STONE COLD HAVEN

It seems like ages since I was last blogging….but just to assure a few folks who asked, my hiatus was perfectly legal and I haven’t been a guest of Her Majesty the queen for a small misdemeanour or something like that.

So much to talk about and so much to do at the same time, there’s not enough hours in the day…but a few things caught my attention this weekend.

Apparently, the washing machine has done more for women’s liberation in the 20th century than the birth control pill or the right to work outside the home. The Vatican’s semi-official newspaper, the l’Osservatore Romano, reckons in an article published in honour of International Women’s day this past Sunday, that the washing machine tops the list. The title of the article cracked me up – ”The Washing Machine and the Liberation of Women – Put in the Detergent, Close the Lid and Relax.”

On another subject, I’m one who celebrates when you come across a good old fashioned case of a success story amidst a maze of doom and gloom that we’ve seen in the past few years from Kenya. This is to do with the recently concluded KCSE results, where a one Velma Nanyama Mukhongo emerged as the top female student of the 2008 cohort.

I don’t know about you, but there’s something not right with this picture. Did they have to go fuck it up with that chicken? What is it with the chicken? This girl has achieved a feat that ranks her up there amongst the brightest in the nation, but that chicken just flushes out all the colour out of her achievement. I thought Boma could at least teach her some PR savyness (Wabbuzz would have never let that photo be published next to the name Kenya High School).

And the weekend wouldn’t have been complete without the front runner of the goal of the season from none other than the master of the clinical finish Mr. Eduardo da Silva. (Did I mention that I was an Arsenal fan?)….Anyway, it’s like this dude was never away and in a season that has given many an Arsenal fan high blood pressure, Eduardo’s goal provided a much needed shot in the arm and reminded you why you love football.

Tell me Eduardo’s (the 2nd one) sublime goal isn’t pure class pulled right out of the top draw.

For good measure (and of course to piss off the Stone cold reading ManUre and Chelski fans), the video clip includes Carlos Vela’s world class first goal and Calamity Eboue’s final goal.

Speaking of Youtube, I guess no more music videos for those viewing Youtube from the UK. Google and the Performance Rights Society have decided to end talks on a licencing deal to allow for the free broadcast of music videos. If you asked me, that’s a really stupid move that will only hurt the artists who are struggling to sell CDs in the first place and desperately need the exposure from Youtube. Google know this and think the PRS (which represents artists and their interest) are just a greedy lot that want too much money in royalties. The PRS think that Google can afford it and should stop being tight bastards (considering they earned over $5 billion in the last quarter in advertising revenue on Youtube alone). Meanwhile, UK residents don’t get to watch music videos.

Tags: Football, Womens liberation

Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 7:45 am
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