it previously made to us, and has now become a terrible and fe

  Have I unintentionally robbed her of a better Christmas than she would have had, or is it a matter of relativity? Food for thought, as the saying goes. After all, it is not unusual for a person to thing that he or she is doing something with the best intention, only to see it have the effect which was not intended.  So, now that my dear mother has embarked upon another year, a new year, will she make any New Year's resolutions, and, if so, what might, what will they be?  Will they be 'same old same'? Will she, can she now commit herself to taking a more philosophical, a more, I am at peace with myself and the world approach to her remaining time on the Earth? Yes, it would be good if my dear mother could, was able to take such an approach, and, as strong as she is, when I in my more rational and logical moments is able to more objectively analyse or reflect on the challenge which confronts us.  The indications are that, no, she is not going to be able to do so. I make men

  Such as his patently anti-Muslim policies. Such as his apparent desire to loosen the bonds which tether the United States with its Nato partners in Europe.  Such as his reluctance, if not refusal to denounce the resurgence of white supremacism in the United States.  Such as his intentional or unintentional role in the 'storming of the American pillar of government.'  Such as his failure to assert himself as the President of all Americans.   And take effective measures to begin to acknowledge, address and heal the fissures in American society. For sure, as the cliche goes, Former President Trump has, arguably, been found wanting in how he handled these things.  But there are also things which he had done, which, at least according to my worldview, merit approval and support. These are things such as him not increasing American involvement in the invasion of Syria.  Such as him drawing down American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Such as him seemingly having reduced the

  His parents, especially his dad, Mfanyakazi, on reflection, might have been too strict.   In their/his attempt to keep a very tight hold on what they expected of Kazaliwa's conduct and behaviour.  As it transpired, wrongly thinking that, if Kazaliwa knew that he had no option but to comply with their rules, he would have to do so. Knowing that continuing to live with them, would have been better than any alternatives opened to him.  They had probably not considered how he, their son, having secured his conditional freedom from 'Jail.'   Might have considered any challenge he confronts on the outside, to be better than being incarcerated on the inside.  There were rules to be followed, such as 'no smoking in the house.'  Yes, if and when Mfanyazaki and/or Nzuri reflected on the matter.  They might have paid more attention to the psychological challenges which their son might have had to face.  To be continued!

  No such luck. The former President went to town and took the wrecking ball to to the United States, and to its relationship with the rest of the world.  In its endeavour to, 'Make America Great Again', and to pursue a path of 'America First.'  The administration of former President Donald Trump.   Had sought to destroy 'America as we know it', and its relationship with the rest of the world, as it then was before his tenure.  Probably the only 'building' former President Trump had done during his tenure, if we exclude the 'American/Mexican Wall.'   Which was intended to keep the poor and destitute out of the United States.  Is its relationship with the state of Israel. It would not be fair, however, if we were only to focus on the probematic and questionable things which the former President had done.  Such as what was going on between his presidency and the Russian government.  To be continued!