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Generalísimo Brando: Zambia, One Year On
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. January 28, 2009. Zambia, One Year On. It's been almost 12 months since I left life in Lusaka. Pictured above (at right) is Derrick Sinjela, one of Lusaka's most determined journalists, holding a certificate of incorporation from the Zambian Government. As of November 2008, Derrick's vision for media development - what he calls the Rainbow Media Group - is a legal entity and can even be traded publicly on the Lusaka Stock Exchange. Professiona...
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Generalísimo Brando: I'm peaking?!
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. April 13, 2009. I completed the last of my tortuously long Sunday runs yesterday. I feel less bad than I have some other Mondays - including one when I could barely walk to work - but even still, I have shooting pains in both legs, an aversion to anything resembling stairs and a trademark limp that I'd like to coin Runner's Hobble. I had a good 30 minute run today, and now I'm eating chocolate. Ha! April 13, 2009 at 9:16 PM.
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Generalísimo Brando: Wanted: one World Cup travel partner
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. May 21, 2009. Wanted: one World Cup travel partner. This past weekend I had a ridiculously good time in Toronto with Mike Li, an old friend from Laurier, and his roommate Jane. Though significantly hindered by tomfoolery, we started planning our trip to Southern Africa next year. As such, I have thought up some criteria that will hopefully help me identify and rate potential candidates. If you think you’re up to it, don’t hesit...I’d lik...
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Generalísimo Brando: Marathon by the numbers
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. April 27, 2009. Marathon by the numbers. Time in hours, minutes and seconds it took to cover the 42.3km. Kilometres run in training. Pounds lost in the process. Dollars raised in support of St. John's Ambulance. Minutes it took to run an overzealous first 10k. Kilometres into the race when I hit the first 'wall'. Times I broke down and cried during kilometres 39 through 42. Senior citizens that breezed by me. Runners who finished ahead of me.
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Generalísimo Brando: Lifelong dream, here I come
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. April 23, 2009. Lifelong dream, here I come. Dear Brandon Currie,. Further to your application for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Tickets, your Ticket request has been entered into the Random Selection Draw and processed by the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Ticketing Centre (the “FWCTC”). Match 9 - E1 v E2 - 14 June, Johannesburg 13.30 (2 tickets). Match 23 - C1 v C3 - 18 June, Cape Town 20.30. Match 35 - B2 v B3 - 22 June, Durban 20.30. Another lat...
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Generalísimo Brando: Too Hot for GV
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. February 10, 2009. Too Hot for GV. During a trip to Ottawa in November, I interviewed. For Governance Village. The India-born professor was, until recently, a long-time employee of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and held down foreign postings all over Asia, most notably in Afghanistan soon after the fall of the Taliban and at the beginning of Canada's development efforts there. Because poverty is one the root causes of co...
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Generalísimo Brando: Lame point-form update
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. June 22, 2009. What I’ve been up to in the past month or so since I last posted:. Came back from Sierra Leone, so we saw fit to spend the better part of an entire weekend catching up over tomfoolery. Then all the old. Guys got together and we had our fourth annual Guys’ Day, complete with 16 oz burgers, a mini-keg of Red Baron and road hockey. Highlight of the summer so far. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Forgotten Faces of Nigeria.
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Generalísimo Brando: Happy (very belated) Mother's Day
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. May 15, 2009. Happy (very belated) Mother's Day. For the fourth year running, a brief phone call had to suffice to wish my mom a happy Mother's Day in Mozambique. With the annoying 'speaking via satellite' delay and egregious price of international long distance calls, the conversation was typically short and not always to the point. In March. Every year, she seems to take on a new role on her project – an outpost of Iris Ministries. And she w...
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Generalísimo Brando: The longest job I've ever had (since high school)!
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If I had more time, I would have written less." - Mark Twain. April 21, 2009. The longest job I've ever had (since high school)! As you might have noticed, I like. Well today I thought up another one - it's been exactly a year since I started at CIGI. Provided I go to work tomorrow, it will be longest job I've had since high school (with everything since being year-long contact positions). It's been a good year, too. From baseball (obviously pictured above) to interviewing some interesting people.
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